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pi 4 weekender saturday may 16 1998 vv hom flowers can brighten up a room enhance an object to share ones life with nature is one of the most essential ways in which to nurture the soul this sharing could be a lifelong commitment or one as simple as keeping cut flowers in the home europeans who in general are much larger cut flower 8 s si lennox air conditioning heating air conditionbng i b i all lennox air conditioners si 1 vof to be applied or combined with any other offer hurry limited time special 8i si si heating air conditioning ltd y authorized r i consumers gas 9054799566 w v dealer toronto 7560820 enriched planting soil for all your landscape gardening needs screened top soil compost mulches triple mix manure black peat loam sand gravel garden mixes bulk or bagged an environmental company your leader in top soil mixtures fast dependable service 7 days a week make your pool a simple pleasure come to our free pool school hosted by betz pools bioguarti wednesday may 20 1998 730pm 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choose near things that you love and wish to honour or where they will bring you joy or comfort each different flower or arrange ment of flowers alters the way we look at the objects near it if your favourite place for flowers is on a sideboard in front of a painting of flowers draw the painting into the room with a flower arrangement that replicates or complements those in the painting conditioning flower is the key to success making flowers look their best and last their longest begins with proper preparation whether you are using flowers from the garden or from the florist as soon as you get them home furnaces air conditioners lsfe 1 i 1 o 1 1 c 1 i i newmarket 9058531069 our new leasing program lease a furnace or air conditioner from as low as 2995mth oac heating air conditioning markham 9054794440 inion a union energy company richmond hill 905 7732034 shop at home service free estimates fine ridge pine ridge nicoles flower gallery at pine ridge garden gallery pickering lr unionville resident owner nicole rabouin diane rabouin orla scott and carol raitt look forward to meeting with you at the newly opened nicoles flower gallery the ladies specialize in tropical country wild traditional and bouquet floral arrangements flowers for alt occasions custom exotic arrangements funeral tributes jformal hospital arrangements weddings anniversaries tropical plants ll corporate accounts welcome metro wide world wide deliveries 2215 brock road north of finch pickering just a phone callaway toll tree 18888913336 flower stems should be recut on a long slanting angle using a good sharp knife boughs from shrubs and trees with tough woody stems lilacs dogwood mock orange forsythia and others usually last longer when you slit the stems and remove most of the leaves if you cut from the garden or pick flowers in a meadow do so early jn the morning or at the end of the day never pick flowers in the heat of midday when you start to arrange the flowers be sure to remove all the leaves that will be under or even touching the water leaf tissue decays quickly in water and short ens the life or the flower this article was submitted by the netherlands flowerbulb information centre red connotes love and passion colours affect peoples moods and attitudes for instance red orange and yellow are called the warm colours most selected by sociable gregari ous types red connotes love and pas sion it attracts attention and has a dynamic effect combine red flow ers with shrubs and perennial plants with reddish leaves 2 orange is where dynamic red meets energetic yellow t yellow speaks to us of cheer fulness and sunshine it isthe colour of spring and new beginnings this is the first colour people look at in a garden blue and green considered the cool colours are more suitable for the laidback type of individual frcl blue is the colour of peaceful- ness and serenity however the colour both recedes ie disappears into the background and adds depth along the sides of a planting area blue increases appearance of volume c the colour green has been called the great harmonizer in ori ental philosophy the many shades of green found in nature represent the balance of yin and yangi in a garden green harmonizes all other colours purple an amalgam of red and blue indicates creativity and eccentricity this colour makes an artistic statement jn flowers as in other areas white signifies purity innocence and peace whiteflowered plants lighten up dark spots standing out beautifully against dark backgrounds such as hedges interlock wavy4 walks dippy- drive lestet iea vc 35o3 repairs by oaoaapoaaaoooq fiisri43791