Herald - Issue 425

v GROW YOUR BUSINESS WITH THE HERALD v 23rd June 2022 • The HERALD • Page 49 ✿ DOWN THE GARDEN PATH ✿ 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 Fred Hurst 023 8084 2191 or 07761 467217 • Grass Cutting • Garden Clearance • Hedge Cutting • Fallen Trees Cleared • Mini Digger Hire with Operator • Property Clearance • Small Demolition • Tractor Flail Cutting FULLY INSURED v FREE QUOTATIONS All aspects of Gardening carried out by reliable gardener a Grass Cutting a Hedge Cutting a Border Maintenance, Pruning, Weeding a Treating of Fencing/Trellis/Outbuildings a Pressure Washing of Patios/Decking The Potty Gardener Contact Kev on 07585 115569 or 023 8084 8638 Telephone Richard 023 8084 9637 | Grass Cutting | Edges Trimmed | Hedge Trimming | PRESSURE WASHING OF DECKS, PATIOS & DRIVES | FENCE & SHEDS PAINTED QuickSmart Garden Services Professional & Reliable All Aspects of Garden Work Undertaken • Driveways • Paving • Artificial Grass • Turfing • Decking • Fencing • Hedge Cutting • Landscaping Hythe Garden Contractors Family company established 1977 For a free quotation please call 023 8084 3556 or 023 8084 0378 Centenary Visit to Furzey Gardens by Debbie Thorne, Foresters Flower Club e a ernoon of ursday 26th of May was kind to us and stayed warm and dry for a visit to Furzey Gardens (the Secret Garden of e New Forest). While we were waiting for our Guides, we peaked inside the original cottage with its well tended kitchen and ower garden. Outwardly a “chocolate box” cottage: inwardly a massive step back in time making us all appreciate our many home comforts of today! e tour followed a sturdy walk of (possibly) around 3 miles through beautiful gardens and meadows. Robins hopped amongst our feet adding to the magic of the place. ere are 40 exquisite fairy houses to nd and the occasional sculpture, including an owl within a tree trunk – which without glasses – could have been real, peeping out! e Chelsea Garden (Gold Medal) was beautiful, full of owers, including the Candelabra Primula Bartley species created locally. e “cottage” is fascinating and has glass leaves suspended from the ceiling – one leaf per person who worked on the Chelsea Garden. e whole exhibit was returned to Furzey to be enjoyed. Our group took the longer walk through the wild meadows. e decision not to mow the grass has revealed the most beautiful, exquisite orchids, which pop up everywhere and hadn’t been seen for years. As we crossed the new ‘Alpaca Bridge’ our group were delighted to be greeted by the resident alpacas, who wandered amongst them (this is apparently unknown)! e a ernoon nished in the tea room with a delicious cream tea (one of the best!) and we wandered through the fascinating gi shop, full of beauties handmade by students and more. Most of us le planning our next visit; it was such a joyful a ernoon. Next meeting is at Copythorne Parish Hall 7th July , 7.30pm: Demonstration: ‘A Touch of Vintage’ by Katie Baxter. For more details please call Debbie orne: 0776 9830752. Foresters Flower Club trip to Furzey Gardens HORTICULTURAL SHOW IS BACK Black eld Horticultural and Cra Show are pleased to announce that their show is returning this year. ey have been going since 1983 and have classes for Flowers, Fruit, Vegetables, Cra s, Photographs, Floral Art and Cookery, and children’s classes too, e shows started in 1983 at the Black eld Community Centre which used to be in the Village, then it moved to the Gang Warily Scout Hut in 1988, another move to Fawley Jubilee Hall in 1999, but in 2008 moved to e Royal British Legion, in Black eld (with one show in 2010 that took place in the old Esso Cinema at e Waterside Sport & Social Club). ey have been around a long time and grown over the years, have got bigger and bigger over the years and don’t think they would t in the community centre now even if it was still there. ey also have a great committee of local people that have made the show what it is and are grateful to all those people who gave their time and worked hard to put the show on each year, of course there is always room for more people on the committee and they would welcome anyone to join them, it’s always nice to get new ideas from new members, please message Dawn if you would like to join them on: 07825 908428. ey will be putting on the show on Saturday 13th August , at the Royal British Legion, in Black eld. Schedules will be sent out to people who have entered before and then other people can get a schedule at local shops or by phoning Dawn on: 07825 908428.