Herald - Issue 412

Page 42 • The HERALD • 16th September 2021 v SAY YOU SAW IT IN THE HERALD v | DOWN THE GARDEN PATH | 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 & LANDSCAPE 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 A Hidden Gem in Fawley e Jewell Community Garden in Fawley are very grateful to have received a donation from the Dibden Purlieu Gardening Association, which was disbanded earlier this year. Funds le over were split between e Jewell Garden, e Horrill Centre and e Healthy Haven gardens, each receiving £325.94. More bulbs and plants will be purchased for the Jewell Garden to bring even more colour and fragrance for all to enjoy! To keep up-to-date or to get involved please follow on Facebook ‘ e Jewell Community Garden at Fawley’. Sally-anne (left) gratefully received the donation on behalf of the Jewell Garden in Fawley Friends with Benefits Blackfield Gardening Club is delighted to announce their meetings have restarted and are all taking place on the second Tuesday in the month. e next meeting will be on Tuesday 12th October Martin Perry will be presenting ‘Friends with Bene ts’ (Companion planting). Followed on Tuesday 9th November Ron Taylor will be tracing the ora and fauna around Southampton Water from Broadlands to Spithead. All meetings start at 7.30pm at St Francis Church Hall, St Francis Road (off West Common) Langley, SO45 1XP. ey are really looking forward to seeing members and visitors again (visitors £2). Enquiries please call 023 8024 3795. GLORIOUS GILBERTS Although open all year as a general plant nursery with large selection of shrubs, trees, cottage plants and seasonal bedding, Gilberts Nursery in Sherfield English comes to life during the summer months with its collection of over 300 varieties of dahlias. New dahlia varieties, known as seedlings, are planted out in a eld providing a glorious display of colour which is open for viewing until the end of October or the rst frosts. ere are grass walkways and, although there is a slight incline, wheelchair access is possible. ere is also seating around the eld and the dahlias can also be viewed from the tearoom and teagarden. Entrance to the eld is free. Dahlias ower frommid-July, right through to the rst frost, which in some areas can be up until the beginning of November. ere are so many colour variations, some of the two toned colours look as if they have been created by an artist with great dedication, many di erent size and shape blooms, some as large as dinner plates right down to the small pom dahlias. In recent years the dahlia has become popular in gardens to attract bees, especially the single petal varieties where the pollen is on show from the minute the bud opens up. Gilbert’s Nursery, which also has a tearoom serving freshly prepared food, delicious cakes and cream teas, is open Tuesday to Saturday from 9am until 5pm, Sunday 10am until 4pm, and is closed Mondays, except Bank Holidays. e eld is open the same time as the nursery however the eld will be closed 30 minutes before the nursery closes.