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Wednesday, August 16, 2000 THE OAKVILLE BEAVER A3 Never too young to grow Junior Gardener program is a horticultural experience The children will be displaying The Junior Gardeners, sponsored by the Oakville Horticultural Society, are some of the vegetables and flowers learning first hand about how to grow they have been growing. In fact, any child who has been various vegetables, herbs and flowers, growing vegetables, fruits, plants or at the Lyon's Lane Allotment Gardens. Not only are they learning that gar flowers at home may wish to enter the dening is healthy, fun, and a productive junior horticultural competition. The Flower Show will also include a exercise, but they are also developing a sense of the interdependence of living Junior Horticultural and Decorative things, and the need for responsible Competitions, open to any child who resides in Oakville and is between 6 care o f the environment. Originally slated for a maximum of and 16 years of age. He/she must 15 children aged 6 to 12 years old, the become a Junior Associate Member of Junior Gardeners now num ber 18, thanks to the generous help from some of the participants' parents. The group is under the leadership of Master Gardener David Marshall and assisted by many m em bers o f the Oakville Horticultural Society's Junior Committee. They meet each Thursday at Lyon's Lane Allotments (the ground used is donated by O akville Parks & Recreation) and spend their time learn ing about the ins and outs of horticul ture and doing practical gardening, growing vegetables and flowers. Funding for the project is provide by the Oakville Horticultural Society as part of its continuing effort to foster an increased awareness within the town of the benefits of gardening. In August, children will be able to experience another side of horticulture, by participating in Oakville Horticultural Society's Annual Flower Photo by Peter-C. McCusker Show at Trafalgar Village Mall on Aug. Junior Gardener Saffron Locas 19th from 1 to 4 p.m. brings the water can. the Oakville Horticultural Society, at a cost of $1 for a yearly membership, to participate. (This is strictly to meet insurance requisites.) The junior decorative competition entries will be created on site between 9 and 9:45 a.m. Children will be given a container, oasis and plant material and will be encouraged to use their individual artistry to create a decorative flower arrangement. Horticultural Society members will be on hand to lend suggestions, however children are encouraged to work on their own, with out parental help. The flower arrange ments must be completed by 10 a.m. Children can also bring in their homemade Oakville oak left emblem made from dried organic materials, such as seeds or beans, on a piece of 12-inch by 12-inch cardboard, forjudg ing. All arrangements and horticultural entries will then be displayed and judged by an external certified judge. Judging begins at 10:30 a.m. The chil dren's entries will be judges in three ages categories, 6 to 8, 9 to 12, and 12 to 16. First, second and third prizes will be awarded. All prizes will be awarded at 4 p.m. After the prizes have been awarded, the entries may be taken home. For more information about the Annual Flower Show call 825-4182; and for details about the Junior Gardeners, and to register for the chil dren's competitions, call 845-2240 or 337-8823. Photo by Peter C. McCusker Junior Gardener Steven Wheelfer weeds a garden. H arbour Heritage Centre opening Friday The expansion o f the Heritage Trails' Project continues, with Oakville ready to announce the opening o f yet another section. Shipyard Park, Forsythe Street south o f Lakeshore Road, is the site this Friday at 5 p.m. when the town will announce the official opening o f the Harbour H e r i t a g e In fo rm a tio n Centre. A musical pre lude by the Trails Trio will the kick off the event at 4:45 p.m., fol lowed at 5 p.m. by a colour party by the Oakville Sea Cadets; wel come and intro ductions by M aster of Ceremonies, Bill Harris; remarks from various peo ple involved; and a ribbon cutting ceremony. The celebratign will conclude with a tour at approxi mately 5:25 p.m. Everyone is welcome. For more inform a tion, call Audrey W illiamson at 845-7841. Unlike lederhosen, these look good on anyone. Tha Passat GLS Tha Passat GLS Yrogon Tha Now Bsstb GL Tha Now Cabrio GL Th* Now Jaffa GL Tha Now Goff GL N o t to m e n tio n , they're a lot m ore c o m fo rta b le . You're b o u n d to fin d so m e th in g th a t fits. So, co m e d o w n fo r a test drive, lease, o r purchase. 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