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fav j- gardens are growing in po the popularity of water gardening continues to grow eachrearthe sparkle and splash of water are added to of liners pumps algae and koi are part of gardening conversations but there are those among us who do not have the space nor the inclination to begin excavating for a lily pond in some municipali ties this also requires mak ing a fenced enclosure yet its still possible to experience the joy of water gardening by using contain- ers this is not a new idea the chinese have been water gafderiihg in containers for nearly 5000 years it is much less demanding than the traditional form of container gardening theres no need to water everyday all thats needed to get started is a container that holds water or can be sealed so that it will do so the traditional whiskey barrels should be lined with plastic to prevent chemical residue from leaching into the water perfect fit lin ers are sold for this specific purpose although it isnt a necessi ty mini- pumps and foun tains of ater spouting ornaments can be installed for effect but the plants will keep the water clean put a potted dwarf water lilly on the bottom of the containers place some potted plants worldwide whenever with wave youre always loggedon always wired always hookedup never again wait through the beeps and fooshushes of diallingup on a telephone line simply click the wave icon and surf at full throttle ifs all because wave connects your computer through highcapacity cable instead of a skinny little telephone line now you have the power to stay online at all times and turbosurf yuyb whenever you get the urge plus your telephone lines are always clear so you can call your friends and brag while you surf what will you boast about hows this wave gives you unlimited access so youll never again exceed your allotted online time it gets better waves constant connection lets you make the most of push technology thats how you get all the stuff youre interested in to automatically come to 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hyacinths water lettuce or the tiny duckweed lemma or fairy moss azqlla after several days add snails oxygenating plants anchored to a stone and fish to eat mosquito larvae because the water can become quite warm in small containers it is better to choose tropical fish rather than goldfish which prefer cool water because they can be viewed only from above do not choose slender bodied ones such as angel fish good choices would be fancy guppies mobbies or swordtails feed them lightly with a floating food that can be netted out if they do hot finish it within a few min utes a low wide bowl without drainage holes makes an excellent bog garden for moisture loving plants such as lobelia cardinalis primula japonica iris versicolour and many others a bog garden of hardy plants could be dug into the garden for overwintering while a bog of the tropicals papyrus calla lilies etc could be wintered in a solarium or greenhouse there are even water plants with trailing habits that are suitable for growing in hanging baskets on my upcoming garden visit to england i will be visiting the museum of water gardening at stapley water gardens i promise a full report on my return i will be presenting a free enti tled the dry garden on saturday june 21 at 10 am for directions call 9056493532 send your questions or com ments to lets get growing co the tribune 88 brock st w uxbridge ont l9p 1r4 attn marjorie mason hogue educational scholarship offered to farm family students monsanto canada has launched its seventh annual agribusiness scholarship program now totalling 50000 in alberta saskatchewan manitoba ontario and quebec in each province 10 1000 scholarships are awarded to high school stu dents from a family farm who are pursuing postsecondary education in the areas of agriculture business or biotechnology students must have demon strated academic excellence leadership capabilities and a keen interest in their local communities to qualify for scholarship the deadline for applications is 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