Page 66 • The HERALD • 14th November 2024 v THE HERALD - Proud to be part of your community 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: CBDU 258239 Office: 023 8122 4048 Mobile: 07597 736647 www.firstcallpavingspecialists.co.uk info@firstcallpavingspecialists.co.uk ✿ DOWN THE GARDEN PATH ✿ • All types of trees expertly felled, topped & pruned • Stump Grinding • Hedges pruned & trimmed • Lawns Laid • Fencing & garden work • Rubbish Clearance • Patios & drives jet-washed • Patios & Drives resurfaced or replaced Registerd Waste Carrier Licence CBDU374716 H Fully Insured H Evening: 01794 522092 Daytime Mobile: 07511 863693 Email: treefellers@gmx.com BLACKFIELD FLOWER CLUB Members of Black eld Flower Club recently enjoyed a ploughman’s lunch before an a ernoon of music and owers. e demonstrator was Martina Coleman from Fordingbridge and the title of her demonstration was ‘Footlights and Clapperboards’. e rst design depicted the lms ‘Grease’ and ‘Saturday Night Fever’. A large bowl was used and had been partially lled with various types of foliage including fatsia and bergenia. Birch twigs were added together with tall white antirrhinums, small lime green chrysanthemums, cerise pink gerberas, cerise stocks, sedum and blue clematis. A track from ‘Grease’ was played while Martina nished the design. ‘Les Misérables’ was the inspiration for this design. A large round bowl had been lled with pieces of kindling and test tubes. Trachelium, white antirrhinums, ornithogalum, white astilbe and craspedia were placed in the tubes together with some green foliage. ‘I Dreamed a Dream’ was played while Martina completed this design. An ikebana style design was created using a black dish and two pin holders to interpret ‘Miss Saigon’. Pussy willow was used together interpreting ‘Phantom of the Opera’. Various types of foliage were used including malus, viburnam tinus, eucalyptus and nandina. Mauve carnations, mauve roses, red roses and pinky red spray roses were inserted together with some blue clematis. A second placement completed this design and music from the masquerade ball was played. A very tall metal stand with test tubes attached was used for the last design depicting ‘ e Greatest Showman’. Miscanthus, blue clematis, blue agapanthus, trachelium, mauve carnations, cerise germinis were inserted in the tubes and coloured feathers provided the nal touch. A track from the show was played. A most enjoyable and entertaining a ernoon. e next meeting will take place on Tuesday 10th December for a talk by Melanie Smit titled ‘A Taste of Christmas’. e club meets on the second Tuesday of the month at 2pm at the Royal British Legion Club, Exbury Road, Black eld, SO45 1XD – visitors welcome; please contact Jan Gordon for more details on 023 8084 4835. with white antirrhinums, blue agapanthus, cerise stock and ornithogalum to create the height. Cerise gerberas, lime green chrysanthemums and mauve carnations were placed lower in the design together with some fatsia leaves. A small mannequin draped with blue fabric represented the geisha. e Humming Chorus from Madame Butter y was played. A tall pale pink container was used for this design Martina Coleman Unusual Perennials Bartley Horticultural Society’s next meeting is on Thursday 21st November for a talk by Bryan Madders titled ‘Unusual Perennials’. Meetings take place on the third Thursday of the month at Copythorne Parish Hall, Pollards Moor Road, Copythorne SO40 2NW at 7.30pm. New members and visitors are always welcome. Visitor’s fee applies. For more information you can write to them at: Mavis Cottage, Pollards Moor Road, Copythorne, SO40 2NZ, call: 07789 352505 or visit their website: www.bartleyhs.org.uk
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