ON Feb. 2, Canada’s leading weather prognosticator
Wiarton Willie, made his annual Groundhog Day
appearance and, lo and behoid, did not see his shadow.
The result? An early spring putting the garden into
prominence at the 8.C. Home and Garden Show.

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Topic variety
featured on

show’s agenda

THE B.C. Home and
Garden Show will cer-
tainly plant some
inspiration in show-
goers this year.

While more than 350
exhibitors, guest speakers
and demonstration work-
shops will instil some great
ideas abour making big
changes to one’s home, the
B.C. Home and Garden
Show also aims to inspire
audiences to try some littic
things chat will make their

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home or garden flourish with
their individual personalities.

Here are just a few of the
fabulous tips to be gathered
from a day at the B.C. Home
and Garden Show from some
of the experts who will
appear throughout the exhi-
bition.

« The age look is back,
and features traditional
tapestries, damasks and che-

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nilles with plenty of trim and
tassels.

© Spicy colors of curry, saf-
fron and cinnamon are pre-
dominant, as are bright yel-
low, blue, peach and purple.

* Consider making siipcovers
for existing furniture in any
of the new colors. This way,
to change a home’s look, the
slipcovers can easily be
changed rather than replac-
ing the furniture.

¢ The soothing sound of
water from a pond, waterfall
or water garden can really
enhance even
the smallest of
spaces.

© When con-
sidering a
change in gar-
den plan,
make sure to
do a_ ceality
check and ask
some tough
questions,
such as:

— How much
time is wanted
or available to
install and
maintain the
garden?

_ How
dry/wet/ sunn: shaded are
the various spac.:s in the gar-
den area?

— Whar style of garden is
more suitable to one’s
lifestyle; formal /natura!
‘vigid = geomctrics/loose
curves?

* Some plants require less
water than others, and by
choosing several different
varicties of these one will
have a visually beautiful gar-
den thar will also require less

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maintenance and help to
conserve our water supply.

¢ Paper and paint are the
least expensive decorating
tools and
can trans-
form rooms
with the use
of borders,
scencilling
and 3 vast
variety of
faux finishes
including
sponging,
rag-rolling,
scumbling,
dragging,
stippling,
spattcring,
flogging,
distressing...
© Sponging
is a funky,
distinctive paint finish casily
created by dabbing paint
onto a damp sca sponge
before lightly dabbing the
chosen surface in 2 random
pattern that can be repeated
with differen: colors as
desired.

This unique finish can be
used throughout a room, on
a wall as an accent or on trim
or woodwork. It’s also a

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