Page 58 • The HERALD • 23rd April 2026 v THE NEXT HERALD IS OUT ON 14TH MAY v DOWN THE GARDEN PATH • HEDGE CUTTING • FENCING • PATIOS • TURFING • GARDEN CLEARANCES & MORE For a FREE quotation please call 023 8122 4550 or 07548 355262 AUTUMN LEAF GARDEN WORKS 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 Bee Bonanza at Courtens Garden Centre Who doesn’t love a Bumblebee but do you know how important they are to provide us with our homegrown veg? FACT: More than 90% of the leading global crop types are visited by bees. Some plants such as beans and blackcurrants are nearly always bee pollinated and can easily be grown in pots in small spaces even if you don’t have a garden. Courtens Garden Centre is holding a special Bee Bonanza on Saturday 25th April so you can nd out all about bees and the plants they pollinate. Experts from several wildlife and conservation trusts will be there to answer your questions and give advice so you too can help the bees survive while you grow your own crops. Courtens Bee Bonanza will help children make a start to grow their own plants, introduce them to a hive of bees and take part in activities and have some fun. Go along to Courtens Garden Centre, Romsey Road in Whiteparish (SP5 2SF) on Saturday 25th April,10am3.30pm. Proceeds from the ra e will go to the Bumblebee Conservation Trust. Hythe Flower Club’s next meeting is 14th May for “ ursday Night at the Movies” a demonstrated by Julie Richardson. e club meet at Hythe and Dibden Parish Hall on the 2nd Thursday of the month except January, 7pm for a 7.30pm start. At the end of the evening all professional arrangements are ra ed. Visitors are always warmly welcomed. For more information email: HytheFlowerClub@ outlook.com Hythe Flower Club 6. Open greenhouse vents and doors on warm days. 7. Mow lawns but consider leaving some areas uncut for wildlife, or mow less o en so owers can bloom. 8. Check carefully for nesting birds before clipping hedges. 9. Li and divide overcrowded clumps of da odils and other spring- owering bulbs. 10. Watch out for viburnum beetle and lily beetle grubs and remove by hand if causing damage. 1. Watch out for late frosts. Protect tender plants. Frost can a ect many plants, and is particularly damaging to tender new growth and blossom in the spring. e risks of frost damage can be reduced by taking some simple steps to protect the plants in your garden. 2. Earth up potatoes, and promptly plant any still remaining. Potato plants need ‘earthing up’ as they grow, to protect early shoots from frost damage and ensure the developing potatoes aren’t exposed to light, which turns them green and poisonous. 3. Plant out summer bedding at the end of the month (except in cold areas). Bedding plants provide a temporary decorative seasonal display for containers, hanging baskets, beds and borders. 4. Water early and late to get the most out of your water, recycle water when possible. 5. Hoe o weeds in vegetable patches. Gardening in May - Summer’s on its way Advice from RHS
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