Herald - Issue 410

5th August 2021 • The HERALD • Page 51 v SAY YOU SAW IT IN THE HERALD v A J GLEESON BUILDING & GROUNDWORK DRIVEWAYS EXTENSIONS BRICKWORK GROUNDWORK BLOCK PAVING Colours & Designs to suit your requirements Local Work Available to View CALL FOR A FREE QUOTATION New Forest & Southampton 023 8084 4180 Mobile: 07770 771475 Bramdene, Main Road, Dibden, Southampton All aspects of Gardening carried out by reliable gardener a Grass Cutting a Hedge Cutting a Border Maintenance, Pruning, Weeding a Treating of Fencing/Trellis/Outbuildings a Pressure Washing of Patios/Decking The Potty Gardener Contact Kev on 07585 115569 or 023 8084 8638 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 | DOWN THE GARDEN PATH | Gilberts Nursery & Tearoom A Family Run Nursery Open all Year as a General Plant Nursery with large selection of shrubs, trees, cottage plants and seasonal bedding or join us in our Tearoom which serves freshly prepared food, delicious cakes and cream teas Visit our Dahlia Field with over 400 varieties, every colour and size dahlia imaginable OPEN 17TH AUGUST UNTIL END OF OCTOBER. Grass pathways and seating around the field. Free Entry. Dahlia plants available for sale Visit: www.gilbertsdahlias.co.uk Dandysford Lane, Sherfield English, Romsey SO51 6DT • Tel: 01794 322566 www.gilbertsnursery.co.uk Open: 9am-5pm Tuesday-Saturday, 10am-4.30pm Sundays (Closed Mondays except Bank Holidays) Glorious Gilberts Although open all year as a general plant nursery with a large selection of shrubs, trees, cottage plants and seasonal bedding, Gilberts Nursery in Sherfield English comes to life during the summer months with its collection of over 300 varieties of dahlias. New dahlia varieties, known as seedlings, are planted out in a field providing a glorious display of colour which is open for viewing from 17th August until the end of October or the first frosts. There are grass walkways and, although there is a slight incline, wheelchair access is possible. There is also seating around the field and the dahlias can also be viewed from the tearoom and teagarden. Entrance to the field is free. Dahlias ower from mid-July, right through to the rst frost, which in some areas can be up until the beginning of November. ere are so many colour variations, some of the two toned colours look as if they have been created by an artist with great dedication, many di erent size and shape blooms, some as large as dinner plates right down to the small pom dahlias. In recent years the dahlia has become popular in gardens to attract bees, especially the single petal varieties where the pollen is on show from the Gilberts Dahlia Field minute the bud opens up. Gilbert’s Nursery, which also has a tearoom serving freshly prepared food, delicious cakes and cream teas, is open Tuesday to Saturday from 9am until 5pm, Sunday 10am until 4pm, and is closed Mondays, except Bank Holidays. e eld is open the same time as the nursery however the eld will be closed 30 minutes before the nursery closes. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! Garden lovers of all ages will nd the National Gardens Scheme (NGS) ‘Garden Visitor’s Handbook 2021 (popularly known as e Yellow Book) invaluable when planning days out to take a peek behind other people’s garden gates. All over the country, thousands of private gardens are opened to the public on speci ed dates as part of the NGS scheme to raise funds for various nursing, caring and gardening charities it helps support. e so-called ‘bible’ of garden visiting and the key to secret gardens of England and Wales gives details of all the gardens taking part, together with location, a brief description of the garden, and dates when you can visit. e publication can be purchased for £13.99 online at: www.ngs.org. uk Enjoy gardening? Want to help your local community? How about volunteering at the Jewell Community Garden in Fawley. ey would welcome volunteers to help with garden maintenance and if you would be willing to help with raking, planting, weeding and perhaps the occasional mow then they would love to hear from you. Any time you can spare would be a great help and greatly appreciated. Pop up to the garden, which is located next to the Falcon Pub car park (behind the old public conveniences) and have a chat with one of the helpers or see their Facebook page: Jewell Community Garden at Fawley. Gardens To Visit Send your local news to The Editor, The Herald, 2 High Street, Hythe SO45 6AH