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Page THE HALTON HILLS HOMESTYLE Saturday November 10 Canadian Garden Council Autumn chores must be completed Just before you put away all your gardening tools until next spring there are a number of Autumn chores you may not yet have com Tie Canadian Garden Council says that the fine sunny days of late October and early November are ex for working and the more you can accomplish now while you are in good physical condition the less backaches you have early Digging the vegetable garden and working in lots of compost or decayed leaves is number one task on the list If your soil is a heavy clay this operation is all the more urgent for Autumn spading will en sure a much easier towork soil next spring Leave the ground as rough as possible Do not break each clod of soil let the winter frost and weather do this for vou Put a laver of lime over the top of heavy clay soils before digging this also helps make it easier to work next spring Now is the time to begin winter pruning Once the foliage has fallen from deciduous trees you may start and keep nght on until the end of March if you should happen to have a great many misshapen or badly neglected trees Right now during warm sunny days the pruning is much more amenable To remove large bran of mature trees first make an incision 2 3 cm deep on the underside of the branch 30 cm from the trunk Then saw from the top of the branch 30 cm farther along Using this method when cut the branch it will break off clean and not pee down the bark of trunk which if it happens often nuns tree When each large branch has been removed finish cutting the jagg stub of each back even just at the collar le not quite flush with the trunk Leaving the collar of the cut branch intact is important to quick healing of cut Most Call blocking services introduced by Bell If your telephone bill reflects unauthorized charges to either Service or Sen ice pro grams then should know this Bell Canada introduced a call block service last Julv for those customers who want to block calls being made from their telephone lines to Service and Sen ice programs The addition of call blocking is good news for customers says Louise llleneuve associate direc tor product management for Bell Canada In the past Bell has urged parents to establish telephone guidelines for 900 and Service calls but another means of ing telephone was required Call blocking provides the additional means to control access to these ser vices she adds As a further measure of tion the Canadian and Telecommunications Commis CRTC granted Bell to discontinue long distance calling to 976 Service programs within its temtorv making it im possible for customers to reach Bell Service programs outside their area code Long distance calls of this sort have been automatically block since August 24 1990 and a recorded announcement presentlv advises customers that such call can no longer be placed A LONG PROCESS The new service gives parents greater peace of mind It means they can feel secure knowing their children will be unable to place unauthorized calls to sponsor tised and Service programs These decisions came more than a year after Bell notified the of its intention to withdraw Service because it was not economically feasible to offer and customer de mand for the service had not materialized Almost a year later on November the responded with the suggestion that Bell consider the possibility of continuing Ser vice on an alternate basis Their proposal included call blocking at a compensatory rate to all customer who requested it waiving reasonably disputed Service charges and charging them back to the service iders ilteneuve also explains Bell has had high levels of associated with Service calls informed the Commission of our in to make service prov responsible for bad debt or uncollec following Bells initial lion effort A new Accounts Receivable Management agreement making service providers responsi ble for bad debt took effect August 976 Service was introduced in 1986 an information and entertain ment offering which b dialing specific Serv ice programs enables to access health promotional trivia and lines at a charge set the sponsors Service a national mass call service has been available to Bell customers since Bv calling a selected prefixed number callers can have their opinions counted or hear a service providers message Resident and business customers can subscribe to call blocking ser vice at rates and per line respectiv One time administrative charges of now recommend not treating the cut further but in any case it should NOT be painted If you wish a tree wound dressing available at your local garden centre may be used ac cording to the label directions As long as there is no more than a slight surface frost in the ground It is not too late to plant deciduous hedges trees and shrubs It is however too late for jumpers cedars and other similar evergreens unless these are being planted by professionals using modern equip ment and thev are willing to supply a guarantee as to survival It is likewise late for planting fodils crocus snowdrops and most spring flowering bulbs except for tulips which may be successful- Iv planted as late as Christmas pro vided the frosl is only a shallow and you are able to set the bulbs at their proper depth If you are planting late regardless of whether it s a tree or a large group of tulips buy a bale of straw and cover the planted area after planting Remove it a month later to let the frost penetrate This will give the plantsbulbs an op portunity to make some root before frost stops the growth process Leaves piled loosely may be used in the same way Overwinter protection for roses should be undertaken only just before the ground is about to freeze solid for the winter Then prune back the canes about 30 cm not more This is done to allow easy ac cess between the bushes and to stop the canes from twisting excessively All leaves on the ground should be removed and any remaining on bushes removed and these should go in the garbage unless you are sure that your compost pile reaches a temperature of which will destrov the organisms of disease such as black spot and powdery mildew If vou should have a dry autumn season in area it is very impor tant to water the evergreens in your foundation planting or any cedar hedging etc very well pnor to freezeup Usually Mother Nature takes care of this task with Autumn rains but it may be dry In any case evergreens beneath wide overhangs on some modern houses will have to be watered This watering should not be just a sprinkling but several real good to prevent burning of the bushes dunng the winter Late Autumn is also the time for a SAVE 20 ON ALL HOME IMPROVEMENTS 1 Kitchens Residential Renovations Commercial Renovations Additions Bathrooms Rec Rooms Family Rooms WindowsSidings Etc SAVE SAVE SAVE CALL NOW Walton Licenced Insured Guaranteed FREE Estimates final garden clean up Any newly fallen leaves should be raked and dead tops of perennials removed unless theyre in an area that is bad ly windswept then some stubble can be left to catch the snow as pro tection for the plant crowns and roots If the grass has grown again what you thought was the last clipping a couple of weeks ago it is as well to cut it again Once all the Autumn garden chores are done it will be time to put your feet up and read some good gardening books and soon to begin planning next years garden Historic moments BABYS FIRST STEPS Treasure precious memories forever by capturing special moments like babys first steps on videotape Todays wide selection of lightweight camcorders allinone video camerarecorders makes It easier than ever to preserve your memories Camcorders like Zeniths VM7050ose popular VHS tapes and offer advanced features including auto focus and power zoom I Canada TrustRealtor Canada Company REDUCED REDUCEDI A BARGAIN AT GRACIOUS SPACIOUS DETACHED Space and grace in charming 4 bedroom home located step from downtown Acton and GO BUS Formal 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