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get no repeat business when it comes to roofing
products: But before you jump to conclusions, :

: products.
- “Tt just doesn’t seem right that c consumers con-
sider. roofing material a: throw-away product,”
States Walt Phillips, company owner. &
: “If the contractor who poured your concrete
: house foundation told you it should last ‘a good 20

“sense.”
“Most homeowners understand that metal is

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The staff of RUSCO work hard to ensure they -

: consider that for 14 years RUSCO has only in-
stalled “lifetime” steel and aluminum cee

windows from a variety of manufacturers...

By not being a ‘manufacturer, RUSCO- can :
choose windows from the best suppliers, both
British Columbia and North America wide, and .

_ years’; you’d tell him te get lost. Yet consumers ..
-continue to buy roofing that may only last'10 or...

ea 20 years. From both an environmental and eco- .. :
a nomic’ point: of view, it simply doesn't: make ME

“However, this does not have
to be costly. Different ornament:
groupings, moving. “paintings
sand furniture. really changes
d the appearance of the room.
- < At the end of.a long day's:
“work I always feel relieved and
happy: to walk into my living i

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Review Columnist ~ tions. Some of you will have but lots of bloom on the outside
oS heard this story;itwill benewto of each one. When I asked for
“Secnething thed tock ae _ others, butit will serve to remind an explanation, I was told that
ers don'tdo enough ofisfertilize. all of us of the importance offer- both sides of one row had been
With all the heavy rain wegeton __ tilizersifyou want lots of flowers. missed when fertilizer had been
“the West Coast, nutrients are © Onavisittoa large nursery — mechanically applied after flow-
drained down into the soil so which grew its own rhododen- _ ering had ceased the previous
“deeply that most plants never ~ drons; I noticed that down the year.
find therm. "path between two rows of rho- Here in our own garden, I
Flowering shrubs, i in particu. dos there were no flowers on__ have obviously done much the

-RUSCO doesn’t want your repeat business

“When they arrive in our showroom, or drive

~ by one of our completed installations, most cus-
tomers can’t believe they are looking at a metal
roof. Our products simulate either cedar. shakes

or clay tile, so they certainly blend in with exist-
ing homes in any neighborhood,” states Phillips.

of another roof; RUSCO is more than just roofing.

‘The staff are experts in replacement window in-.

stallation, and feature wood, vinyl and aluminum

concentrate solely on professional installation.

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"fall to be dug in, in early

“All of RUSCO’s roofing products come with a.
ranufacturer-backed, non-prorated warranty ofat- -
” jeast 50 years that covers both materials and labor.
Although repeat business never takes theform

“Individual customers have different require-
- ments and budgets, so carrying several lines al-
st“ lows us to suit most purchasers’ tastes. Most man-

_ ufacturers are notable to do that. That is what has
; anette apart fom the others states Phillips.

blowing softly at the window. It’
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Fertilizers range from the

imal manures; from alfalfa -
meal to kelp; green manures
(cover crops planted in the

spring) to fish fertilizers.

One word of warning re-

garding animal manures:

unless they are wellrotted

they should be added to

‘the compost heap, to be ap-
plied to the garden when
they have decomposed. >

Fall-planted green manures

should be mowed if they have ~
grown too tall, before being dug ;
in, usually in mid-February. This, ;
-. allows for their decomposition
- before planting time arrives.

‘Commercially sold steer -ma-

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