Herald - Issue 396

Page 40 • The HERALD • 8th October 2020 v SAY YOU SAW IT IN THE HERALD v | DOWN THE GARDEN PATH | SJB Gardening Services RHS Qualified & Experienced Gardener specialising in quality hedge cutting, shaping & pruning ❀ General garden maintenance ❀ Garden clearance ❀ Hedge removal ❀ Planting ❀ Mulching ❀ Creation of new beds & borders ❀ Pruning & removal of trees to approx 8 metres ❀ Commercial properties  Fully insured Free quotations call Simon on 023 8178 7730 or 07443 649192 RPD Landscapes Building & Paving • Patios • Driveways • Fencing • Turfing • Brickwork • All Property Repairs Free Estimates 07707 390791 023 8007 0386 The next Herald is out on 29th October Forage for Autumn Glories in your Garden by Debbie Thorne, Foresters Flower Club Our club isn’t open at the moment, due to the pandemic, but don’t let that spoil your creativity! How about having a look in the garden for some autumn owers, berries and di erent foliage and making an autumn display - big/small, elaborate/simple. You could look on YouTube for the NAFAS demonstrations and have a go OR grab a vase/jar/ waterproof tin and get started. You could try a new, ecologically friendly method of making mechanics, for example. Gather some thin twigs, elastic bands (that can be recycled) and make a grid to go over the vessel to arrange your blooms, berries and foliage. Doesn’t matter if they stick out/ have lichen on/ leaves on, it can all add to the e ect. Remember to include di erent colours and shades, di erent textures and heights, di erent sizes and allow they welcome everyone back to “New Beginnings of Foresters Flower Club” with a welcome back and demonstration by Marion and Mo. en on 4th March 2021 will be an entertainment evening incorporating their AGM. More details to follow. Pip Bensley has kindly agreed to reschedule her presentation to 2021, as have many other kind demonstrators who were booked for this year. 2021 looks to be an exciting, interesting and colourful year! All meetings are a ursday evening at Copythorne Parish Hall SO40 2NZ starting at 7.30pm. For more details please contact Debbie orne: 07769 830752. for space and movement in your arrangement. Good luck and enjoy! To expand your ower choice for the spring, why not pay a visit to the garden centre or your local supermarket and get a selection of bulbs for your spring arrangements. Sadly, due to the pandemic, Foresters Flower Club will not be resuming until February 2021. Depending on Government advice and the pandemic: On 4th February 2021 Most people are aware of the bene ts to be gained from composting, and it’s easy to get into the habit of creating your own nutritious compost for your garden. Just buy or build a compost bin in your garden, and then use it to compost all your fruit peelings, vegetable scraps, and garden cuttings. Composting is an inexpensive, natural process that transforms your kitchen and garden waste into a nutrient-rich food for your garden that will improve your soil structure and condition to maintain moisture levels and provide all the right nutrients – your plants and owers will love you for it! GET COMPOSTING