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Managing a wisteria jungle | / a

From page 27 duce (fhe ne terminal and there v will be litle excess Howers for several years, 4
growth, If this pattern is new growth on the arbor, If Ray Jonson works as a hor: ae : j

Siding or shingles on a wall repeated each Wear the num: you at the shart stubby view consultant and rnin Toe raed

can be damaged by the ber of flowers will increase Howers off there will he'no instructor, i23°-9000

strong vines, faite ue
The runners will naturally

grow to the light so the plant

should be placed on the

north side of the arbor or at

the base of the south-facing

— yall. Choose a select number

of side runners so that each is

about a foot apart and an
trained up over areas to be : ; ;
covered, ’
* All other shoots should be .

runed back to three or four

uds. The aim is to grow as
many flower spurs as possible
ona well-defined rack of

vines..Some gardeners prefer
to grow wisteria as frec-
standing umbreila-like trees.
This can be achieved by stak-
ing the vine until the trunk is
" large enough to be self-sup-
porting. ;
‘Immediately after the
“blooms fade the old bloom
. Sterns and any seed pods that ”
develop can be removed.
Around mid-summer, when
the runners have put on a
~ substantial amount of new
growth, cut them back by a
third to a half, This will wedi
rect-energy and help form
new flower spurs, March is
the best time to do’a major
pruning job on wisteria.. -
... Once you have established
the final form of your rack of
Vines cut back all the new:
growth to three or four buds.
: The first two buds should
form into flower spurs and
the third or end bud will Pro-

AUGUST IS A DANGEROUS MONTH. ose their Heence for three years-A third con

a , Pee viction means you lose your licence for life.
Each year, almost 500 British a

Columbians die in motor vehicle crashes. - NEW MEASURES TO COMBAT
SPEEDING AND ) BAD DRIVING.

re a ee And August is one of the most dangerous
NORTH ‘Vancouver's: s- :
‘Pawel: Szopa is the " times on 8.C. roads. To stop this carnage,
.1997'winner of the |
... Margaret Mitchell out-
- standing achievement

‘award, - a And a graduated systern of fines means |
; program to reduce accidents and save lives. ; ;
“The. prize, worth $500,

recognizes one individual the faster you go, the more you'll pay.

each year graduating from ACRACKDOWNON
- high school who has achieved — - : ;

“excellence in academic perfor- IMPAIRED AND DANGEROUS | ae MAKE THIS AUGUST
mance and sports or the arts. 2. : _
-dpomored by BC Housing, DRIVERS. bee OM _ ‘THE SAFEST EVER.
the pursary program offers 7 ; ; ; :
rsaries to ts a a e : .
rt enh meng ‘n ‘social ; Starting August 29, drivers a ml, You can help. Slow down.
hoa hight fal | - mat |

“This is a highly successfu' F : F : :
program that exemplifies this convicted of impaired or dangerous J meme Use your Road Sense. And if you
gs ernment’s commitment to -

p. break down economic driving will face longer suspensions. 7m mag ave a drink, leave the driving to
barriers to education,” said mo yl -

Michael Farnsworth, minister , 7 . 4 a a .
of municipal affairs and hous- Those convicted a second time will Sia Wim = sorneone else.
_ ing. “These students are
acxceptional individualswho
are active members of com-
munities throughout British
Columbia.”

This. year the program
continued to gain popularicy
with more,than 250 individu-
als applying for. the honor.

deluding 51 from young ; oo,
people. . Tough new action

— Robert Galster 4 : to stop dangerous driving. COLUMBIA

We're taking action to target

7 _— tailgaters and those who run red lights.
we've introduced a tough new road safety : :

Andrew Petter
Minister Responsible for ICBC