Herald - Issue 415

18th November 2021 • The HERALD • Page 51 v SAY YOU SAW IT IN THE HERALD v RYAN FENCING Quality Fencing & Gates 07769 706516 • 023 8084 1203 www.ryan-fencing.co.uk • Find us on Facebook | DOWN THE GARDEN PATH | SPADEWORK Family Landscaping & Fencing Team ] Decking & Natural Sandstone Paving ] Patios ] Driveways ] Block Paving ] Turfing ] All Types of Domestic & Commercial Fencing ] Security Fencing Supplied & Fitted Tel: (023) 8089 4909 Mobile: 07703 566814 u F ree E stimates u F ully I nsured 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 Christmas Crafts to Create from your Garden by Crown Gardens & Landscapes owers, dried berries or orange slices, tinsel, baubles, pine cones or you can spray paint it to make it look drastically di erent. However you chose to decorate your home, bringing the outside in is a sure way to create your very own winter wonderland. Christmas is the time for immersing yourself in the sights and smells of the season. Fir cones, holly, mistletoe, ginger, cinnamon, pine trees, cloves, roasted chestnuts – this time of year has an abundance of natural fragrances and things you can nd in your garden to make your home a festive esta. If you have a well-established garden, you’ll be spoilt for choice when it comes to foliage and herbs that you can use in your cra s but if you don’t, we’ll show you how to get the same look by foraging outside on your local walks and with a little help from local cra shops and garden centres. Table decorations ere’s nothing like your dining table complete with a beautiful centre piece for Christmas. If your garden has some evergreen plants and trees, or if you’re lucky enough to have a holly bush growing, then you can create some eye catching table decorations. Eucalyptus, pittosporum and ivy all make fantastic foliage to use as part of your centre piece along with poinsettia owers which make a rich red statement in amongst the dark green. You can bring wonderful Christmas scents to your centrepiece by adding cinnamon sticks or oranges studded with cloves. Tree decorations Simple can o en be best when it comes to tree decorations. Fir cones make fantastic Christmas tree decorations and you can o en nd these out and about on a walk in your local green space, so you won’t even need a garden to create these. Buy some gold or silver glitter spray paint, or some PVA glue and glitter, and get covering. ese are o en great to make with children because they don’t require any skill level – it can be glittery, messy fun and they’ll still look fantastic on your tree in amongst the branches. For a more sophisticated look then white spray paint on the ends can look like a light dusting of snow on your tree. Mantelpiece garlands & stair climbers ese are a fantastic way to bring some winter foliage inside your house. You can use pine or r branches, ivy, eucalyptus or any evergreen foliage you can nd in your garden. You’ll need some wire and some wire cutters, but you can pick these up easily from local cra shops or garden centres. You might choose fresh or dried Forage for Festive Black eld Flower Club next meeting takes place Tuesday 14th December for their Christmas Lunch and talk by Caroline Cooper. ey have a programme which will take them to February 2022 when the AGM will be held. Meetings take place at the Royal British Legion Club, Exbury Road, Black eld, SO45 1ZD. Please call Jan Gordon on: 023 8084 4835 for more information or visit: www.black eld owerclub. co.uk BLACKFIELD FLOWER CLUB