5th June 2025 • The HERALD • Page 55 v SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL SPECIALISTS v 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 Smithwood Landscaping Professional Gardening & Landscaping • Seasonal Tidy Ups • Garden Redesign • Fencing • Trees & Shrubs Carefully Pruned • Astro Turf • Rockeries Designed • Ground Cover No Job Too Small as I am a Local Gardener Any advice over the phone is freely given Contact Gary (Master Landscaper) 07707 433194 Send your local news to The Editor, The Herald, 2 High Street, Hythe SO45 6AH Spring Glory for Foresters Flower by Debbie Thorne, Foresters Flower Club Foresters Flower Club stands for “ owers, fun and friendships”. As the price of owers has increased and consequently the cost of demonstrations, we have experimented with a few new ideas. e 1st of May was a beautiful, sunny, warm spring day, and was our a ernoon cream tea at “Annie’s”, of Acres Down Farm near Minstead. Set in beautiful gardens with an array of stunning plants, we enjoyed scones, cream and jam, a generous slice of cake and enough tea to keep everyone well watered! It wasn’t just the bees that were buzzing that a ernoon in the sunshine! One other customer was heard to ask how Annie pruned the wisteria growing up to the top of a very high conifer; the reply was “I don’t!” - it reaches a dizzy height, but gives a stunning display of owers all the way up the tree! Talking of food, we have an array of edible owers to add colour and avour to sweet and savoury foods. ese can be grown in the garden from spring to autumn. Be careful to know exactly which ower you are using and they are best collected early in the day. Wash and place in a bag in the fridge if not using immediately. Use the petals only and scatter over pudding, salads, dips etc as a garnish. Edible owers include sun owers, corn owers, viola, nasturtium (and leaves-roll and shred-peppery), courgette owers, pinks (dianthus), elder ower, marigold, rose, pelargonium, lavender, rosemary, calendula, polyanthus, chives, clover and mint. ey can be scattered over salads, sprinkled on desserts or cakes, mixed into butter or put in ice cubes. e petals make a really pretty garnish, certainly adding sunshine and colour to our food. Next meetings: 5th June: Demonstration by Gill Homer - “Inspired by Containers”, 3rd July: Presentation by Carole Norman - “Keeper of Memories”. All meetings held at Copythorne Parish Hall, Pollards Moor Road, SO40 2NZ at 7.30pm. For more information please contact Debbie orne on: 07769830752. Plant Sales and Open Days at Copthorne Go along to Copthorne Nursery in Fawley for their next open days on 29th June and 27th July, to stock up on excellent quality and value plants, pre-planted hanging baskets, garden woodwork, refreshments and the ever popular cakes! All sales support this invaluable project run by Romsey and Waterside Day Services for adults with learning disabilities. e Nursery and gardens provide a peaceful and safe environment o ering a variety of opportunities including:- bespoke work experience, learning new skills - horticultural and social, developing interests, exploring new activities, enjoying therapeutic experiences, giving time to constructive activities and making a positive contribution to the environment and community. For more information please visit: Facebook ‘CopthorneNursery’ or call: 023 8089 4998. Useful Plants and Topical Tips Beaulieu and District Gardening Club’s next meeting takes place on Thursday 10th July, 7.30pm, at Beaulieu Village Hall, for a talk by Ray Broughton titled ‘Useful Plants and Topical Tips’. Membership is £10 per annum. Membership secretary Lynne Hubbard 01590 612408. Visitors welcome to talks £4.
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