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1 Est. 45 years of Titchfield Spring & Summer 2018 Page 3. Spring / Summer Events Page 9. Garden Design Page 8. Plantscaping Page 11. Outdoor Entertaining WIN A FIREPIT! page 6 SPECIAL OFFERS pages 4/5/14/15

Comment from the top Norman Hambrook M.D.

lifestyle, improving your fitness and wellbeing can be achieved through

Being in your garden pottering about not only helps to reduce stress

The Royal Horticultural Society recently undertook a survey and

Wellbeing It s good news even if gardening is not your passion, as

well proven to have a positive impact on our mental wellbeing.

generally inclement, as a nation we are embracing the Mediterranean al

Outdoor entertaining is still a key trend for 2018 with many of us

sophisticated pergolas and verandas are all gaining popularity.

gardens, although to my mind this has been on the garden radar for some

This apparently means that greenhouses are making a comeback, but I have

Artificial grass continues to grow in popularity because of its natural

Spring / Summer at Hambrooks of Titchfield 2 3 Events 8 th March - The

2 Comment from the top Norman Hambrook M.D. Gardens are the answer Did you know that aiming for a healthier lifestyle, improving your fitness and wellbeing can be achieved through your garden? Being in your garden pottering about not only helps to reduce stress levels it also helps to reduce the risk of other chronic diseases. The Royal Horticultural Society recently undertook a survey and discovered that 80% of gardeners say it helps them to keep fit. Wellbeing It s good news even if gardening is not your passion, as sitting out and connecting with nature amongst plants and greenery is well proven to have a positive impact on our mental wellbeing. So, all you need for feeling good in 2018 is out there in the garden waiting for you. Furthermore, using your gardens for social events and family gatherings is becoming ever more popular. Outdoor entertaining Despite the fact that the weather in the UK is generally inclement, as a nation we are embracing the Mediterranean al fresco lifestyle. Outdoor entertaining is still a key trend for 2018 with many of us looking for gardens that incorporate dedicated areas to entertain and relax in. Sunken firepits, outdoor kitchens and pizza ovens, increasingly sophisticated pergolas and verandas are all gaining popularity. We find most of our clients asking us for these must have items when we are redesigning their garden. Other Key Trends Other key trends include encouraging wildlife into our gardens, although to my mind this has been on the garden radar for some years now, and the same for the trend to grow and produce our own food. This apparently means that greenhouses are making a comeback, but I have yet to see this. Artificial grass continues to grow in popularity because of its natural look and feel and the fact it suits low maintenance gardens. Spring / Summer at Hambrooks of Titchfield 2 3 Events 8 th March - The Big Tea Cosy Join us for a cup of tea & cake and help us to raise funds for the Breast Cancer Haven Titchfield 10am -2pm 11th March - Mother s Day Treat your Mother to a beautiful & colourful plant 26 th March - 1 st April - Easter Egg Hunt Win a prize by guessing how many Easter Bunnies are hiding in our Show Gardens 1 st - 30 th June Hambrooks Rose Festival Free competition win a rose arbour 24 th June - National Garden Scheme Mid Summer Fete, music, refreshments and themed Show Gardens Would you like to hold your own Event here? Talk to Frankie on Mother s Day Sunday 11 th March this year make it Special!

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Sponsorships We strongly feel that businesses and charities can work together to find common causes that not only benefit the local community, but also help to raise awareness on issues that are of

Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife We are a Corporate Supporter of the HIWWT and when we designed sixteen new Show Gardens at our centre in Titchfield, we wanted to include a wildlife garden to help

With the help and guidance of The Hampshire Wildlife Trust we achieved our goal and became the first business in Hampshire to receive a Wildlife Garden Award.

We are dedicating one of our Show Gardens to the charity and it is all in pink! We are helping to raise funds for this amazing local charity that supports anyone who is affected by breast cancer.

Please do check our website and Social Media as we will be holding further events during the year.

While anyone can visit our Show Gardens in Titchfield any time we use the opportunity to encourage donations to the scheme that supports so many charities including Parkinson s UK, Marie Curie and

7 Sponsorships We strongly feel that businesses and charities can work together to find common causes that not only benefit the local community, but also help to raise awareness on issues that are of national and global importance. Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife We are a Corporate Supporter of the HIWWT and when we designed sixteen new Show Gardens at our centre in Titchfield, we wanted to include a wildlife garden to help raise awareness of their ecological importance. With the help and guidance of The Hampshire Wildlife Trust we achieved our goal and became the first business in Hampshire to receive a Wildlife Garden Award. As both parties have a natural bond through nature and plants it is a great partnership. Breast Cancer Haven Titchfield We do hope you will join us for The Big Tea Cosy on the 8th March. We are dedicating one of our Show Gardens to the charity and it is all in pink! We are helping to raise funds for this amazing local charity that supports anyone who is affected by breast cancer. The Centre offers counsellors, therapists and health professionals for emotional, practical and physical support free of charge and relies solely on fund raising events to keep the Centre going. Please do check our website and Social Media as we will be holding further events during the year. National Garden Scheme For some years now we have supported the National Gardening Scheme (NGS) in its worthwhile scheme to encourage people to open their gardens to the public. While anyone can visit our Show Gardens in Titchfield any time we use the opportunity to encourage donations to the scheme that supports so many charities including Parkinson s UK, Marie Curie and the National Autistic Society. The NGS was founded in 1927 off the back of an organisation championed by Florence Nightingale and Queen Victoria that supported district nurses for local communities. In the first year, more than 600 gardens opened, charging a shilling for entrance, which raised over 8k. See our EVENTS page for details. British Legion This year marks the 100th year Anniversary of the end of the First World War. The British Legion is launching a special WW1 Centenary called The Silent Soldier featuring life-size silhouettes than can be sponsored by businesses and local organisations. The silhouettes symbolise Tommy returning home silently from the war and for those who didn t get to come home. We are dedicating one of our Show Gardens to this Centenary and will be holding a special fundraising Event in the early autumn. Details to follow in our Autumn & Winter Magazine. Take a Walk on the Wild side Do you know there are approximately 15 million gardens in the UK? This means if we all made a few simple changes to our outdoor spaces to make them more wildlife friendly, we would have a wonderful opportunity to make a big difference to our local biodiversity. Many of us believe it is a complicated process and perhaps would not fit in with our ideas of what we want our gardens to look like. By just adding a couple of extra features you can still do your bit to encourage the appearance of not only bees, birds, butterflies, ladybirds and dragonflies, but also small mammals such as hedgehogs. Take a look around your garden and see how you might adapt what you already have to make it more wildlife friendly. One of the best features for supporting wildlife is a well-maintained pond, which is a haven for birds, insects, small animals and plants. However, if you don t have the space for installing a pond, even a small water feature will help. Have you thought of buying of nectar rich plants and shrubs that attract birds and bees? Find out about shrubs that bear berries during the winter months and choose perennials such as sedum and yarrow that carry seed heads after flowering as these can provide a vital food source for birds and insects. Fed up with slugs and snails eating your tender young plants? Make your garden hedgehog friendly and you never need worry again! Hedgehogs, as their names suggests, live mostly in hedges, and in the last decade their numbers have dropped by an all time low of 25%. There are a number of reasons for this including the fact we tend to put up fences rather than grow hedges in our gardens. If you have fences then cut a small hole in the bottom of the fence so hedgehogs can travel more easily in their hunt for food. Go on take a walk on the wildside! 12 13

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