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4. his has been the “Week from Hell.”
‘. Monday I expected three dear rel-
‘atives for dinner. ... people I see
very seldom, and never together,
dif soit seemeda special occasion to
me. I went to a lot of trouble to have something
really nice for them, i.e., minted new potatoes,
baby carrots with fresh garden peas, baked
onions ina cheese sauce, plus baked salmon, fol-
lowed by a delicious chocolate dessert.
‘After the table was set, and everything pre-
pared, the first couple called to say that they
H -weren’t able to come. -: ;
: ee P : era = When the other man arrived and we were
a i nea at the table HE refused the baked onions,
‘@aea Dried and Fresh Flowers (“Never touch them”) and when dessert ar-
me rived, announced quietly that he hadn't eaten
chocolate for 10 years! GCREAM!)
The following day I baby-sat a three-year-
4 old grandchild who refused his usual nap, and kept me running
$5S=S5S5EGN for five solid hours, and when I got home two adult grandchildren
plus. an 18:month-old child had arrived for:a four-day stay.
“Shadow” (the dog) has taken to squeezing under the bed to
-escape the baby’s persistent attentions and I’m seriously consid-

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Fairhaven Farm —
- specializes in rare, choice plants for”. |
“permanent landscaping. We feature |

~PLANTS OF CHINA.
~*~ a select group of broadleaf. ~
evergreens, deciduous shrubs and trees.

YES! WE ALSO HAVE:
~ Wistaria trees 6 ft. Std.
“> Bonsai, 5 - 25 years * a
Bushy Beautyberry in bud, #5 pots” ;
pricot Beauty” Daylily in bud, #2 pots’
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“me, please, I’m just tired! -

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sold at any time. The cur-
rent yields arein the 4.8 to
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interest is fully taxable.
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- almost certainly most of the resulting seed won't be the same
~ cobalt blue as the one she covets. That old business of “cross- pol
-lination” will interfere with that, ~

ering getting into the same bed and pulling the blankets over my
This really is a garden column, not an Ann Landers. Forgive .
Katie D. wondered when it might be best to prune a “Red-bud”

maples tend to “bleed,” I'd wait until the tree is dormant in late fall... i
We need to do the same thing to an Italian prune to make it pos: | Also on Sunday, July 9, at the Horticultural Centre, 505 Quayle -

‘ =. Road, from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. there will be a Festival of Music.
and Flowers: Classical music in the morning, followed by, aja

_ Ann S. wondered if she might safely make soup from garlic’ ‘lo assical |
- concert from 2 until 4 p.m.

| stalks and leaves. I've never done it, but can see no reason not to. .
Mixed with potatoes, and when cooked put thro gh the blender

| >> Jack T: is still having trouble with “blossom end ro "(that black: - Milnes called “Landscaping with Native Plants” starting at 10. a.m.

né around each plant, 0384 to reserve yourself a space.

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bond fund: For example,

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and has been watering regularly, so, if he will be
patient a little longer, his problem should he
solved. . A a
He has what must be one of the largest poin-
settias alive. It measures five feet across!
Interestingly, Cher just called about a poinset-
tia. Usually calls about this plant come in No-
vember when gardeners have decided to try to
get their plant to make those wonderful colored
bracts we admire so much at Christmas time. She
wondered whether she might put her plant
outside for the summer, and the answer is,
“Yes, please!” :
Actually this is a great time to put all your
house-plants outside (NOT African violets) for
the summer, in that old favorite place, “dap- -
pled shade.” fe a ob as
Cher also wondered about saving seed
from a wonderful, very dark blue flowered he-
liotrope. Since she also has heliotrope in a less intense blue color,

- Oliver S. would like the lady who wanted black currants last x
year to please call me, and I'll relay themessage. oe
~~ We have three important dates to keep in mind thisweek: ee

~ Sunday; July 5, our own Peninsula Garden Club is holdinga a
Rose Show at the Saanich Fairgrounds from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m.. &
(when they will auction off mass¢s of glorious blooms.) man Py

" Last year this show. was spectacular, and will almost certainly

be even more beautiful this year in.the more spacious setting.

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“Tour the gardens to music. Admission $5 single,

ur the gardens t ngle, and $10.afamily.
“Brentwood -Farms Nursery is hosting:a free talk: by:Lynne .

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‘on Saturday, July 4, at their nursery, 1370 Wain Rd. Please call 656:

brings a4 per cent dividend to the after-tax

~~» Still another investment vehi-. |.
cle which has become increas- "|
ingly popular is what is known
-as a trust unit: Essentially any:
- |. business which has substantial -
; | and fairly regular cash flow can
- be structured asa trust, Typical
trusts are based on oil and gas.
assets, commercial real estate,
coal-processing plants, docu-
ment: storage . systems
and the list goes on, The
yields on these types of in-
vestments range from ap-
proximately 7 per cent at
_ the low end to 15/16 per.
centatthehighend. — .
An added benefit of
“many of these vehicles is -
that in‘many-cases a large portion of the Ine:

the upside and the downside of each invest.

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