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b4 the tribune wednesday april m 1mz home garden -fe- r v ct i while many gar dens have their crop of split peas its a split maple that graces the front yard of blanche t and mervyn harper 346 glad park avenue that its still standing at all is in- ficative of the kind of care andatlentioo the harpers give- to their yard and garden and anything growing therein the tree developed a split mrs harper said and then mother nature assisted its development with a fierce storm soon after which rendered a huge slice in the trunk however while it would have probably become instant firewood in most places at the harper residence it was made intact again with some sealing material and stands tall once more the harpers didnt feel quite the same concern cor another tree though nor mourn its loss when the neighbor whose property it was on cut it down some of the trees branches hung over their back fence cutting off much of the light from their garden as well as shedding its share of leaves and twigs on the latter f im anxious to see how that part of the garden does this year when it gets that sun mrs harper said when the sun does come in it will hit rows of flowersthey have everything from daf fodils to skunk lillies planted as well as the garden in the corner there tomatoes climb the fence and cucum- bers and gourds run up the back of the garage or at least they will as soon as the ground gets a little dryer and warmer you cant rush the season mrs- harper says recalling snow as late as may before helping to show the flowers to their best advantage and add to the picture of the yard are neat formations of rocks a bird bath a bird feeder and even an old kitchen water pump providing the focal point for another display the harpers came to stouffville in 1973 following the ex propriation of their home in pickering by the federal government for its illfated airport project during that time mrs- harper said she most of it now- j between the two of been married 35 years mrs harper recalls it did the gardening but i do the spraying them theyve covered a and ive been gardening newlyweds take husband mervyn does she says lotofgroundasitwere- 33 years the way note space galore wally and brenda crowder 232 sunset boulevard stouffville required additional room for their growing family it was a case of move out or build on they decided to stay put and add on and theyre glad they did the extra space now complete provides separate bedrooms for daughters alison and amanda another shared by sons graham and adam plus a spare in case family relatives or friends decide to stay over da construction did the work we didnt want to move brenda told the tribune we like it here besides she said its difficult to find a five bedroom home that most families can afford at first they planned to add one large room plus a bath later they changed their minds and decided to make it two the project as major as it seemed didnt upset their lifestyle that much aside from a brief 2t sid landry 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