a _ HARDY Garantums: like the o ones above area popular choice for ground cover for : many | locat gardeners. : Home show almost here again WITH fall-‘nearly upon us, it’s time to start making plans for the 13th annual B. C. Home Show. This year’s event will once 3 again take place at B.C. Place Stadium starting on Oct.17 and continuing on through Oct.20. As usual it promises to be an event-packed weekend featuring the following highlights: BH Susan Powter: at the new home fitness zone; @ Belt Sander Drag Racing; a Mary Dobson and Jane Lockhart present living in small spaces; K& The world’s first ‘cyberhome’; Admission will cost $7 for adults, $6 for seniors, $1 for children aged seven-14 while children under age seven get in free. Wye res Ss Oe WINTER PANSIES Staggering bloom times raises appeal PERHAPS the only drawback to spring- fiowering bulbs is that after they have bloomed, their foliage must be left alone to wither and die so that the bulb can fully replenish its stock of nutrients in order to bloom again next spring. Here are a few inter-planti- *-ng ideas — combinations of carly biooming bulbs with other bulbs and plants that bloom later — which will keep “your garden attractive __ throughout the — glorious “spring, season. e Mix any spring flowering _ bulbs with spreading -decidu- ~ous shrubs, such ‘as Cotoneaster, Virburnum and Weigela: “© Site early blooming “little bulbs” ¢.g. Galanthus (snow- . drop), Scilla (squills), Iris reticulata (miniature ins) and ’ botanical — or miniature — narcissus among shrubs that in “spring begin a long summer. isplay e.g. Ribes alpinum (alpine currant); Philadelphus Waiter Syler, Manager _ AFFORDABLE ROOFING. - will only install proven high quality products, - no less! Our atiention to preparation, detail work and cleanliness has founded our fine reputation. It is not more expensive to install, repair ur ser- vice your roof the right way. ALL IT TAKES IS KNOWLEDGE. AFFORDABLE ROOFING “ Bac deserve the best” #8 984-6560 ibs bettered (mock orange) and Acer pabuatium Gapanese maple). © Plant “little oulbs” with Cornus atha ‘Elegantissima’ (variegated dogwood) whose colorful branches are a goad foil for them and which davs not have to be pruned before the bulbs have flowered. * Herbaceous perennials, such as hosta and paconics, produce “ Mix any spring flowering bulbs with other bulbs and piants that bioom later — which will keep your garden attractive throughout the glorious spring.” massive foliage which hides bulb flower leaves very well, as do ferns, ¢.g. Dryoperis, Cystoperis an maidenhair’ ferns (ic. Adtantion), * By carly summer, perennials such as) Alchemilia mattis (lady's mantle), Campanula (bellflower) and hardy gerani- ums provide good foliage cover, ® Bulbs which flower at differ- ent times but whose foliage has a similar appearance also ofter a good disguise: c.g. daf- fodils with Hemerocallis (daylilies); Iris siberica (Siberian iris) with Kniphofia (red hot poker) or Léatris, and tulips with bearded Iris. e Ground covers offer con- . trast and camouflage for bulb flowers: e.g. crocus and Galanthus (snowdrops) with Vinca minor (periwinkle) or Hedera helix (English ivy); Chionodoxa — (glory-of-the- snow) and “cilla (squills) with Lysimachia nummularia (moneywort to creeping Jenny or Charlie), and just about any tulips and narcissus with Ajuga reptans (bugleweed), Alyssum saxatile (basket-of- gold), Arabis (wall rock- cress), creeping thyme, epimediums, Gypsophila (baby’s-breath), Laminum maculatum (dead nettle), and mossy Saxifraga (Saxifrage). DOOR g WINDOW * |INSTALLATIONS 1& REPAIRS - Bj eSERVICE & SALES g. °BREAK-IN REPAIRS g ‘Hoe SECURITY EE CUSTOM INSTALLATIONS : _LUMBER COMPA Cony see our shoveroom at 160 Hanes Aves NY. Over 100 varicties of tulips await you this weekend. Gur bulbs are premium-sized to dazzle you with the best display of Spring blossoms. Our garden experts can help you select the right combination of bulbs so you can enjoy blooming tulips from late March to May. Top avality, outstanding selection and great values. Nothing adds life to a garden like the bright colours of winter pan- sies. They look wonderful all Fall and best of all bounce back after the Winter frosts and delight you with wonderful colours among - your Spring-flowering tulips and daffodils. Choose from individual , plants in 4 inch pots or fibre ' packs of 8 plants. Delivered fresh every day! aw SW QUEENS ADK 3147 Woodbine Drive North Vancouver 980-6340 STORE HOURS: Sat, to Tues. 9 a.m.-6 pan. Wed, Thurs. & fl. 9 am-9 p.m. - DAFFODILS To provide you with the best selection of daffodils and narcissus, our bulb buyer deals with local bulb growers as well as importers to find the best quality bulbs at the best value for your money. From the favaurite King Alfred to the tiny rock garden varieties - we have them all!