Herald - Issue 397

v THE NEXT HERALD IS OUT ON 19TH NOVEMBER v 29th October 2020 • The HERALD • Page 45 Contact Nick 07825 662955 or 023 8017 3186 (office) • Local Domestic and Commercial Tree Surgeons • Hedging work • Tree reductions • Thinning • Tree dismantles • Arboricultural reports and Surveys • Fencing Free no obligation quotation, and free advice E: enquiries@langleyarb.com W: www.langleyarb.com THE TREE WIZARD All aspects of tree surgery, garden maintenance and landscaping undertaken Family run business for over 20 years No Job Too Big or Small Please call 07552 977731 for a Free Quotation | DOWN THE GARDEN PATH | RUSTIC AUTUMN JOY by Debbie Thorne, Forrester’s Gardening Club As always, as a club we are hoping everyone is keeping well and, if not, we sincerely wish you a very speedy recovery. For a pick me up during these days mixed with grey skies, sunshine, warmth and chill, we have an easy idea to place in your home in an area that will bring you joy. As always, this can be as big or as small as you like. See if you have a crate, rustic box, galvanised storage container… or any vessel you fancy. If you are really stuck, a cardboard box with leaves stuck on the outside and a waterproof dish, old tray from your vegetable shopping can su ce. en nd a selection of jam, mayonnaise, pickle jars, or vases where the height is below the sides of the box, whatever you choose. Decide what you would like to go in your jars: dried foliage, seedheads; silk owers and arti cial foliage; fresh foliage, owers, berries, rose hips etc. If you are feeling really creative, you could spray with spray paint, glitter, why not! en either add water, or not, depending on what you are going to put in each jar, and make little groups of displays in each of the jars. Place them all in the box or large vessel. Make sure you have enough that the jars are snuggled in, but giving a pleasing display. You can ddle around with this as long as you like. If you like, you can mix fresh and dried. You could mix in scented owers like freesias, if you are going for full on Autumn, don’t forget the rustic orange freesias. On a dry day you could pick hydrangea heads and allow them to naturally dry for your display. For more information about Foresters Flower Club please contact Debbie orne: 07769830752 e club hopes to resume the evening of 4th February 2021 , depending on Government guidance. Hydrangea Heads e Healthy Haven Garden at the Waterside Medical Centre now has a full complement of volunteers. ey meet on a Monday, Tuesday, ursday and Saturday morning to work in the garden in groups of 6 people due to COVID-19. Over the summer months they have held garden visits and strawberry cream teas which were enjoyed by all. ey have been able to sell their owers and vegetables to the sta and out the front of the surgery to the patients. ey are now fundraising for a new summerhouse/log cabin. e volunteers have been busy planting Spring bulbs so they hope the garden will be fully open next year for all to see. ey have a Facebook page at www.facebook. com/groups/2698592857082670/ which you can like and follow all the latest developments Healthy Crop of Volunteers