Herald - Issue 469

Page 50 • The HERALD • 30th January 2025 v THE NEXT HERALD IS OUT ON 20TH FEBRUARY v DOWN THE GARDEN PATH A J GLEESON BUILDING & GROUNDWORK DRIVEWAYS EXTENSIONS BRICKWORK GROUNDWORK BLOCK PAVING Colours & Designs to suit your requirements Local Work Available to View CALL FOR A FREE QUOTATION New Forest & Southampton 023 8084 4180 Mobile: 07770 771475 Bramdene, Main Road, Dibden, Southampton Woodlands Gardening Club meets on the second Tuesday of the month. Meetings start at 7.30pm at Netley Marsh Community Hall, Woodlands Road, Netley Marsh. eir next meeting takes place on Tuesday 11th February for a talk titled ‘More Colour, Less Work – fact or ction’ by Gillian Taylor. Visitors are very welcome at £2.50; for more information about the club, call Susanna on: 023 8029 2953. More Colour, Less Work – Fact or Fiction Blackfield Flower Club A er a most enjoyable lunch it was time for Black eld Flower Club to sit back and watch Melanie Smith’s demonstration entitled ‘A Taste of Christmas’. A handtied bouquet was created with white birch twigs, pampas grass, white antirrhinums, white agapanthus, silver poppy heads and silver foliage. A second arrangement was added to complete this design. Agriwool was used for this very Christmassy design. Nordic pine, r, grevillea, eucalyptus and folded aspidistra leaves provided the outline. A beautiful red cymbidium orchid was placed in the centre before adding dried phoenix palm leaves dyed red and red hips. Red carnations were added to one side and green spider chrysanthemums gave impact to the design on the other side. Red wire baubles were added. A smaller arrangement was added to complete this design. Winter was depicted in this design using green foliage and silver material including birch twigs, dried agapanthus and Kochia. Fir cones, teasels, anastasia chrysanthemums, ornithogalum and white spray roses were added. Something a little di erent for the next design (Potau-Fleur). A Christmas cactus and a Christmas rose (hellebore) had already been planted. Blue sticks, various types of foliage, some beautiful pink roses and a sparkly bow completed the pot-au- eur. A second smaller pot completed this design. Red was the theme for the last design. Nordic pine, grevillea, eucalyptus and folded aspidistra leaves provided the outline before adding gold fatsias, teasels, red carnations and red Naomi roses. A stunning design. A very enjoyable a ernoon with lots of di erent ideas for Christmas arrangements. Meetings take place on the second Tuesday of the month at the Royal British Legion Club, Exbury Road, Black eld, SO45 1XD. Visitors welcome – please contact Jan Gordon on: 023 8084 4835 for more details.

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