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su ins gue means spring has sprung earth week finally brought some springlike weather and many of us were able to rake away win ters debris and exclaim over little plants popping up in our gardens time to get the composter or compost pile working again garbage piled during the winter will break down quickly as the temperature warms up in a small garden it may be difficult to bide the com posting area try placing a lattice screen and cover it with vines perhaps this is the year youll start keeping a garden journal make a list of the plants in your garden and record their bloom times as you do this jot down jobs that need doing eg plant more blue crocus along the walk in autumn keeping a record is more helpful than you might think if you ever visit the garden of siss- inghurst in england be sure to read the pages from vita sagkvillewests garden notebook which are on dis play did you hug a tree this week the kindest thing you can do for your trees is to refrain from compacting the soil over their roots keep heavi ly used paths and walkways as far away from trees as possible this is one of the reasons that city street trees have problems their roots are literally smothered by pave ment plan to use chemicals and fertilizer wisely follow directions carefully more is not better invite some toads into your garden one toad eats 1500 ear wigs a year birds and bats devour thousands of insects teach children the difference between good and bag bugs and enlist their help in the techniques of squishing and stomping the bad guys be waterwise this year durham region is attempt ing to curb water use by seven per cent over the next three years learn which plants are drought tolerant and which like lots of mois ture then group them accordingly drought tolerant plants have foliage that helps con serve water small leaves fuzzy or waxy leaves silver gray colour or aromatic foliage when planting your annu als it is very important to break open the soil ball so the roots will grow out in search of water rather than relying on you to provide it one thorough watering per week should be adequate for your lawns and gardens instead of hosing down your driveway with the water running into the drain try journey to village enjoy the ride 1997 altima gxe t 1997 maxima gxe 1 month 1997 quest xe y month 1 1997 pathfinder xe i month quality preowned automobiles warranty included 1995 pathfinder se- 1995 maxima gxe air 1993 quest xer loaded abs 1 994 honda accord ex auto air 75k 1 994 sentra xe air auto 57k 1993 king cab auto v6 box liner 58k 1 993 mazda mx6 ls 5 speed air sun roof- iai i vi ii 4600 hwv 7 iwy 9 yrdbyp at kennedy rd bypass markham 4773337 village nissan major mackenzie m 16th avenue 5 ol co i if smart people always read ihc fine prim and uicy always wear their scathclu limitedtime offers include new 97 ahima gxe t4rg77ae00 msrp 24498 special nononsense 24month leases available from nissan canadx finance inc oac on ncw97 maxima gxe u4rg77ck0o alr 58 399 a monlh quest xe v6lg77cc0o alr 68 329 a month with down payment and pathfinder 5clg57ccoo alr 855 399 a month with down payment maxima 2429 quest 2976 pathfinder 3604 respectively or equivalent trade 1st payment 339 329 399 refundable security deposit 475 450 475 due at lease signing freight pdi licence insurance and taxes excluded at the end of your lease you may exercise your option to buy maxima 20802 quest 17906 pathfinder 22754 respectively based on maximum of 40000 km additional km charge of 008km if applicable marjorie mason hogue sweeping instead amy hood has a very large iris collection but like true plant col lectors she is always looking for more so when chuck chapmans 1997 iris catalogue arrived this week i decided to pass along his address to all iris lovers the cata logue lists more than 1500 vari eties including some of his new introductions you can visit his display garden on these dates from 1 to 5 pm dwarf iris may 25 intermediate iris june 1 tall bearded iris june 14 the address is chuck chapman iris 11 harts lane guelph ontario nil 1b1 519 8238744 send your comments and ques tions to lets get growing co the tribune 88 brock st west uxbridge on l9p 1r4 attn marjorie mason hogue look for your mm meat flyer in todays paper and remember sale starts sunday inag 11 human resources development canada developpement des ressources humaines canada to serve you better the markham human resource centre formerly known as the canada employment centre has moved from 383 main street to 4981 highway 7 dont miss us we are now located on the south side of highway 7 one block west of mccowan across from markville mall we are here to serve you employment insurance job bank information about employment supports employment resource centre