Herald - Issue 471

v INDEPENDENT, LOCAL AND PROUD v 13th March 2025 • The HERALD • Page 59 RYAN FENCING Quality Fencing & Gates 07769 706516 • 023 8084 1203 www.ryan-fencing.co.uk • Find us on Facebook 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. Smithwood Landscaping Professional Gardening & Landscaping • Seasonal Tidy Ups • Garden Redesign • Fencing • Trees & Shrubs Carefully Pruned • Astro Turf • Rockeries Designed • Ground Cover No Job Too Small as I am a Local Gardener Any advice over the phone is freely given Contact Gary (Master Landscaper) 07707 433194 DOWN THE GARDEN PATH 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 023 8084 0378 BBC Gardeners’ World Spring Fair Tickets are still available for the BBC Gardeners’ World Spring Fair in Beaulieu from 2nd–4th May. is year’s fair will feature high-quality nurseries with displays and plants for sale, an inspirational collection of Beautiful Borders, 1-to-1 expert gardening advice and a range of gardening exhibitors to shop from. Visitors will also be able to enjoy specialist and seasonal fayre to taste and buy at the BBC Good Food Market. All this plus toe-tapping live entertainment from the bandstand and mouth-watering delights from a hand-picked selection of independent street food vendors. For more information or to book tickets please visit: bbcgardenersworldlive.com/spring-fair Send your local news to The Editor, The Herald, 2 High Street, Hythe SO45 6AH AURICULAS Woodlands Gardening Club meets most second Tuesdays of the year starting at 7.30pm at Netley Marsh Community Hall, Woodlands Road, SO40 7GE. ey are a fun, welcoming club. You don’t need to be a gardening expert to attend, just have an interest in gardens. ey have a wide range of guest speakers talking on gardening topics and other areas of interest at each indoor meeting. Other activities include garden visits, an annual plant sale in May – this year on Saturday 17th May, 2pm-4pm, at Netley Marsh Community Hall - a summer BBQ and Christmas party. At the next meeting on 8th April Julie Robson of the National Auricula and Primrose Society Southern is giving a talk on her specialism, auriculas. Annual membership is £12, or go as a guest for £2.50 per meeting. Chairman Susanna Zardis: 023 80292953, Treasurer June Gross: 07493 303530 Secretary Kate Crosse: 07833 696566. Beaulieu and District Gardening Club (previously known as Beaulieu Horticultural Society) will be holding their Spring Show on Saturday 29th March at East Boldre Village Hall, the show opens 2.15pm. Free entry. eir next meeting takes place on Thursday 24th April, 7.30pm, at Beaulieu Village Hall, for a talk by Andy McIndoe titled ‘Designing and Planting a Small Garden’. Membership is £10 per annum. Membership secretary Lynne Hubbard 01590 612408 . Visitors welcome to talks £4. Beaulieu and District Gardening Club Bartley Horticultural Society’s next meeting is on Thursday 20th March for a talk by Darren Everest titled ‘Sweet Peas’, followed on Thursday 12th April for a practical evening titled ‘Container Planting’. Meetings take place on the third Thursday of the month at Copythorne Parish Hall, Pollards Moor Road, Copythorne SO40 2NW at 7.30pm. New members and visitors are always welcome. Visitor’s fee applies. For more information you can write to them at: Mavis Cottage, Pollards Moor Road, Copythorne, SO40 2NZ, call: 07789 352505 or visit their website: www. bartleyhs.org.uk SWEET PEAS

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