Herald - Issue 423

Page 48 • The HERALD • 12th May 2022 v SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL BUSINESSES v Innovators in Metal Quality Iron Works Guaranteed. Small and large jobs undertaken, from gates and railings to weathervanes & curtain poles. Call Nathan on 07500 016546 customerservices@phoenixironworks.co.uk www.phoenixironworks.co.uk Unit B, Brokenford Business Centre, Brokenford Lane, Totton, Southampton, SO40 9LZ | DOWN THE GARDEN PATH | RPD Landscapes Building & Paving • Patios • Driveways • Fencing • Turfing • Brickwork • All Property Repairs Free Estimates 07707 390791 023 8007 0386 Send your local news to The Editor, The Herald, 2 High Street, Hythe SO45 6AH Lymington Open Gardens 2022 Lymington Open Gardens is taking place Sunday 29th May 2pm to 6pm featuring 14 gardens including four new ones, ranging from small courtyard gardens to long established gardens. On the High Street there is one of Lymington’s original town gardens while, nearby, another o ers an oasis of calm. Some gardens have been speci cally designed, one as a sensory garden, another featuring gravel to counter a high water table. Other gardens feature raised beds and themed fairy gardens for the grandchildren, vegetable plots, and experiments in advanced composting techniques, chickens, as well as ponds, pergolas and patios in varying styles. In one garden you can see what may be the oldest plane tree in England, whilst another features a magni cent Scarlet Oak. Whether you are a plants-person or are interested in garden design and layout, go along and celebrate the beauty of the English garden. e garden owners will be on hand to answer your questions. Admission is by programme, costing £7.50 per adult, obtainable from the St Barbe museum shop or from any participating garden on the day. Teas with home- made cakes and plant stalls will be available. Organised by the Friends of St Barbe Museum + Art Gallery, all the pro ts will support the museum and its outreach activities. For more information please visit: www.stbarbe- museum.org.uk/whats-on/events/community-events Lymington Open Gardens is on Sunday 29th May Orchids – Wild and Beautiful Bartley Horticultural Society next meeting will take place Thursday 19th May at 7.30pm, for a talk by Peter Ashburn titled ‘Orchids - Wild and Beautiful’. On Wednesday 22nd June they are planning a visit - arrangements to be con rmed. Followed on Thursday 21st July for talk by Martin Young titled ‘Make a Butter y Garden’. Meetings take place on the third ursday of the month at Copythorne Parish Hall, Pollards Moor Road, Copythorne SO40 2NT at 7.30pm. New members and visitors are always welcome. Visitors fee applies. For more information you can write to them at: Mavis Cottage, Pollards Moor Road, Copythorne, SO40 2NZ or call: 07789 352505.