30th January 2025 • The HERALD • Page 51 v SAY YOU SAW IT IN THE HERALD v DOWN THE GARDEN PATH • All types of trees expertly felled, topped & pruned • Stump Grinding • Hedges pruned & trimmed • Lawns Laid • Fencing & garden work • Rubbish Clearance • Patios & drives jet-washed • Patios & Drives resurfaced or replaced Registerd Waste Carrier Licence CBDU374716 H Fully Insured H Evening: 01794 522092 Daytime Mobile: 07511 863693 Email: treefellers@gmx.com BRANCH MASTERS TREE & GARDEN CARE • Fencing • Decking Storm Damage or Just Need New? • Tree Removal • Tree Trimming • Stump Grinding • Hedge Trimming Dangerous Tree? Get it dealt with before strong winds/bad weather Call Us For Professional Service and Work on 07717 769874 or 023 8194 2832 www.branchmasters.co.uk info@branchmasters.co.uk Branch Masters Tree Surgeons bring a wealth of professional experience to the Southampton, Hampshire and nearby areas. We cover a radius of 30 miles from our base in Totton thanks to our expert team of arborists. From stump grinding and pruning to pollarding and shaping, we are equipped to tackle any and all arboreal tasks in Hampshire. RPD Landscapes Building & Paving • Patios • Driveways • Fencing • Turfing • Brickwork • All Property Repairs Free Estimates 07576 527703 023 8007 0386 Fred Hurst 023 8084 2191 or 07761 467217 • Grass Cutting • Garden Clearance • Hedge Cutting • Fallen Trees Cleared • Mini Digger Hire with Operator • Property Clearance • Small Demolition • Tractor Flail Cutting FULLY INSURED v FREE QUOTATIONS Hythe Flower Club delphiniums and phoenix palms sprayed silver looked beautiful. e Christmas tree was next. More silver sprayed phoenix palms, fatsia leaves and pittosporum were the basis with nerines, spray roses, cymbidium and roses added. Baubles within the design looked so festive and completed an entertaining evening. Hythe Flower Club meet at Hythe and Dibden Parish Hall, 6.45pm for 7.30pm on the second Thursday of the month. All professional arrangements are ra ed at the end of the evening. e charge to visit is £7 but membership per year is £40 which is good value for an entertaining evening amongst friendly ladies and gentlemen. On ursday 12th December Hythe Flower Club welcomed Alison Finch with her demonstration titled “Traditions of Christmas”, a wonderful festive evening watching Alison create some beautiful designs. e rst o ering replicated a Yule Log, which was a Norse tradition and Yul meant Wild Partying. No wildness in Hythe but they did have festive refreshments at the end of the evening!! Spruce, Ivy and Ferns were the base of this design with pink and red owers including pink cymbidium and chrysanthemums. Alison added r cones, cinnamon sticks and orange slices. Crackers were next on the menu, apparently Tom Smith saw a version of Crackers in France in 1840, brought the idea home to England and so the Christmas tradition started. Alison created a horizontal design with phormium leaves, lime green cymbidium, peachy pink roses and red carnations; she added Allium seed heads sprayed gold, spray chrysanthemums and gloriosa lilies. Silver baubles on sticks were then dotted throughout the design. Christmas cards were introduced by the founder of the V&A museum. In 1860 it was a ordable for all as printing costs came down. An original card from that era sold for £20,000. Spruce, fats hedera, hebe and Christmas box formed the base to which red carnations, pale blue delphiniums and bright red holly berries were added - an eye catching arrangement. Every year everyone has a favourite lm to watch with family. A new addition to the list is “Frozen”. Alison used pale blue and white for the basis of a hand tied bouquet. White birch twigs, sinecio, white lillies, On Sunday 15th December 2024, Christine the resident gardener at the Hythe Pier garden did a bucket collection at Dibden Tesco, raising £135.83. The money will help to develop the garden further and make the area colourful and attractive for ferry passengers, local people as well as tourists. Christine wishes to thank all those people who kindly donated to the Pier garden, and stopped to have a chat with her. Money Raised for Hythe Pier Garden Next time you are in Hythe, go along and see the garden, Christine hopes to provide colour all year round.
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