v THE HERALD - Your Community Magazine v 13th March 2025 • The HERALD • Page 57 DOWN THE GARDEN PATH • HEDGE CUTTING • FENCING • PATIOS • TURFING • GARDEN CLEARANCES & MORE For a FREE quotation please call 023 8122 4550 or 07548 355262 AUTUMN LEAF GARDEN WORKS Telephone Richard 023 8084 9637 | Grass Cutting | Edges Trimmed | Hedge Trimming | PRESSURE WASHING OF DECKS, PATIOS & DRIVES | FENCE & SHEDS PAINTED QuickSmart Garden Services Professional & Reliable LEPE HOUSE GARDENS OPEN FOR CHARITY the entrance to the Beaulieu River. Distinct areas include a walled garden with camellias, coastal walk overlooking the Solent, woodland with mature magnolias and rhododendrons, arboretum with dri s of spring bulbs, wildlife ponds plus formal areas with a wishing well. Every year the National Garden Scheme (NGS) gives visitors unique access to over 3,500 exceptional private gardens in England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Guernsey, and raises impressive amounts of money for nursing and health charities through admissions, teas and cake. Hampshire & Isle of Wight NGS guides for 2025 are now available at e Herald O ce, there are a lot of gardens open across the county in the coming months. Pop into e Herald O ce to grab a guide or visit the NGS website for more information: ngs. org.uk Lepe House Gardens (SO45 1AD) will be open for charity under the National Garden Scheme on 13th April, 1pm–5pm. Entry is £10 for adults, free for children. Light refreshments are included in the ticket price. This 12 acre spring woodland garden was laid out in 1893. An embarkation point for D-Day, the lighthouse in the garden now marks Spring usually arrives by mid-March and the frequent sunny days provide the opportunity for an increasing range of gardening tasks. It’s time to get busy preparing seed beds, sowing seed, cutting back winter shrubs and generally tidying up around the garden. Top gardening jobs this month 1. Prune bush and climbing roses, pruning will help you improve the health and lifespan of any rose. 2. Plant shallots, onion sets and early potatoes. Onions are such a versatile vegetable – they feature in so many recipes, and growing your own means you’ll always have them to hand. 3. Plant summer- owering bulbs. Bulbs make a ne display planted in containers or borders and are one of the easiest and most rewarding garden plants to grow. Gladioli, lilies and Eucomis are great for adding summer interest. 4. Li and divide overgrown clumps of perennials. 5. Plant early potatoes. 6. Mow the lawn on dry days (if needed). 7. Cut back herbaceous perennials and ornamental grasses that have been le standing over winter. 8. Keep a few dandelions in your garden to support early bees, particularly pantaloon bees. 9. Start o dahlia tubers in pots or trays of damp peat-free compost. 10. Prune Buddleja to a low framework of stems to encourage new owering growth. National Open Gardens Scheme Leaflets Out Now! Gardening in March: Spring Arrives Information from RHS
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