v GROW YOUR BUSINESS WITH THE HERALD v 5th January 2023 • The HERALD • Page 57 RYAN FENCING Quality Fencing & Gates 07769 706516 • 023 8084 1203 www.ryan-fencing.co.uk • Find us on Facebook 07879 552227 www.crowngardensandlandscapes.co.uk info@crowngardensandlandscapes.co.uk A family run business with over 20 years experience. Our teams of professional, friendly and reliable Gardeners and Landscapers are passionate about gardening and landscaping to very high standards of presentation and quality workmanship. Garden Maintenance Leaf Clearance Winter Tidy Up Hedges Borders Weeds Pressure Washing Landscaping Design Patios Artificial Lawns Decking Fencing Garden Repairs Your specialist Landscape and Garden Maintenance service, based in Hythe. Here to support the design, creation and maintenance of your perfect and personal outdoor space. ✿ DOWN THE GARDEN PATH ✿ Applications Open for BBC Gardeners’ World Spring Fair Beautiful Borders Would you like to showcase your garden design talent and horticultural skills to thousands of gardeners, horticultural experts, media and in uencers? Applications for the BBC Gardeners’ World Spring Fair 2023 Beautiful Borders competition are now open! Beautiful Borders are a visitor favourite at the BBC Gardeners’ World Spring Fair which takes place at the National Motor Museum in Beaulieu, from 28th-30th April. ese compact 9m2 spaces are packed with imaginative design features, planting and materials, and provide inspiration for small gardens and challenging spaces. Whether you’re a seasoned garden designer, a budding rst-time creator, horticulture student, gardening club or charity, the Beautiful Borders competition is the perfect oppportunity to gain experience of building a small show garden and to make your mark. e theme for the 2023 Beautiful Borders competition is ‘My Garden Escape’, lending itself perfectly to interpretations of oasis and refuge, peace and mindfulness, health and wellbeing. Alternatively, the ‘Garden Escape’ could be a place of vibrant joy, sensory stimulation and social gatherings with friends or family, perhaps a place to enjoy delicious fresh produce grown from the soil. Entrants should be motivated to use the theme to inspire others to transform an area of their garden into an escape of their own. Rachel Poletti-Gadd, Portfolio Director - Gardening Division at Immediate Live, organisers of BBC Gardeners’ World events, said: “Visitors flock to see the Beautiful Borders because they are literally bursting with creative, inspiring ideas than can be achieved at home. The Borders show that gardens don’t have to be large, costly or complicated to be full of colour and character, and that even the most challenging spaces, like a shady spot or a tricky corner, can be transformed with some imaginative design. We’re really looking forward to this year’s entries and can’t wait to see the finished Borders in situ at our Spring Fair.” e Beautiful Borders are assessed by a panel of esteemedhorticultural experts and awards are presented to winning designers. As well as the prestigious Platinum, Gold, Silver Merit, Silver and Bronze Awards to acknowledge excellence within the competition, the Beautiful Border Assessment Panel awards the Best Beautiful Border and Best Interpretation of the eme which recognise the most outstanding entries. A Best Subscriber Border is also awarded to the best design by a subscriber to BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine. For full information about how to apply to bring a Beautiful Border to the BBC Gardeners’ World Spring Fair at Beaulieu please visit: bbcgardenersworldfair.comor contact Horticultural Manager Lucy Tremlett, at: lucy.tremlett@immediate.co.uk. Applications close on 23rd January 2023. e BBC Gardeners’ World Spring Fair at Beaulieu marks the start of the 2023 gardening season. Highlights include Showcase Gardens, the BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine Stage with special guests including Frances Tophill and Adam Frost, a walk-through ‘secret garden’ feature by headline partner, Hillier, Plant Expert Tours of Beaulieu’s gardens, workshops, shopping, and delicious food and drink at the BBC Good Food Market. Tickets include access to Beaulieu’s stunning grounds, gardens and attractions, including the National Motor Museum, Palace House and the Little Beaulieu adventure play area. Tickets for the BBC Gardeners’ World Spring Fair at Beaulieu are on sale now. Advance tickets from £15, concessions £14, children £8.50, under 5’s free. Transaction fee applies. Visit: www.bbcgardenersworldfair. com Could you create a beautiful border?
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