Page 52 • The HERALD • 11th May 2023 v SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL SPECIALISTS v ✿ DOWN THE GARDEN PATH ✿ HYTHE FLOWER CLUB On ursday 13th April the Flower Club held its AGM. e meeting was well attended and started with tea and co ee accompanied by chocolate apjacks and shortbread. e business was concluded swi ly with reports from the Chairman and treasurer. Member numbers were down from the pre-Covid times but all agreed the club was going forward in the right manner. A er questions and answers they had a most enjoyable talk on Furzey Gardens near Minstead. Set up to train young adults with learning di culties the slides showed them how capable these young people became. ey had opportunities to purchase plants and wooden troughs and implements. It was agreed by those who had never visited that the grounds looked beautiful with lots of trees and shrubs. eir next meeting is Thursday 11th May when Gill Homer demonstrates ‘Creative Containers’ June is entitled ‘Dabbling in Daydreams’ and July ‘Reuse and Recycle’. ey meet on the 2nd Thursday of the month except August at Hythe and Dibden Parish Hall, West Street, Hythe. 6.45pm for 7.30pm. One years membership is £36 (for 11 meetings). Good value for an evenings entertainment (probably less than a cup of co ee). Go along and visit their friendly inclusive Flower Club, you will receive a warm welcome. produced some pretty designs. Non also showed ways of making attractive bows. An enjoyable and social a ernoon. Meetings are held at the Royal British Legion Club, Exbury Road, Black eld, SO45 1XD – visitors welcome, please contact Jan Gordon on 023 8084 4835 for more details. Members went along to the April meeting to create buttonholes and bows. Non Young who is a member but has a oristry background had volunteered to show members how to wire the leaves and owers. Flowers were provided including orchids, roses and carnations plus ivy leaves and other small leaves. Members set to work creating their buttonholes and Blackfield Flower Club 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. eir 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. Everyyear theNationalGarden Scheme (NGS) gives visitors unique access to over 3,500 exceptional private gardens in England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Guernsey, and raises impressive amounts of money for nursing and health charities through admissions, teas and cake. Hampshire NGS guides are available at e Herald O ce, there are a lot of gardens open across the county over the coming months. Pop into e Herald O ce to grab a guide or visit the NGS website for more information: ngs.org.uk National Open Gardens Scheme 2023 National Garden Scheme Booklets
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