30 - North Shore News — Sunday, March 5, 2000 NOTHING draws the eye more than beautiful spring plants bursting out of window boxes. If you have window boxes on the front of your house FOME AND GARDEN they may be looking a litde dull at this time of year. You can easily spruce up these window boxes by sim- ply adding few of the potted daffodils and tulips found ar your local nursery or corner store. These plants range between $2-S7 each for a 4” potted plant. Plan out how many 4” pots you would like to place in each window box. Lay your plants out on top. When you are happy with the look remove the plant from the pot and sink the plant into the window If you understand a speaker's words but not the meaning, you aren't alone. Vocabulary and grammar are only a part of the story. To really know whar people say you need to understand the culture in which a language is spoken. Let us talk to you about our unique and intensive 12-week programs—full-time and part-time ELC. 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The idea is to have the plants looking like they are bursting our of the window boxes. {f your boxes currendy have evergreen plants in them such as boxwoods simply plant the 4” plants around these bushes. Place the taller daffodils at the back and the shorter tulips near the front. After planting make sure you water the plants thor- oughly. Stick your finger in the soil about 1” to check for moisture. — Barb Lunter is a West Vancouver resident. Her floral products are available at Avant Gardener, 1460 Marine Drive, West Vancouver. Send questions or ideas to Barb c/o the North Shore News. You can also check out her Web site at . TODAY: “Spring has many faces — discover its arrival in Europe, Asia and America” is a guided tour at VanDusen Gardens at 2 p.m. Free for members or with garden admission. Meet at informa- tion desk. The garden is at fF north vancouver city o NEWS photo Mixe Wakefield NOW'S the time to create colour and beauty at the front of your home by adding a few potted daffodils and tulips to your window boxes. The secret to lush-look- ing boxes? Use plenty of plants. 5251 Oak St. in Vancouver. MARCH 6 TO 12: Park Royal Shopping Centre hosts its annual Spring Home and Garden Show in both the North And South Malls. The emphasis for 2000 is on out- door and garden ideas for the homeowner. Get inspired with new ideas from more than 35 exhibitors. SATURDAY, MARCH 11: VanDusen holds its Spring Garden Forum, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in Floral Hall. This year’s theme is “Plant Passions.” Attend public lec- tures, an information clinic and plant sale (sale 8:30 to 9:30 a.m.) sponsored by the Guides of VanDusen. The speaker line-up includes Judy Newton, Thomas Hobbs, Terry Tobin and Michael LeGeyt. Members: $25, non- members:$35. Advance tick- ets can be purchased by mail- ing a cheque payable to Spring Garden Forum at VanDusen Botanical Garden. Tickets will also be available for sale at the door on the day of the event. The garden is at 5251 Oak St. in Vancouver. THURSDAY, APRIL 6: Dr Richard Stace-Smith is going to speak about Retracing Sir Joseph Dalton — Hooker’s Expedition to Sikkim. This is one of the VanDusen Cedar Series Lecture and takes place at 8 p.m. in the Floral Hall. Tickets are $10 for members and $15 for non-members and can be obtained by call- ing 878-9821. The garden is at 5251 Oak St. in OPEN HOUSE DISPLAY LONSDALE CORRIDOR MASTER PLAN Come and share your views Sharp & Diamond Landscape Architecture and the Spaxman Group are conducting a study of the pedestrian and vehicular public spaces along Lonsdale Avenue from the waterfront to the highway, Vancouver. APRIL 15 & 16: The Alpine Garden Club of B.C. holds its Spring Show runs Saturday 1 to 5 p.m. and Sunday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Floral Hall at at VanDusen Garden. Admission is free. GREEN GUIDE is a weekly Sunday colursn. If your business or charity is planning a gardening event, send in your information as early as possible to Denna Lancaster c/o the North Shore News, 1139 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver, B.C., send e-mail. to .Priority is given to fundraising events and shows taking place on the North Shore. We would like your input to determine what you like and what TY you think can be improved. Street and sidewalk surfaces, lighting, street furniture and landscaping are some of the chings that will be examined. We hope that you will also have time to fill out a questionnaire available at the Open House. If you are interested in participating in a Stakeholders Working Group, please call Karen Russell at 983-7384. cet" March 6 - 10 8:30 am to 4:30 pm and Wednesday evening March 8 until 7:30 pm _ North Vancouver City Hall Foyer. - 141 West 14th Street fete °