v EMAIL: editor@herald-publishing.co.uk v 9th January 2025 • The HERALD • Page 49 DOWN THE GARDEN PATH RYAN FENCING Quality Fencing & Gates 07769 706516 • 023 8084 1203 www.ryan-fencing.co.uk • Find us on Facebook 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 • HEDGE CUTTING • FENCING • PATIOS • TURFING • GARDEN CLEARANCES & MORE For a FREE quotation please call 023 8122 4550 or 07548 355262 AUTUMN LEAF GARDEN WORKS • 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 Synthesis Border, a design featuring nectar-rich plant species and nature-friendly highlights. To enter a Beautiful Border for the BBC Gardeners’ World Spring Fair 2025, download the application form and nd full details, including bursary information, at www.bbcgardenersworldfair.com. Applications close on 23rd January 2025. Tickets for the BBC Gardeners’ World Spring Fair 2025 are on sale now at: www.bbcgardenersworldfair. com and include access to Beaulieu’s extensive grounds, gardens and attractions, like the National Motor Museum and Palace House. Headline sponsor Hillier’s garden feature will be a major attraction with its plant advice pods and extensive retail area. New for 2025 is e Spring Table, an exciting space o ering seasonal food, drink and décor workshops, hosted by broadcaster Chris Bavin and featuring guest chefs and mixologists from the Lime Wood and Pig hotels. Further highlights include more inspiring Showcase Gardens, College Competition gardens and the BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine Stage featuring BBC Gardeners’ World presenters, Adam Frost, Carol Klein and Arit Anderson with the Magazine’s editors. ere are hands-on oristry and mushroom growing masterclasses, drop-in conversations with gardening personalities, Plant Expert Tours of Beaulieu’s World Spring Fair Beautiful Borders 2025 Continued from page 48 Victorian kitchen and ornamental gardens, and plenty of plant and garden shopping. e Spring Fair’s Good Food Market offers a delicious array of street food and artisan produce to taste, tipple and take home, with plenty of live music to kick back to. Gardening in January Often the coldest month Advice from RHS January might be the middle of winter but as the days lengthen the garden starts to grow. Now is a great time to plan for the coming gardening year and to order seeds and plants. Enjoy the fresh air, on dry sunny days, and check your winter protection, stakes, ties and supports are still working a er any severe weather. Also put out food for birds and leave some garden areas uncut, a little longer, to provide shelter for wildlife in your garden. Top gardening jobs this month 1. Prune apple and pear trees. Pruning an apple or pear tree can be daunting for many gardeners. Rather than be put o completely or panic and inadvertently harm the tree back by excessive pruning, instead try our easy guide at rhs.org.uk and enjoy a well-shaped, productive tree. 2. Clean pots and greenhouses ready for spring. Cleaning greenhouses, whether glass or plastic, greatly improves the growing environment for plants. By removing the algae, moss and grime it lets in more light and helps control pests and diseases. too. 3. Keep an eye on watering houseplants. Indoor heating is very drying for houseplants, so check them regularly to make sure they are kept just moist, and not allowed to dry out. 4. Plant now to boost the winter fragrance in your garden. A garden containing powerfully scented winter-flowering shrubs such as Daphne bholua, Mahonia japonica and Lonicera fragrantissima can transform an otherwise bleak and dark season into one that is looked forward to with anticipation. Floral fragrances on warm, summer evenings can be equally pleasurable. Other jobs for this January: 5. Inspect stored tubers of Dahlia, Begonia and Canna for rots or drying out. 6. Keep an eye on gs and olives and guard against frost by covering with sacking or old eece in frost. 7. Start forcing rhubarb. 8. Plan your vegetable crop rotations for the coming season. 9. Keep putting out food and water for hungry birds. 10. Cut o hellebore leaves at the base to discourage black spot disease and show o the owers.
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