Page 52 • The HERALD • 25th January 2024 v SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL SPECIALISTS v ✿ DOWN THE GARDEN PATH ✿ COVERING SOUTHAMPTON AND NEW FOREST • Patios • Turf • Fencing • Artificial lawns • Decking • Garden structures • Driveways • Clearances • Brickwork • Jet-washing Call now on 07961 234448 to sow the seeds for your new outside living space or email: honeysucklelandscapes1@gmail.com See our previous work at: www.honeysucklelandscapes.com 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 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 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 BEAULIEU HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY e 2023 AGM of Beaulieu Horticultural Society, which was held on 9th November in Beaulieu Village Hall, began on a sad, re ective note as the Society remembered two past Presidents, Belinda Lady Montagu and Fiona Lady Montagu, both of whom had died in 2023. In her address, read out by the Vice-Chairman, the current President, Lady Ailsa Montagu recalled the horticultural interests and supportive role of both past Presidents. She also welcomed Aline Fairweather as the new Vice-President, noting that the Society will surely bene t from her extensive horticultural knowledge and expertise. ey were reminded that the weather can be unpredictable and extreme so gardens and gardeners need to be adaptable and that plants are resilient. ey all know that for many fortunate people, gardening remains as one of the great joys in life and it is part of their mission to extend that experience. e Chairperson, Linda Dearing, recapped an enjoyable and varied 2023 programme that included four talks, three visits, plant sales, social events and two shows. Before the meeting concluded on a sociable note with drinks and canapés, the new VicePresident, Aline Fairweather, presented the following cups: Howard Trophy for summer owers awarded to Liz Coppack, Montagu Challenge Cup for summer vegetables awarded to Steven Bishop, Holden Challenge Cup for oral arrangements awarded to Holly Scott, Playdell-Bouverie Perpetual Challenge awarded to Pat Hanks, Wilbur Rose Bowl for summer roses awarded to Sue Sharpe and Maureen Medley, Hopestill Kitchen Salver for miniatures and petites oral arrangements awarded to Liz Coppack. A varied programme is planned for 2024. It will begin at 2pm on Tuesday 6th February with the popular a ernoon tea and quiz for members in East Boldre Village Hall. On Thursday 7th March at 7.30pm in Beaulieu Village Hall, Ray Broughton from Sparsholt College will talk on Vegetable and Herb Gardens. Meetings will be held in either the East Boldre or Beaulieu Village Hall where there will be talks on garden design, Roses and the Making of Holme Garden in Dorset. A Bluebell walk, garden visits, plant sales and Spring and Summer Shows are also planned. New members always welcome. Membership is £10 per annum. Visitors £2. Details from Lynne Hubbard 01590 612408. Cup for summer basket or Trug awarded to Linda Dearing, PlaydellBouverie Trophy for fruit Gardening in February Advice from RHS During February there are signs of the approaching spring, with bulbs appearing and wildlife waking up as light levels and temperatures increase. ere’s plenty to do indoors to prepare for the season ahead. Outdoors, as the garden comes to life again, it’s time to prune shrubs and climbers, such as Wisteria as well as evergreen hedges. Top gardening jobs in February P r e p a r e vegetable seed beds, and sow some vegetables under cover: Knowing which vegetables to sow where, when and how means you can maintain constant supplies throughout the season. Chit potato tubers: It’s important with earlies, and a good idea with main crops, to ‘chit’ the seed potatoes before planting. is means allowing them to start sprouting shoots. Protect blossom on apricots, nectarines and peaches: Most top fruit and so fruit are very hardy but once they start into growth in spring, owers and buds are especially vulnerable to frost and may need protection to crop well. Other gardening jobs for February: • Net fruit and vegetable crops to keep the birds o . • Prune winter- owering shrubs that have nished owering. • Divide bulbs such as snowdrops, and plant those that need planting ‘in the green’. • Prune Wisteria. • Prune hardy evergreen hedges and renovate overgrown deciduous hedges. • Prune conservatory climbers such as bougainvillea. • Cut back deciduous grasses le uncut over the winter, remove dead grass from evergreen grasses.
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