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C8 THE OAKVILLE BEAVER Wednesday October 4 ,20Q Homes & Gardens An O akville B eaver Feature To reach this section call 845-3824 Fax:337-5567 Summer season extended It is hard to believe that annu als are still flowering so profuse ly as if they have a second wind. Many roses are re-blooming and even the old-fashioned raspber ries are ripening fall fruit. In Your Garden The flower carpet roses in the garden are covered with pink, red and white flowers accented ornaments aided by the local by shiny new foliage. people, volunteers and student The hospital garden is a pic workers. Their work has reduced ture after the recent renovations the drug and other crimes in the by members o f the Oakville area and made it more livable. Horticultural Society. Several 4 A new set of garden tools ft.x4ft. x 3ft. high areas and a shown at the GWAA symposium semi-automatic watering system were called Hydro Tools as they were installed, some of the operate on water flow and pres morning glory plants seeded sure. There are several models about six weeks ago are six feet with varying lengths and nozzle up the steel rods of the fence and diameters. The tool is a 3/4 in. have some small flowers. Next pipe shaped like a hollow walk spring we will tie a nylon net to ing stick with a control valve and the fence and plant morning a handle. At the base a 2 in. or 3 glory seeds close together to in. sleeve is fixed to the pipe form a colourful wall behind the tapered to the nozzle. The tool is south side of the garden. The hooked up to a hose, the valve is main attraction now are two var opened and the ground is moist iegated nasturtium plants in one ened. the nozzle is set on the of the new raised beds. In a short ground with a trickle of water time, the red and yellow plants which wets the soil and the pipe have grown to about 30 in. in follows the flow. It makes a 2 in. diameter hanging over the sides or 3 in. hole or if the handle is showing off their green and moved in a circle, the hole is white foliage and flowers. They look like garden ing magazine photos. Behind them is a species clematis with its fluffy seed heads balancing the mass of the nas turtium clumps. In another area, the Pink Panda strawberry D ecorate your h o m e indoors and out plants, one of the w ith these traditional fall favourites. early introduc C h o o se from a variety o f festive tions by Bloom of ornam ents, such as scarecrows, c o m Bressingham stalks, indian c o m , straw bales and about 20 years pum pkins. A lso available are a wide ago, are sending variety o f gourds, decorative squash, out runners into m ini-straw bales, w heat bunches, our waiting pots. grape v in e and m any more. They will root and give us many new Pi'OhHfi'ltiiP if plants for next year. Blooms C h oose from a P rivet/ Fro* have introduced a variety o f sizes new flowering perfect for decorating, strawberry this carving or baking. e^A year called fragaria `Red Ruby' to join their 30G fr & w B i d e odd plant stable. C reate an attractive fall display. Yoder, the major C an also be used to ch ry sa n th e m u m overw inter your garden. producer and Ecke, the poinsettia giant, have formed a compa C or*- C h d kt ny called Flower A traditional Fields, that has favourite to add to 300 annuals and your Fall decor. perennials under their brand name. Brand name plants are here! Last month we attended the Garden Writers of America sympo C o p *% sium in A dd colourful indian Philadelphia. We c o m to your wreaths, flew from baskets and fall crafts. Hamilton and were surprised at the growth of the C c A P e c P O to ? airport. West Jet W hether for a hostess gift or to decorate also flies from your hom e, you'll find (_| t)A there and have a great selection o f ^ several wickets. scarecrows from q f f We first visited 3 " to 5' tall. OurJRegular Prices Heritage Fordham Farm, the famous home of Burpee Seeds for many years. They were noted for the first white marigold and their test beds show the future is bright. Another visit was to the Village of Arts and Humanity which is in the heart of n o r t h Philadelphia, one of the city's most impoverished areas. The Village is a private non profit community based group revi talizing the neigh bourhood of 10,000 families and 260 square blocks. They clean up the lots after the derelict homes are removed. They plant gardens, paint pictures on the walls, build statues and garden JOHN SIMKINS larger. When the hole is deep enough (54 in.), posts may be set in or bulbs planted or the tool can be moved a few inches to enlarge the hole for a plant or shrub. A Canadian distributor is Rittenhouse Tools in St. Catharines. Phone 684-8122 ore e m a i l : sales @mkrittenhouse.com Turtle Turf had a booth at the show. They have a grass that looks as good as, but grows half as fast as regular grass. It requires half the fertilizer and half the cutting. I have a sample and will use it this fall. For more information check out their inter net site: www.turtleturfxom My e-mail: jsimkins@tap.net G O M O D ER N : The curved and contoured fronts in this suite by Concordia Furniture Ltd. of Montreal, are accented with an illuminated mirror, headboard, night-stands and armoire for an original contemporary design. The satin maple finish provides a warm and refined look. This grouping was a category award winner in the Trillium 200 furnitun design competition sponsored by the Ontario Furniture M anufacturers Association. International Home Show runs through weekend The International Home Show, that runs from Oct. 6-9th is offering an array of new products to examine, whether you're in the market to buy or build a new home or reno vating your existing space. Over 400 home specialists will take over 250,000 sq. ft. at the International Centre, including Royal Homes, which is building and completely decorating a model bungalow home on Dream Home Street. The home will be fully landscaped and new homebuilders will be touting their latest offerings. For those interested in the latest in home technology and automation, there's The HighTech Home Pavilion. The International Centre is located at 6900 Airport Rd. at Derry Road. Show hours are Fri. Oct. 6th and Sat. Oct. 7th: 10 a.m.-9 p.m. and Sun. Oct. 8th Mon. Oct. 9th: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Parking is free with admission. Admission is $9 for adults and $6 seniors and youths (9-18 years), under 9 are admitted free. There's also Mini-Skool Childcare on site. 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