ksxhi 14 economist sunv stouffyille tribuneihursday june 101999 yv kc c community merlins hollow an oasis in aurora avhairjes its doreen s ddngttetti6n all the difference- she starts by making the flakey pastry- crust from scratch followed by a gefferous- amount of ionec of jher- savoury fillings grated authentic swiss cheese and finally the perfectly jropqrtiohecl quantities offresheggsaridwltl6re cream in the filling -although- she makesan extensive variety mhese5 will be on sale this week l6rraine s fresh broccoli j spinach oniort 4fik bb u mushr6onr hotjtalian sausage large 9 size off reg 1195 ea katflls ft o r r f t c 5 t- v x i- 1 a i v- v although there are many varieties of early mid or -late- season cherries i bing is the variety which is consideredto be the most delicious- not only arechefries graded by type they are graded by sizea vrow count is vthe method this number pertaining tothe numbf of cherries which fit into a row of a specified size a 12 row cherry then would be smaller in sizethan a 10 row cherry a cherry pit grows first it follows thavjthe larger cherry has more rineat these largersizes cost more but theextra you pay isforthe meat theenjoyablepartdidyou get all r i kto simplify tkeissue buy jthe larger of bing cherries then life at the cherry bowl wont be justttne pitsy itl tl ripy2irowsizer ilf v 1 this 4 lzweek withgranberries lastweekasi was straightening our bread- shelf one 6f pur customers nanctaylorrof markham came up to me and saidpvegot a c bdhejto pick with you at that ralwayslistenf upr usually expecting a coniplairitrlchpw come you make so many interesting- and different seasonings for the pork arid beef sausages but only one chicken sausage what about putting cranberries with- the chicken ifs a natural being relieved that it was a situation easily repaired i said of course we could do that and so hannah who is nancys young daughter arid a bigsausage fan if youre reading this m youre sausages are ready m m rjfc delicious too jm x pff reg 49971b xkwfes oucould wikf you could win one year of free shopping in our store value5200 or any of 4 other prizes see details in store couscous salad outheasterriuhitedstatewtkis jvcornti oj i- coming next week talivou wanted to 1 know about real menandtheir t eating habits couscous is a grain which is used in some north african cuisines notably morrocan it vhas become very popular in frenchciiisine andmore recently ours and with good reason jaana our salad diva usesjt along with chick peas thompson raisins peppers zucchinisanctsome tumeric cumin among other spices ifs a m little bit sweet and a b t l t little bit spicy at the if p same time 1 f this reg 129100 g jli week david tdmlinson has spent nearly 20 years developing his secret gardenl opehto orange when we were having our weekly advertising scrum gathy suggested c we feature our orange loaves which are in her words my alltime favourite loaf bar none so here they are they are baked from scratch with some orange zest and a few j w qpp raisins and then i j thts k xkjweek size18s jthese are a mediumsized lope they- cut withgoodcolour and taste great y if sv iweveiputitton sale at a 100rper- pkg saving aivv v svxv vwefig f village grocer e3gcraisvrge a j fresh portobella npti quite in j the same exalted league as porciniand chanterelle mushrdoms but hieyre avut above trie common white mushrooms which are so popular you cwusethesejn place of common whites in salads soups and casseroles or you can remove s stem and grill them like a steak creamy x ilispreadv this is a creamy spread or dip tkafsspiced just right with fresh herbs equally good with crackers veggies or telfejwweek- by jennifer brown f staff writer as the afternoon sun beats down a heady waft of fragrance engulfs the senses cars may be whizzing by on industrialparkway but 60 sec onds after entering david tomlinsons own secret garden the days pressures magically melt away after all you have just stepped into merlins hollow but in trie almost 20 years tdmlinson and his wife diedre have been developing this english garden in the heart of york region the secret has becomewell known among amateur gardeners and pros alike r v it was artallgrass blank plot when i started with a scat tering of trees all over the place the usual junipers said tomlinson a landscape architect as he surveys his three- quarteracre masterpiece now years after he first designed his dream garden today merlins hollow is really four different gardens a perennial fragrant rock and water garden and the latest a winter garden featuring box hedging y i dont arrange for colour but for where the plant will grow tomlinson said for years now the tomlinsons have opened their gardens to the public free on select days in the summer months on average 1000 people a day walk through the fragrant pathways of merlins hollow on the four days its open he prides himselfinshowing people what a backyard can become when the lawnmdwer is put away i think it has changed the r people garden said tomlinson it used to be everyone had to have grass to the front of the yard with a selection of junipers and its all oyer- now people are not so worried about everything being in its place v c t throughout the years the gardens have eydyed with each year bringing anew spectacle two years agdit was a fish pond that ribwfeatures thriving water lilies already in full bloom in delicate pink and white tones tohiluisori created merlinshouovvas a series of gardens enclosed by high cedar hedges each garden has its own char- acter linked by a series of vinecovered arches c beyond the bedarcwallsltriat block but the reality that merlins hollow is within an industrial part of aurora garden lovers can find 1500 species v i no matter what your personal gardening passion may be merlinshouow offerssorrielhing for everyone butyouwbnt find any of the new specialized hybrids in meruns hollow i i grow my of meolder varieties -v- theyre much hardier they doht always kavesuchgbodcolburibuf tfiey stand up smdtoinlinsbhv who grows 80 per cent of his plants from seed j if yputnhtomlinsqnssecret involves complex fertile iiefs and constant watering think again v f the answer is to water in the spring and get the plants established and s they are putting out roots and in the fallbut by midsummer plants have completed most of their growth he said fr v v j ihegardenshave also become ahaveri for wildlife includ- ing more than 20 species of butterflies j t y jf you seesbmetg you must have at merlins hollow visrnng merlins hollow sf l- iti iv wivujlii 4v4am7jgtfbvwiai av f