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C1 THE OAKVILLE BEAVER Wednesday February 2, 2000 Homes & Gardens An Oakville Beaver Feature To reach this section call 845-3824 Fax:337-5567 TO W e b s ite s c a n h e l p g a r d e n e r s g e t r e a d y s p r i n g p l a n t i n g s C Mason Hogue Gardens has a 50-page atalogues are aiming, well before the `Canada Blooms Show', from catalogue of perennials and annuals, most March 22nd-26th. This makes it ly grown at their nursery near Uxbridge. The possible to obtain a catalogue, go through it nursery is noted for its show and test and select plants of interest Take the list to gardens, free seminars and workshops `Blooms' and see your choices flowering offered on hanging baskets, alpine and for the show. Plans that really take your perennial container and other subjects. fancy are best ordered before `Blooms' as Maijorie Hogue, one of the owners, is a they may be out of stock that late in the speaker at most garden shows and will on stage at `Blooms'. The nurseiy will also ordering season. have an exhibit there. Their website is www.masonhogue.com or phone/fax: (905)649-3532. Lost Horizons is a relatively new nurs ery owned by Larry Davidson on Hwy. 7, two km west of Acton. The business began as a Landscape Design and Construction Company and the nursery was added to provide suitable and rare plants. They now list over 1,200 perennials and still design and construct gardens. Their catalogue is well laid out. Their website is www.eridani.com/losthorizons e-mail: losthor@stn.net or phone: (519) 853-3085. With not enough space for a compari son of so many plants and as both cata logues had a separate section for hardy geraniums, these were used for a compari son. If you read an article on hardy gerani ums and decided to use some in the garden. how would you select them? Both cata logues are in black and white text with no illustrations. For photos and additional descriptions, JohnValleau's Perennial Gardening Guide was used. 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