Herald - Issue 419

Page 48 • The HERALD • 17th February 2022 v SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL BUSINESSES 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 The next Herald is out on 10th March RPD Landscapes Building & Paving • Patios • Driveways • Fencing • Turfing • Brickwork • All Property Repairs Free Estimates 07707 390791 023 8007 0386 Gardening in February - Spring is in Sight Information from RHS is month there are signs of the approaching spring, with bulbs appearing and wildlife waking up as light levels and temperatures increase. ere’s plenty to do indoors this month to prepare for the season ahead. Outdoors, as the garden comes to life again, it’s time to prune shrubs and climbers, such as Wisteria as well as evergreen hedges. Top gardening jobs this month 1. Prepare vegetable seed beds, and sow some vegetables under cover. Knowing which vegetables to sow where, when and how means you can maintain constant supplies throughout the season. 2. Chit potato tubers. It’s important with earlies, and a good idea with maincrops, to ‘chit’ the seed potatoes before planting. This means allowing them to start sprouting shoots. 3. Protect blossom on apricots, nectarines and peaches. Most top fruit and soft fruit are very hardy but once they start into growth in spring, flowers and buds are especially vulnerable to frost and may need protection to crop well. 4. Net fruit and vegetable crops to keep the birds o . 5. Prune winter- owering shrubs that have nished owering. 6. Divide bulbs such as snowdrops, and plant those that need planting ‘in the green’. 7. Prune Wisteria. 8. Prune hardy evergreen hedges and renovate overgrown deciduous hedges. 9. Prune conservatory climbers such as bougainvillea. 10. Cut back deciduous grasses le uncut over the winter, remove dead grass from evergreen grasses. Over 50 members went along to the January meeting which was a workshop lead by Heather Borelli from Wiltshire. Heather took a selection of beautiful crepe paper owers including roses and chrysanthemums in a variety of stunning colours to inspire the members to make roses. Heather and a team of ower arrangers produced 3000 of these paper owers for the very colourful decoration above the nave at the Winchester Flower Festival last September. e owers can also be used for weddings and other events. All the materials were supplied and a er a demonstration by Heather, members set to work creating roses. At the end of the a ernoon some very colourful roses had been made. A very pleasant a ernoon with lots of chat and fun to brighten a winter day. e club meets the second Tuesday of the month at 2pm at the Royal British Legion Club, Exbury Road, Black eld, SO45 1XD. For more information, please call Jan Gordon on: 023 8084 4835. BLACKFIELD FLOWER CLUB