v GROW YOUR BUSINESS WITH THE HERALD v 30th March 2023 • The HERALD • Page 57 ✿ DOWN THE GARDEN PATH ✿ 07879 552227 www.crowngardensandlandscapes.co.uk info@crowngardensandlandscapes.co.uk A family run business with over 20 years experience. Our teams of professional, friendly and reliable Gardeners and Landscapers are passionate about gardening and landscaping to very high standards of presentation and quality workmanship. Garden Maintenance Leaf Clearance Spring Tidy Up Hedges Borders Weeds Pressure Washing Landscaping Design Patios Artificial Lawns Decking Fencing Garden Repairs Your specialist Landscape and Garden Maintenance service, based in Hythe. Here to support the design, creation and maintenance of your perfect and personal outdoor space. 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 Free Estimates u Fully Insured Who Says AGMs Are Boring? by Debbie Thorne, Foresters Flower Club 1st June – Demonstration by Jennifer ompson ‘Fish Go Deep’ All meetings at Copythorne Parish Hall, SO40 2NZ, 7.30 pm. or more information please call Debbie orne on: 07769 830752. As soon as the Hall doors were open, there was a rush of ladies, lling the show tables with the most beautiful spring arrangements – 20 in all! We combined our AGM with Show Night, to add interest, with as many people who are willing to share their designs and interpretations of the title: this year ‘Spring has Sprung’. A er the AGM, refreshments were served, and Members placed money against the arrangements – especially their favourite. Along with the sum of money and the judges - the chair and treasurer – we had a winner and a runner-up. ey were presented with a trophy each and keep this in pride of place for the next year. Well done to the exceptional designs by Jenny Mumford, and Chris Deamer! Jennie‘s design was a woodland, spring, design; gorgeous, spring owers, catkins, mimosa etc displayed around a lichen covered log. Chris did an Easter design. She placed pebbles in a glass vase lled with water, into which a twig was placed and (washed) eggshells were hung from the branches by twine. e eggshells were lled with tiny spring owers – narcissi, snowdrops, pussywillow, etc. e judges had a truly awful task as all the arrangements were beautiful! All monies raised (£100) will go to Romsey Young Carers –truly well-deserved cause! Our AGM invited ideas for the programme between 2024-2025; explained why our membership fee has had to rise to £40 per year (£3.60 per meeting), guest admission remains at £6 and is refunded if the guest decides to join as a member; we have an outing to Compton Acres (Poole) on the 4th May, due to local elections using the Hall - visitors are welcome - £25 for the day; we have 10 committee members, but would love to welcome more! Finally, with the ra e and a massive thank you to everyone who participated in the whole evening. Upcoming meetings: 1st April – Spring Workshop (£22) 6th April – Presentation by Christine Bennett ‘ e Some of the displays that were created at the AGM Lost Gardens of Heligan’. 4th May – Local Elections. Outing to Compton Acres. Beaulieu Horticultural Society will be holding their Spring Show on Saturday 1st April in Beaulieu Village Hall at 2.15pm. On Thursday 6th April, 7.30pm in Beaulieu Village Hall, Martyn Cox will give a talk on ‘ e Hidden World of Fruit’. Membership is £10 per annum (no additional charge for members at talks) for membership details please contact Lynne Hubbard on: 01590 612408 or email: lynnehbd@aol.com Visitors are welcome to the talks for £2. Beaulieu Horticultural Society
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