7th March 2024 • The HERALD • Page 53 v GROW YOUR BUSINESS WITH THE HERALD v FIRST CALL PAVING, DRIVEWAY AND LANDSCAPE SPECIALISTS Established 1999 OUR SERVICES INCLUDE: H Driveways of any sort H Bespoke Patios (Concrete/Sandstone/Porcelain) H Block Paving H Fencing/Fencing Repairs H Stump Grinding H Tree & Hedge Topping, Shaping/Removal H Pressure Washing & Gutter Cleaning H Garden Clearance H Small Demolition H Waste Clearance • No Upfront Payment • Card Payments Accepted • Fully Licensed and Insured (£5m) Waste License No: CBDN 258239 Office: 023 8122 4048 Mobile: 07810 617669 www.firstcallpavingspecialists.co.uk info@firstcallpavingspecialists.co.uk ✿ DOWN THE GARDEN PATH ✿ e 64th Annual General Meeting took place on 13th February followed by a ernoon tea. Looking ahead to the next two months - a demonstration by Jennifer ompson entitled ‘A Good Read’ will take place on Tuesday 12th March and on Tuesday 9th April there will be a special demonstration by Nick Grounds entitled ‘Stems and Stu ’. Visitors most welcome – please call Jan Gordon on 023 8084 4835 for more details. Meetings take place at e Royal British Legion, Exbury Road, Black eld, SO45 1XD and start at 2pm. Blackfield Flower Club Changing Nature in Woodlands and the Wider New Forest Woodlands Gardening Club meets on the second Tuesday of the month. Meetings start at 7.30pm at Netley Marsh Community Hall, Woodlands Road, Netley Marsh. eir next meeting takes place on Tuesday 12th March for a talk by Professor Russell Wynn titled ‘Changing Nature in Woodlands and the wider New Forest’. Visitors are very welcome at £2.50; for more information about the club, call Susanna on: 023 8029 2953. Spring usually arrives by mid-March and the frequent sunny days provide the opportunity for an increasing range of gardening tasks. It’s time to get busy preparing seed beds, sowing seed, cutting back winter shrubs and generally tidying up around the garden. Top gardening jobs this month 1. Prune bush and climbing roses. 2. Plant shallots, onion sets and early potatoes. Onions are such a versatile vegetable – they feature in so many recipes, and growing your own means you’ll always have them to hand. 3. Plant summer- owering bulbs. Bulbs make a ne display planted in containers or borders, especially da odils, snowdrops and tulips in spring. ey are one of the easiest and most rewarding garden plants to grow. 4. Li and divide overgrown clumps of perennials. 5. Top dress containers with fresh compost. 6. Mow the lawn on dry days (if needed). 7. Cut back Cornus (dogwood) and Salix (willow) grown for colourful winter stems. 8. Hoe and mulch weeds to keep them under control early. 9. Start feeding sh and using the pond fountain; remove pond heaters. 10. Protect new spring shoots from slugs. GARDENING IN MARCH: SPRING ARRIVES Information from RHS GROWING IN A SMALL GREENHOUSE Totton & District Gardeners Society’s next meeting will be on Wednesday 13th March for a talk by Wilf Simcox titled ‘Growing in a Small Greenhouse’. e meeting is held in the ree Score Club Hall, o Salisbury Road, Totton at 7.30pm. ey welcome visitors and new members. For more information contact them via their new website: tottongardeners.weebly. com or email: totton.gardeners@ btinternet.com
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