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. Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, May 8, 2002 - 9 Spring wildflower jaunt in Ganaraska Forest on Mother's Day CAMPBELLCROFT-The Ganaraska Region Conservation Authority (GRCA) invites you to a Mother's Day Wildflower Walk on Sunday, May 12, 2002 from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. in the Ganaraska Forest. Take in the fresh spring air on a guided walk through the Forest Centre's hardwood forest. forest. What better way to welcome welcome the long awaited season than with a walk in the Ganaraska Forest, full of the sweet smells of spring wild- flowers and the sounds of returning songbirds. Mothers will be the focus as well as identifying spring flowers such as bloodroot, trillium, trout lily, wild ginger and marsh marigold. You will also be enlightened on the history of the Ganaraska Forest. To register for this leisurely leisurely jaunt in the forest, please phone the Ganaraska Forest Centre at 905-797-2721 or email gfc@eagle.ca. This event is open to the public and by A. Anderson, there is no admission charge. Pre-registration is required and appreciated. The Ganaraska Forest Centre is located about 20 minutes from Port Hope and Orono. If you're travelling from the west, exit Hwy. 115 and travel east about 10 km on County Road 9. Turn left at the Cold Springs Camp Road sign and proceed 4 km to the forest. From the east, travel west offHwy. 28 onto County Road 9 and proceed about 2 km west of Elizabethville. Turn right at Cold Springs Camp Road into the forest. Meet at the gatehouse. stop Heart Disease and Stroke! HEART AND STROKE FOUNDATION OF ONTARIO Support the Heart and Stroke Foundation. S Orono Country Caîe 2 V? Full Menu 3 \ \ vv _ «3 ft ® Main Street., Orono, Ontario • 983-9009 Dandelions are a clue to soil type Do you have acid soil or alkaline soil? The 'PIT of the soil determines, in part, what nutrients plants can take from the soil. For instance, plants absorb iron readily in acidic soils, but have trouble absorbing molybdenum. Some plants, such as blueberries blueberries and rhododendrons, must have acid soil to grow. The alkalinity of a soil also determines what nutrients plants can absorb. Plants absorb potassium more readily in alkaline soils, but not manganese. Some plants such as dianthus, thrive in alkaline soils, but most garden garden plants prefer a neutral PI-1, or a slightly acidic one. Sulphur tends to increase a soil's acidity. Lime and wood ashes tend to increase a soil's alkalinity. If you grow dandelions, you likely have alkaline soil, j If you can grow blueberries or rhododendrons, you will have an acid soil. -submitted by the Orono Horticultural Society Business Telephones Sales & Service Phones R Us INC. Toronto: 416-715-5427 Peterborough: 705-657-2900 Fax: 705-657-2404 E-mail: dreed@ptbo.igs.net David G. Reed ANNOUNCING EXTENDED HOURS FOR YOUR SHOPPING CONVENIENCE DURHAM Films' county CO-0 5968 CO-OP ROAD, ORONO, ONTARIO LOB IMO at Hwy. 115 and Taunton Road 905-983-9134 EVERYONE IS WELCOME TO SHOP CO-OP FOR see EQUINE SUPPLIES LAWN AND GARDEN BEDDING PLANTS FOOTWEAR PET SUPPLIES ...AND MORE. SERVING THE NEEDS OF BOTH TOWN AND COUNTRY SINCE IMS HOURS: Monday thru Thursday 8 am - 5 pm NEW HOURS -- Friday 8 am-7 pm Saturday 8 am - 4 pro STARTING MA Y ltf h until JUNE 28 th