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nancy hosk gaii as a young boy in england and for three years he has made his much loved hobby lighten the days of fellow rcsi- ents at union villa rold hale who boasts that iday changes with the ears he is 86 tends to the greenhouse and outdoor patios at the retirement community ihunionvfllc before he moved to union villa three years ago the greenhouse had not been used flower boxes were not filled and common areas were lack- ingthati are that mr hale is now famous for mr hale manages to supply all the flowers and planfwsujg rounding the complex i have always been in terested in plants and flowers ever since i was a boy milking cows on my dads farm in eng land i remember picking wild flowers in the field and admir ing different plants i hadnt noticed bu- hale mr hale who moved to un ion illa l after his wifc deathrealizod that people spent t6ootrara rooms hpsgftthat the green- ria toanjjdeap where peo- ear round y and friends and see beautiful greenery and qwersvv ytw when mr hale began the task of filling the greenhouse he rescued plants that fellow residents threw away when people thought their plants knewb he would nurse theni back to health and display them in- the greenhouse for everyone to en joy not to mention the amaze- nient of their former owners all the plants iiv the green- house have come from those i have rescued or lhat have been donated the money we earn at the unionville festival for sell ing house plants usually is enough to buy the soil and ferti- lizer i need for the year mr yll40revmv mr hales greenhouse is currently filled with newly sprouted geranium seedlings which will be used for union villas front garden next sum mer and he will soon decide what flowers he would likefo plant in the window boxes along the outside windows i think that gardeningif good for the nerves you can forget about your worries and i think everyone should takcitu iiyinthisfast paced world mr hale said mr hale spends two hours each morning looking over h family of plants taking time explain which ones are doing particularly well and ahswer- may have g he is then back in the affel noonusually from 330 until 430 pm making sure theyre properly watered ventilation is good arid that each one has had a bit of i ing care mr hale who is very proud of his plants will be glad to show visitors around his green housewhether you want to learn impre about different varieties buy a healthy house- plant or just donate one which you think will never make it mr hale is the person to visit if you have iemi- s hed love to challenge you to a game of cribbage