Page 56 • The HERALD • 20th April 2023 v THE HERALD - Proud to be part of your communityv 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 ✿ DOWN THE GARDEN PATH ✿ 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 BLACKFIELD FLOWER CLUB NEWS e members welcomed Carolyn Vanstone, Wessex and Jersey demonstrator from Southampton with a demonstration entitled ‘Cartoon Capers’. e rst design featured a wreath with various types of foliage already inserted. Red carnations and yellow chrysanthemums were added but this was not the nish because tall white ‘Snowstorm’ roses were placed around the wreath and then red and yellow pipe cleaners were attached to each rose in the shape of stick men and white pipe cleaners stick men followed. e design was placed on a turntable and a large Mickey Mouse toy completed this design with a musical excerpt. A large round container was used for this design lled with chicken wire instead of oral foam. Ivy, viburnam tinus and broom were inserted together with cream hyacinths and green and white parrot tulips. Tweetypie in a cage, a bunch of da odils and Felix the cat completed this design and music was played. An interpretation of Fred Flintstone came next. Carolyn had made a chariot for this design. Agra wool was used instead of oral foam. Orange leucospermums were added together with a few dark red germinis and some red germinis cut very short around the base. A Fred Flintstone toy completed the design and ‘Meet the Flintstones’ music was played. Two placements were used for this design. Conifer, pittisporum and viburnam tinus were inserted into the taller container together with mauve lisianthus, cream germinis and deep pink roses. Orange roses and cream germinis were placed in the smaller container. Two so toy dogs completed the design and music from the Lady and the Tramp lm was played. e last design featured Bugs Bunny. A tall cylindrical glass container was used. Black tie phormium leaves, palm leaves, draecena and pittisporum were inserted before adding mauve lisianthus, cream germinis, cream roses and a beautiful white cymbidium orchid. A Bugs Bunny toy and music completed the design. A thoroughly entertaining and di erent a ernoon. Everybody enjoyed Carolyn’s exuberant style of demonstrating. e next meeting on Tuesday 9th May will be a demonstration by Jennifer ompson ‘Fish go Deep’. Meetings take place on the second Tuesday of the month at the Fawley British Legion Club, Exbury Road, Black eld, SO45 1XD – please call Jan Gordon on 023 0884 4835 for more details. e Totton and District Gardeners Society recently held their Spring Show on Saturday 25th March at the ree Score Club in Totton. e build up to the show was a bit of a let-down for the Society as everyone’s da odils were either not up yet or were over - it is very hard to time the Spring Show! But yet again miraculously on the day they had a beautiful display of da odils which lled the air with their beautiful scent. ere were 88 entries in the da odil section alone, 60 entries in general owers and pot plants, 28 cookery entries and many more in the children and photography sections - the hall was packed with the colour of spring! Maggie Fulker won the Vera Blundell trophy for most points in oral art and Charlotte Bryant won both the Harold Blundell trophy for best exhibit in the da odil section and the Alan and Ann Stote trophy for the best bowl of tulips. Ray Wright won the Alliance cup for the most points in the da odil section and the Best Bloom Certi cate, Pat Rogers won the Spring Flower Shield for the most points in general owers and pot plants, the Chairman’s cup and Banksian medal for most points in the show. Charlie Rogers came 1st in the children’s class with Brennan and Meredith Painter coming second and third for their Monsters made from fruit and vegetables. Pat Rogers comments: “I would like to thank everyone who worked so hard on the day and the evening before setting up the show and everyone who entered; you are the ones that made the show without you we would not have one.” Looking ahead the Totton and District Gardeners Society are holding their Summer Show on Saturday 12th August. If you are interested in entering or being part of the show please visit: www.tottongardeners.org for information or phone the show co-ordinator on 02380865461. ey also have monthly meetings every second Wednesday of each month at the ree score club Totton. Totton and District Gardeners Society Hold Spring Show Some of the beautiful displays from the Spring Show Grasses to Enjoy in your Garden Woodlands Gardening Club meets on the second Tuesday of the month. Meetings start at 7.30pm at Netley Marsh Community Hall, Woodlands Road, Netley Marsh. On Saturday 13th May they will be holding their Annual Plant Sale at the Netley Marsh Community Hall from 10am until 2pm. Their next meeting takes place on Tuesday 13th June for a talk by Agnes Piaseczna titled ‘Grasses to enjoy in your garden’. Visitors are very welcome at £2.50; for more information about the club, call Susanna on: 023 8029 2953.
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