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"I can't remember a time when I wasn't gardening," she admits. I started as a child in my mother's gar- den, and I remember loving it even then." Over the years, she has pol- ished her skills through courses at the University of Guelph and the Royal Botanical Gardens, as well as working as a florist during her uni- versity years. Liza believes that in order for gar- dening advice to be effective, it has to be luilor-made for the individual garden. "l believe people aren't being served well by traditional gar- dening columns." she suggests. "While they may be excellent. they are really too general for the novice. and leave many people battled and gardening consultant, and author of this regular feature. Liza is a busy mother of two young children who also runs her own garden design business called The Secret Garden. She thinks of herself as the "Ann Landers of landscaping", offering advice to people who want to do it themselves, but lack knowledge and confidence. Although Liza officially launched her business in March, she has been in the garden design business for many years, building up clients from London to Ottawa by word of mouth. If you recognize yourself, take heart. Help is on the way. Beginning in today's issue of the Beaver, you‘ll find a new column dedicated to help- ing you ease your garden woes. _1\Ew column deals with landscaping probidms Meet 1 C 133 . Fall Closings . Spring Opcnlng: o Wuhy Vacuum Service . Pumps. Filter, Hutu . Um: q Leak Donation o All New": BLUE HAWAII POOL SERVICE HOME ENERGY IMPROVEMENT TIPS YOU CAN REWIND. FREEZE FRAME AND FAST FORWARD. Ink you move confused than when you started’ The Solution how you can make RENOVATION ZONE ONE Energy Priorities Inluluing Basement Guano": and Attics How To" Videos! Let Jon Eakos. "Mr Chips" demonstrate ‘vor try to tackle a pronect but reading the instruction manual COMPLETE POOL SERVICE ac your garden woes. iza Drozdov. our resident consultant. and author of 2350 Tumour Rd 257-3461 2247 Maiden tyf,Afiss_itsiytga traditional gur- she suggests, excellent. they Call Today 823-6558 Compact Roofs your home more enevgy efficient RENOVATION ZONE TWO Basement lmoriovs Insulating lnsuIatmg Insulating Walls Extonov and Borrow these and other video. FREE today! A /C" - - \\‘ I 'ct lt! You Ir new ' , new mower l / Poll' roman, W I v a r a desi SI The completed design will explain the various needs of the gar- den, including soil conditions. loca- tion. protection and pruning. The lat- ter, she adds, is particularly impor- tant , and one area that is often neglected by novice gardeners. "I have tried to gear my service toward the middle ground. for peo- ple who can't handle the expense of a landscape architect, but need more specific guidance than a garden cen- tre along photos of their home and gar- den. Liza then follows up with a phone call and discusses the home- owner's likes, dislikes and priorities. A computer-generated design is then produced, with labelling based on the information given and the home- owner's choices of materials. Her business operates in a similar vein. Clients are asked to fill out a detailed questionnaire and send Lirp's column proposes to tackle individual gardening problems head- on. Readers are encouraged to send in a photo of their house, along with their questions. and she will respond with her design suggestions. but dying LIZA onosoov sod.They instead want to know how to beautify their home to live in it, to improve the neighbourhood, or to sell. They need to know what to plant, what will grow, where to put the tlowerbeds, whether to move the front walk, or how to cope with overgrown old foundation plant- mas." The 1n n OI h either the fr ml Balartmngyour RENOVATION ZONE THREE Healing Projects Condonuuon and Frost Ventilaucn and Heating System 50 [in kl 1w daysa M full t mple 11 toe te the way ofa garden yet, Our bud- get only allows us to begin work on theft-out yam this year. We have heavy clay soil and a southern exposure. Apart from putting a flower bed under thefront window, we're not sure what to do. We feel the house needs softening, and we aspire to the romantic "English Garden" look. What do you sue- Q. We recently purcltased ft new home, and ax you can see from the photo, there is nothing in the way ofa garden yet, Our bud.. A. Your house as it appears now is a pretty far cry from what most of us imagine as the romantic t lush English garden, but don't despair. You are in fact very fortunate to be able to begin with a 'blank slate' and not have to first repair other people's errors before proceeding with your own vision. But you will have to be patient. Once you‘ve made up your landscape plan, you will first have to amend your soil before you plant. Clay soil holds moisture well. but it needs air and organic material incorporated into it too allow plant and root growth. Your exposure is excellent and pro- vides ample sun for any perennials gest Pedect for smooth or textured ceilings, Spaner resistant Easy apply Water clean-up (#1370) LATEX CEILING FLAT New home poses some challenges caies=kit---z-x-e--.cc-ss'ttea'a'" e OUR VERY BEST i,lEitiBiilltiiiiti tr EXTERIOR Ili-viii';)'??';";,",;,?"))),!,,,; y.15,,,2,,,f,,?eI?lill",?)jl.lhl VENETIAN BLINDS CUSTOM l" ALUMINUM * Compared to St Uair's my: Sale Price on Pearltone and Professional Paints. 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