FRANS ROOZEN,. Technical Director of the Inter- national Flowerbulb Centre, presents Cullen Garden horticulturist Claudia Baun with an award on behaîf of Florascape, Canada's national landscape awards program. Looking on is Len Cullen, owner of Cullen Gardens. Free Press photo WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16,1987, PAGE 13 Culen Gardens wins top floralprize Florascape, Canada's national landscape awards program, has chosen Cullen Gardens in Whitby as grand prize winner. This new in- dustry award was sponsored by the International Flowerbulb Centre (IFBC), Hillegom, the Netherlan- ds, and the Canadian" Nursery Trades Association (CNTA). The prize in cludes a trip for two to Holland "and a tour of the Keukenhof,, the world-renowned showcases for bulb flowers. Cullen Gardens was established 20 years ago, when the land and fir- st log cabin were acquired. After 13 years of planning and building, the Gardens opened in 1980. It is now home to a variety of floral and other events through the year, par- ticularly a tulip festival in May, when nearly 70,000 bulbs flowers are in bloom. Florascape was created to recognize excellence in the use of flowering bulbs in landscape design designers and architects, the com- petition is meant to promote hor- ticulture to ail Canadians. Chess popularity down Michael Szilagyi of Whitby, vice president, of a regionai chess associatibn, is hoping to boltster membership with more senior and junior players. "lWe have seen a large turno ver in our junior ranks," says Szilagyi. "Many kids drop out because they don't wish to cope with the thinking process or background theoretical preparation." The association's "star" junior now is Ashburn's Matthew David- the Chess Federation of Canada's, national rating system. Szilagyi says. chess is a good competitive activity for seniors. The association is also looking for more women to participate.. Chess is stili fighting its image as a "rainy day" pastime only, says Ermanno* Mucignat, president of the association which stretches from Agincourt to Oshawa. HîELLO FARLLI Those long, lazy,- beautiful slow days of summer we have all been enjoying s0 rnuch have corne to an end. But the good news is that the return of Faîl also brings on new adventures and opportunities with the incredible variety, of hobbies one can take up. We can look forward to spending an evening or a Saturday engaged in lear- ning'new art or craft, improving. our physical and emotional well-being or ex- panding our appreciation of the World around us. STRESS MANAGEMENT THROUGH SELF AWARENSS It has been stated by ail the greatest thinkers of the human race that KNOWLEDGE 0F ONESELF is the "KEY to HEALTH, HAPPINESS, A,4if&O, Beginners of ail ages are welconie along wixn more advanced students. Versatile pianlst Iocated in the Pringle Creek area Is currently acceptlng new students. OClassical *Ragtime *Broadway *Movie Themes *Popular tunes *Improvisation SFor furiher in formation, please cail 668-0519. ~ Try making your own Wine & Beer we carry ail the supplies you need D &G' WNE MLTSHOPPE 'W185 THICKSON RD; NORTH'ë72391 ******. *rr*********************&****MALT**********9819**** 'Du Exclusi Fine Walk into the Olde Silver Quilt Shoppe in downtowi and you are immediately d The numerous pine she filled with boîts and boILt goods in beautiful country1 Browse through the lar tion of accessories and sujp find everything you need.j a joy to discover the array of custom and finish for sale, even some quilts. Jwntowll [ve toWhitby ýeed1e-arts rThimble And the Classes! Vera and n Whitby Maureen offer some forty classes in Ielighted. total - quilting, smocking, cross Ives are stitch and stenciling. Classes are sof yard available for the novice and the ex- prints. pert alike, some with Christmas ge selec- themes for gifts or Christmas plies and decorating. Better hurry though, And what. some of these courses are already¶ gorgeous filled 50 register soon. ied goods Where do you find ail this? At the lennonite Olde Silver Thimble Quilt Shoppe 119 Brock St. South, Whitby or cail 4:10-0297. This is a paid advertlsemefll. TRAINING " PERSONALIZEOS& " TAX DEDUCTIBLE " BUSINESS SOFTIA " CERTIFICATE & DI " JOB PLACEMENT " DA & EVENING C L eFINANCIAL ASSIS REGISTERED WITH THE MINSITRY 0F COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES ýSST AS T, SUI TE48 WHBY 'CHEDULES a TRAINING TAILOREDTO VOUR NEEDS TUITION - SMALL OR LARGE GROUPS VARE APPLICATIONS * GUEST SPEAKERS IPLOMA COURSES SERVICES ASSISTANCE LASSES a CONSULTING STANCE AVAILABLE e PROGRAMMING sSYSTEM MAINTENANCE & SUPPORT *WORD PROCESSING "MICRO-COMPUTER SPECIALISTS"O OFFCES I IETERS ~IfWAWHITBY MMÉP