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p14 tribune april 27 1994 st spring home and garden exploring the earthly delights of stouffville local horticultural consultant and stouffville horticultural society member denis flanagan will be con tributing a regular column on gar dening in the coming weeks this is the first in the series stouffville grows walking or driving along the lanes that interconnect the old and new neighbourhoods of whitchurch- stouffville you gain a real sense for the diversity of architectural styles and property sizes adding to the unique flavour of stouffville is how the owners have planted their properties many styles of gardens varying from the wide open rural properties to the smaller town lots and balcony gardens can make for a very interesting horticul tural tour a fitting place to begin such a tour would be right in the heart of our fine town with a walk along main street the trees planted along the sidewalk starting near the tribune office are little leaf lin dens tdia cordata some of you may know of this tree from europe where for centuries it has been used for flavouring linden tea and its edible leaves used in salads because of the lindens hardiness and compact form little mainte nance is required making it a popu lar choice as a street tree or for a small to medium size property when youre walking by these trees stouff ville grows ing it a fine choice for street planting or for town lots the interesting fanshaped leaves turn a brilliant yellow in fall and the branches of this variety keep fairly compact during its long history the ginko tree has been noted for many special purposes for example in the east it is regarded as a sacred tree and is commonly planted in the vicinity of buddhist temples- in japan he seeds are highly valued for medicinal purposes to aid diges- in late spring enjoy the fragrance from the clusters of creamy yellow flowers continuing your walk along main street notice how the uniform line of linden trees is interrupted by quite an unusual specimen planted outside the stouffville travel office this is a maidenhair tree ginko bilobd thought to be one of the old est known species of trees fossil remains have been dated back over 200 million years once thought to be extinct this species of tree now has modern forms which are extremely hardy and withstand pollution well mak- eureka vacuum cleaners at last central vacuum suction equal to 1 39 of water lift to bring you cleaning power you could never get before one glance and the megaboss difference is obvious youll see a bigger heavier motor thai is more powerful and durable than conventional motors and in side the steel housing is a 3stage highperformance power plant so well designed it comes with a lifetime limited warranty you can read about right now on the reverse side of this spec sheet tfw power unit mu home se 1 2000 sq ft- max number of inlets 24 max length of tubing 400 ft max suction power 1 39 ametek lamb 3age motor max electric power filter dirt capacity dimension 72 bypass 1464 watts 127 amps permanent selfcleaning 30 litres 66 gals 15 x 37 381 cm x 94 cm toil gt oil this eureka central vac with new megaboss motor deluxe electric powemead with chromed steel brush roller assembly electric ultralight jo crushproof hose double function pistol grip handle flpiece accessory set complete installation kit lifetime limited warranty plus many more features ask for details eureka vacuum cleaners performance you expect quality you demand seeyouatuxposition jd enterprises 77 quaker village dr uxbridge 8527404 attention all pond owners you need the algae buster unconditionally guaranteed to rid your pond of these problems call 705 3572406 fax 705 3571482 tion and possibly diminish the effects of wine this is a truly remarkable species of tree and i hope you will take time to notice it on your next walk along main street as i mentioned at the start of this column the trees and plants of whitchurchstouffville are quite varied and the stories behind many of them are fascinating i hope to be sharing some of them with you in future articles gardening tip courtesy of the stouffville horticultural society harden off seedlings if you start ed seeds indoors this winter the seedlings need to be hardened off 2- 3 weeks before you plant them out simply leave the plants out during the daytime only gradually extend ing the time seedlings are exposed to the elements start with 12 hours a day ian mckenzie limited canadian tire stouffville is proud to be a sponsor of the horticultural society 138 sandiford dr unit 5 stouffville 6422020 is now the official dealer for lawn garden equipment anything less just wont cut it determine your lawns particular needs stomark will help you select the snapper thats right for you who will use the mower be sure the mowing family members jeelcomfonable with the f machine you choose how large is your lawn be sure to cmxe enough machine to meet the task selffrropeucd takes die work out of a large lawn is your landscape 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