Page 58 • The HERALD • 14th May 2026 v THE NEXT HERALD IS OUT ON 4TH JUNE v DOWN THE GARDEN PATH SPADEWORK Family Landscaping & Fencing Team ] Decking & Natural Sandstone Paving ] Patios ] Driveways ] Block Paving ] Turfing ] All Types of Domestic & Commercial Fencing ] Security Fencing Supplied & Fitted Tel: (023) 8089 4909 Mobile: 07703 566814 u Free Estimates u Fully Insured All Aspects of Garden Work Undertaken • Driveways • Paving • Artificial Grass • Turfing • Decking • Fencing • Hedge Cutting • Landscaping Hythe Garden Contractors Family company established 1977 For a free quotation please call 023 8084 3556 or 07920 794587 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 Send your news to The Herald by email: editor@herald-publishing.co.uk Beauty In Sculpture With Graham King by Debbie Thorne, Foresters Flower Club 2nd April’s meeting was a proud moment for Foresters Flower Club - we were able to report that the SWISH party on 31st March, had record attendance and raised £570 in 2 hours for Step by Step charity! We sincerely thank everyone who supported the afternoon, your generosity will make a dramatic difference to these vulnerable young people! June Virrill was presented with the RHS award of merit certi cate and an orchid, congratulations June! Graham King’s father had an upholstery business and Graham used to enjoy helping out as a youngster. He believes this was the beginning of his creative journey into colour, structure and sculpture combined with oristry. His sculptures are a feast for the eyes and the majority of his materials are recycled. His rst design was titled “Beauty in the woods”. He had made a tree-like structure adorned with moss - made of textiles and stud wire. Moss was created from tu s of tapestry wool and French knots of embroidery thread. A small block of foam and tubes were hidden amongst the structure and lled with foliage and owers. ese included ammi, pink hellebores, esh coloured roses, peach ranunculus and deep burgundy gieum. Magical! Design 2 was a wavy, horizontal sculpture in shades of blue and white wool wrapped around stud wires. e waves were supported by thick wire attached to a piece of kitchen worktop; which had been covered in papiermache for texture. Above and below the waves were 2 baskets made from coconut (hanging) basket liners. e 2 baskets had a small block of foam into which he placed a variety of di erent textured foliage, large green orchids and cream gerbera with pink centres. Beautiful! Graham’s 3rd design was inspired by “Space 99”, the sculpture looked like an alien tree, in cool blues and white (wool covered wire) with pearlescent baubles glued at the top of the trunk. e design appeared to pu out of the top of the trunk with clouds of gypsophila, lilac tulips and purple clematis. A mystical gure. Design number 4 was a double placement of crescent shapes. Each placement was made of 3 crescents in zingy lime edged tulips, cerise pink germinis and various foliage. A feast for the eyes! Design 5 was like a Catherine wheel, a circular explosion of colour in owers coming from the centre of the sculpture, which was raised with sail-like ns extending outwards. Flowers included mauve astilbe, peach with black centre gerbera, Bellini roses and rustic brown santini chrysanthemum - exquisite. Graham’s grand nale was another circular sculpture with rays of orange triangles made from dismantled rattan placemats sprayed peachy orange supported by garden wire. A loose, spherical arrangement oozed from the centre and included pinky mauve antirrhinums, uorescent peach/ pink calla lillies, “Tres Jolie” delicate peach roses, pink ranunculus and cerise carnations - truly scrumptious! Although Graham keeps his sculptures, the beautiful arrangements won by lucky ladies gave massive, proud smiles! As always, our kitchen fairies, led by our marvellous Sue, provided scrumptious refreshments! Next meetings: 4th June: Rosemary Legrande, Presentation “Great Gardens of France”, 2nd July: Carole Staples, Demonstration. For more information contact Debbie orne: 07769 830752. Graham King with some of his designs June Virrill receiving her RHS award of merit certificate and an orchid and orange colours (wire and wool crossed between) and sideways wavy threads of stud wire wrapped in the same lime and orange wool. The arrangements were in small blocks of foam and included pinky, peach roses, lime green and pink anthurium, peach with yellow
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