Herald - Issue 414

28th October 2021 • The HERALD • Page 51 v SAY YOU SAW IT IN THE HERALD v WINTER SERVICING 1st November 21 to 31st January 22 10% DISCOUNT on labour with this advertisement when booking in For All Your Gardening Needs General Garden Maintenance Overgrown Gardens Cleared Existing Garden Makeovers Areas Re-designed and Re-planted Hard Features Created Garden Coaching Lawn Care and Turfing Fencing Erected and Repaired Contact Paul on 07794 122065 | DOWN THE GARDEN PATH | Rustic Autumn Joy by Debbie Thorne, Foresters Flower Club As a club, as always, we are hoping everyone is keeping well. 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. is, as always, can be as big or 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/ f lower s /ber r i es / 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/large vessel. Make sure you have enough that the jars are snuggled in, but giving a pleasing display. 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. You could vary this totally with a selection of succulents or different plants in pots (just check your big container doesn’t leak, if it does, use little saucers). We hope you enjoy making a beautiful creation for your home. Our next meeting is being held on Thursday 4th November 7.30, Copythorne Parish Hall SO40 2NZ. Pip Bensley - North East to Far East. Thursday 2nd December - location as above. Christmas Party - Flowers & Fun (in house). For more information about Foresters Flower Club please contact Debbie orne: 07769 830752. Rustic Display AGM and Gardeners Question Time Beaulieu Horticultural Society meet on Thursday 11th November at 2.30pm in East Boldre Village Hall, AGM followed by Gardeners Question Time and refreshments. Visitors to talks £2. New members always welcome, contact: 01590 612408.