LIFESTYLES SPRING G. GARDENING Wet or dry, Marc the month to get busy “A PECK of March dust is worth a king’s ransom. “tt didn’t know better, I would swear that this traditional pro- verb was created by a North Shore gardener. I think any of us would gladly forfeit a ransom to have weather dry enough to produce a speck, Iet alone a peck of dust during the month of March. Don’t count on it. Wet or dry, this is the month to gct busy. The work done now can reduce the amount of maintenance required later on. You should also expect some dramatic increases in the produc- tivity of your garden, whether it be vegetables or the beauty of flowers and shrubs. Here are a few of the things to do during March: pumeroce * Solid oak $89: COFFS” (aece & 2 Ewo TABLES ® Your choice $399 of stain ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE Glass & Tambour Doors * Finest solid red oak ® Your choice of stain °889 WALL UNITS ® While stocks last! *399 VANCOUVER 1796 W. Broadway 736-2912 ° Solid reco #799 DINING ROOM SUIT.\ 4 CONTEMPORARY CHAIRS SURREY 13486 - 76th Ave. 591-5096 ¢ Lawn Care — A quick glance at the yellowed lawns in the neighborhood should demonstrate the need for some spring rejuvena- tion of your turf. The recent spell of snow and generally cold weather did no permanent damage to the roots, but it will have killed large por- tions of the top growth. This in turn, increases the need for power-raking or de-thatching as soon as the weather permits. Wait until the lawn is relatively dry because the machines used tend (o rip out clots of sod if the moisture content is too high. The DOLLAR MELTDOWN EVERYTHING MUST GO — 2 DOOR HUTCH & BUFFET © Fines? Red Oak ® Your choice of stains FROM °799 SOLID CAK UNIQUE FURNITURE RICHMOND 5471 #3 Road 278-7798 damage done is minor but should be avoided where possible. The application of dolomite ripping out what you have gone to the expense of putting in. If your lawnmower cequires ser- lime, moss killer, and fersilizers should wait until after you have finished power-caking. No sense in NOT ASSHOWN N. VANCOUVER 1058 Marine Dr. 983-2700 over the garden gate Geoff Tobiasson vice, do it now before the rush. You can begin cutting with your newly sharpened mower us soon as new growth begins. The cutting height should be quite short, say one inch, during these cooler spr- ing months. eFlower Beds — Careful removal of the weeds that are ap- pearing now will assure you much fess work during the summer mon- ths. Ef you get them before they can reseed, you will start the scason clean. Prepare the beds by 11 - Friday, March 3, 1989 - adding North Shore News | LIFESTYLES is layers of manures and/or compost with dolomite lime and slow- release, organic fertilizers such as bonemeal. Turn the whoie works over and cultivate to a minimum depth of 12 inches. New is the time to purchase new stock: of summer flowering bulbs. Those of you who took a gamble by leaving your glads and dahlias in the ground over the winter probably lost your bets. The long lasting and severely cold temperatures we have just ex- perienced will have sent ground frost deep cnough to damage or destroy them. You had best think about replacements now while they are still available. Tubcrous begonias should be started indoors as should the seeds of the following bedding-out plunts: ageratum, bedding dahlias, celosia, cosmos, dianthus, dusty miller, marigotds, mimutus, nhemesia, salvia, schizanthus, snapdragons, and zinnias. © Vegetable Beds — Follow the same preparatory pracedures as outlined for flower beds, The ad- dition of extra dolomite lime in See Prune Page 12 We are pleased to announce our exciting new line of designer wallcoverings featuring Bob Mitchell, Encore, and : Sunworthy. GOLDEN TOUCH INTERIONS