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rea 16 - "WEEKEND STAR" Holiday season's wonderful time for decoratin By Heather Engli . The holiday season is a §pecial time of year for decorating our homes. For the gardening enthusiast it is a perfect opportunity to esign a winter garden of heer both indoors and utdoors. Traditional greens are dxcellent decorations around which to create your Christmas garden. Cedar rope is a versatile a msi td ts "Mayor Moffatt received an "A+" the highest grade we give" "Mayor Moffatt constantly shows a complete understanding of Issues and isn't afraid to take a stand for Scugog at the Region" "Scugog council is in good hands and its best member is its mayor" 'foundation' green. It can be swagged on fences and railings, tacked to door frames and decorated with colourful ribbon and lights. Living wreaths of pine, bal- sam, cedar or grape vines are perfect for decorating with nuts, pine cones, fresh holly, cinnamon sticks, dried fruit (cranber- ries, bittersweet, etc.), ivy, and dried grasses, flowers and seed pods. - Port Perry This Week - - June 18, 2000 I ask for your support to continue the job! Goodwood Garden's got some great ideas Outdoors special light- ing and trimmings can highlight the natural winter beauty of evergreens, broad leaved evergreens (euonymous, boxwood), dogwoods, kerria, holly and corkscrew willows. With a little judicious pruning, some branches from these shrubs can be used to serve as a subtle transition material from outdoors to indoors. THREE YEARS AGO YOU ELECTED And once indoors, high- light seasonal house plants. Add flare to plants with sprigs of evergreens and holly. Dress weeping figs and Norway Island pine with garland and mini lights. The festive season would not be complete without the traditional house plants - poinsettia, cyclamen and Christmas cactus. Remember they all L FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2000 prefer bright, indirect light. Cooler locations, especial- ly for cyclamen, improve their lasting quality. North facing windows are ideal. Avoid over watering. Be sure to puncture foil wrap- pers in order to provide good drainage. Christmas cactus, like poinsettias, respond to day length. Shorter days g your home trigger flower production. Temporary placement of the plant in darkness from dusk until dawn (a spare bedroom) will help to initi- ate buds. Note the true Christmas cactus have rounded leaf segments. Cactus with pointed leaf segments are Thanksgiving cactus, blooming in late October into November. Pine Ridge Garden Club Making wreaths the topic of next Garden Club meeting A fun evening at the October meeting of Pine Ridge Garden Club, with members making Santa Claus serviette holders for the Meals on Wheels trays at Christmas. The Monthly Competition a "Thanksgiving Gift Basket" was won by Tettje Prins, Ken Love, Shirley Love and Anita Mazzarolo. The 50/50 draw was won by Tina Wolters. Our next meeting, Nov. 7 will feature a workshop on making a Christmas wreath. The workshop will be conducted by Nellie Reuter. The Monthly Competition is "Remembering Them," an arrangement suitable for Remembrance Day. There are still seats available for the Nov. 9 visit to the Royal Winter Fair. Please plan on join- ing us at the Nestleton Hall at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 7. For more information regarding the bus trip or membership : please call Shirley Love at 986-5330. PRN ENOAY Associates Inc. DRIVING TRAINING CENTRE Port Perry, Ontario NEXT COURSE NE VAVIY ISH AOA DIY 02901 AY (Wednesday & Thursday Nights 6-9: 10 pn.) ( all AS Register Now 985-4547 Ministry of Transportation Approved Courses FAST ORANGE® Lotion Hand Cleaner - Fine Pumice Formula ot? sg Bo) Special Price $1475, General . Bearing Service Inc. Ie 10 Sunray St., Unit 16 ® Whitby S-- Call (905) 668-9400 or 1-888-827-5882 jv] 100% Canadian Owned and Operated Li Sd J pp ----