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Pages THE HILLS HOMESTYLE Wednesday April Exterior landscaping May of this year will once again be declared National Garden Month in Canada and federal Agriculture Ministers Don has endorsed It saying I am particularly pleas ed to see that working for a clean environment is among the themes being promoted by the Canadian Garden Council Con of our national resources is critical to the long term health and quality of Cana dian life We all share a to ensure basic resources are available to pass on to future generations On the other hand the contnbu made to our environment are not the main reason Cana spend three billion dollars annually on exterior land scaping There are at least two others One is the aesthetic con which we come back to and the other is the of good landscaping to in crease substantially the value of the home it enhances and beautifies Welldesigned houses located on appropriately sized lots realize a 15 percent increase in home or selling price when landscaped cording to sources And on an average subdi lsion home the of dollars spent on plants and landscaping is to 200 percent compared to only about to percent for a similar in a new deck or patio Now the aesthetics On just what type of plants should you make your investment First and foremost if you are just beginn either with a new house or a resale consider shade first Deciduous trees such as ash ches most maples and lindens will e entually grow into large trees prowding major areas of shade for your garden and home Evergreens such as spruce and pine except the dwarf forms will do the same but the shade though usually of a lesser nature tree for tree than deciduous types will be present in the winter as well Smaller trees on the otter hand will pro vide more confined areas of shade Trees in this category are Ivory Silk tree lilac amur maple and crab apples The Canadian Garden Council advises that for all planting you II do during Na tional Garden Month your local garden centre or professional 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