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economist suntribune horticulture thursday june 6 2002 retired gardener trusts public with his plants by joan ransberry staff writer the day walter kuettel was bom the gardens of switzerland broke into bloom the son of a gardener mr kuettel lived in a little house on a large estate in switzerland mr kuettel cant remember when he learned the abcs of gardening theyre in his genes in his soul and in his heart whether its the graceful siberian iris or the stately lady fern mr kuettel has a natural talent for making almost noth ing grow into a thing of beauty in the spring of 1945 world war ii was drawing to a close at the same time 15year old walter was enrolling in a threeyear apprenticeship in garden ing and landscaping in 1951 the young gardener left switzerland and came to canada i got a job on a farm in quebec said mr kuettel i didnt speak any english i worked for room and board and 10 a week i stayed about a year realizing he wasnt about to get rich on the farm mr kuettel moved to toronto and landed a a job with a land scaping firm meanwhile valeria a farmers daughter had one goal to get as far away from the farm in switzerland as possible while working as a dental nurse in switzerland and later in england shed been writing to her friend walter she garden tour raises money for aphasia centre by chrissie obrien special the york durham aphasia centre is offering an eightstop garden tour to tap into the regions growing horticulture trend and raise muchneeded cash look and learn takes place june 22 its a selfguided tour of area gardens with a map provided by the aphasia cen tre at each stop on the tour the owners of the garden and a volunteer from the centre make informative presentations some of the gardens are new but sev eral are historic and on mennonite routes dennis flanagan who hosts televi sion programs on hgtv and wtn will begin and end the tour with discussions at 10 am and 315 pm called courtyards in small spacesthe talks will take place at the aphasia centre at parkview village 12184 ninth line in stouffville mr flanagan is a precious resource said ms wells he can do anything with a garden the tour will help the aphasia centre continue to provide longterm commu nity care programs to adults with apha sia after brain injury or stroke we assist adults in the markham stouffville and newmarket areas with speech and language especially through our group communication program said anne wells a representative of the center tickets for the tour can be purchased in advance at flanagans folk art and stouffville ida pharmacy both on main street stouffville and at the york durham aphasia centre tickets cost 15 each of 25 for two decided to emigrate to canada i came to canada and walter and i were married a year later she said with a shoestring and an old 1939 dodge car walters landscaping ltd was established in thomhill in 1954 that old dodge was something else said mr kuettel id remove the back seat and pile my wheelbarrow and lawnmower in then cut grass and tend flower beds on sundays id put the seat back in put a blanket over it and take valeria for a little drive mr kuettel drives a new car now the business grew to handle milliondollar landscape jobs the family also grew the couple have five children all five attended uni versity three of the children live in the united states mrs kuettel has worked shoulder- see selfserve page 1 6 gwe the greatest gift the gift of life wtvovrtto nakokmoty dlwase ofesototo this message brought to you as a community service of the economist sunfiribune mtajj ixmniummilamumnuui bbbbbbbbbbibb 35 f- ajayjqjamawiwjpggp si allinone design 1 we offer highquality components manufactured in canada 2 we can customize build and ship your order in 5 to 7 business days 3 there are no charges for shipping save up to 100 vs competition 4 local service is as close as your nearest staples business depot location over 200 locations across canada wireless with mahimum 1000 series celeron 1 2 ghz 141 xga tft 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