Page 56 • The HERALD • 30th March 2023 v THE HERALD - Proud to be part of your communityv ✿ DOWN THE GARDEN PATH ✿ 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 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 Hythe Flower Club News On Thursday 9th March Hythe Flower Club welcomed Alison Finch from Dorset for a demonstration entitled ‘Toy Stories’. All designs depicted toys from Socrates to the present day. It was to the seaside rst with bucket and spade in hand. In 1871 the bank holiday act was passed meaning everyone could take a break away o en by train. e arrangement in a child’s metal bucket had fatsia leaves, yellow Carnations (sand) and dried blue statys (sea). Two matching arrangements were set in front of a representation of a beach hut. In 1968 ‘Hot Wheels’ were manufactured and they were treated to a very colourful arrangement. Featuring phormium leaves, Rubus tricoulor, red Chrysanthemums, deep pink Canna lilies with medilino sticks - a striking design. Amazingly the next toy was mentioned in the writings of Socrates as a form of exercise. In Victorian times boys had metal hoops but girls had wooden. Now days it’s plastic ‘Hula Hoops’, which are still used for exercise. A cascade of hoops made a dramatic display. Using Acacia, Ivy, Hebe as a base Alison added beautiful lilac Roses, yellow Carnations, pink Stocks and Clematis. One arrangement at the top and a larger one at the bottom of the cascade. ‘Lego’ was designed in Denmark in 1958. ( e English translation of Lego is play well). Phormium leaves and seed heads arranged vertically with a Cymbidium orchid in yellow and deep red Chrysanthemums. Small heads of hellebore were at the base. To conclude they were shown a frame of pink ribbons and organza. It could only be ‘Barbie’!! Designed in 1958 and introduced to a toy fayre in New York in 1959. Fatsia leaves, Pittosporum, Sinecio, pink Antirrhinum, white Dendrobium orchids, pink spray Roses and Hellebores made a delightful design. A smaller version accompanied the principal arrangement. Alison Finch’s designs were lovely and all accompanied by clever props which added to the stories. Hythe Flower Club meet at Hythe and Dibden Parish Hall every second Thursday evening. 6.45pm for 7pm. Visitors are always warmly welcomed. CONTAINER PLANTING Bartley Horticultural Society’s next meeting is on Thursday 20th April for a practical evening – Container Planting. On Saturday 13th May they will be holding their Annual Plant Sale. eir next meeting will be on Thursday 18th May for a talk by Gillian Taylor titled ‘For the Love of Roses’. Meetings take place on the third Thursday of the month at Copythorne Parish Hall, Pollards Moor Road, Copythorne SO40 2NT at 7.30pm. Newmembers 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, call: 07789 352505 or visit their website: www.bartleyhs. org.uk
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