20th April 2023 • The HERALD • Page 55 v SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL SPECIALISTS v ✿ 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 RYAN FENCING Quality Fencing & Gates 07769 706516 • 023 8084 1203 www.ryan-fencing.co.uk • Find us on Facebook BEAULIEU HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY On 21st March Beaulieu Horticultural Society members enjoyed a most interesting talk by Mike Read entitled “Nature of the Vercors - a secret corner of France”. Mike is a very accomplished landscape and wildlife photographer. For many years he has been leading specialist wildlife tours to the Vercors, a beautiful, little known or visited area in south east France. Lying near to Grenoble in the departments of Isere and Drome, the Vercors is a most scenic area of dramatic limestone mountains, plateaux and hidden valleys and home to a wonderful variety of ora and fauna. In his talk Mike took members on a recap of several of his early summer or autumn tours, showing how his skilful photography captured the beauty and variety of the owers, birds, butter ies and animals of this unique area. e Vercors is one of the three principle wild Orchid hotspots in mainland Europe and Mike estimates that in June he normally sees 30-35 species of Orchid. His stunning photos captured the intricate beauty and variety of these special plants in their natural habitats. Together with pictures of wild landscapes, many owers, birds and butter ies, the audience was treated to an ‘armchair wildlife tour’ of an ‘o the beaten track’ part of France. It was a welcome bit of escapism from a cold, rainy March in England! On Saturday 1st April, Beaulieu Horticultural Society held its Spring Show in Beaulieu Village Hall. In spite of the endless cold, wet weather gardeners endured in March, the hall was lled with the upli ing scents and colours of the spring owers on display. Although Pleydell - Bouverie Cup for best oral arrangement to Liz Coppack. Future events are: Saturday 13th May, 11am at East Boldre Village Hall for a Plant Sale and Co ee Morning. Tuesday 16th May, 7.30pm at East Boldre Village Hall for a talk ‘Drought Resistant Gardens’ by Janette Merilion. Annual membership is £10. Visitors are welcome to the talks for £2. For more information please contact Lynne Hubbard: 01590 612408 Mike Read there were more exhibitors than last year, there were fewer exhibits, possibly a result of the atrocious weather battering their gardens in recent weeks. e judge was very complimentary on the quality of the exhibits and awarded the following cups. Lady Montagu Cup for most points for owers to Stephen Bishop. Lady Dent Cup for a collection of owers to Stephen Bartley Horticultural Society will be holding their Annual Plant Sale on Saturday 13th May. eir next meeting will be on Thursday 18th May for a talk by Gillian Taylor titled ‘For the Love of Roses’. en on Thursday 15th June they are planning a visit - arrangements to be con rmed. On Thursday 20th July for a talk by Martyn Cox titled ‘Clever Ways To Grow Vegetables’. Meetings take place on the third Thursday 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, call: 07789 352505 or visit their website: www. bartleyhs.org.uk For the Love of Roses A Plant Sale in aid of Cancer Research UK is taking place at Carlo’s Tea Rooms, West Wellow on Sunday 14th May, 9am to 3pm. ere will be bedding plants etc available to buy, cash or cheques only please. Plant Sale in West Wellow Bishop. Evelyn Holt Cup for the best pot plant to Kit Layman. O’Donnell Cup for best single ower exhibit to Hollie Scott.
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