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Wednesday, July 19, 2000 ~ North Shore

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NORTH

SHORE

NEWS photo Mike Wakefield

BOBSI Hunt shows off one of her balcony planters. Her neighbours Opal Christensen (far left) and May McGuire have also decorated their
patios with blooming flowers. An entire side of the Zajac Norgate House is blossoming with balcony gardens.

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Marcie Good
Contributing Writer
DWELLERS of a North Vancouver
seniors’ complex are learning that living
in an apartment is no reason to hide
your green thumb.

Residents of Zajac Norgate House are letting
theirs all hang out — displaying all manner of vines
and flowers on their balconies.

With help from Jan Bednarczyk, one of the
judges of the North Shore Gardens Contest, resi-

dents learned how to make the most of small spaces.
Now budding gardeners are taking advantage of
them, resulting in a wall of flowers that would be the
envy of any neighbourhood.

They are planning to choose a few of the best
blooming balconies and enter them in the contest,
which features a category for best patios or town-
house gardens.

But the project, says Sue Wilson, manager of the
building, has meant more than competition. Its
intent was to help foster a spirit of camaraderie in the
complex, which was opened last year. Along with the
patio perennials have come blossoming friendships.

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“I cry to get people involved in a lot of different
things — it keeps them well,” she said. “I think now
that they know what they can do, and how to
enhance their space, by next year we’re really going
to excel.”

Enwies for the contest end today, and must be
received at your nearest municipal hall.

The annual North Shoze Gardens Tour of select-.
ed fine gardens will be held on Sunday, July 30.
Tickets are available from several gardening stores
including Avant Gardener, Home Hardware on W.

Ist, Maple Leaf Garden Centres, Dykhof Nurseries,
and West Van Florist, and Garden Works.

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so smart
shopper

I'VE been spending a
fair bit of time in the
stores lately, and it has
occurred to me that my
shopping habits have
changed since I was a
young woman. Oh, I
still shop to feel good,
just not for the same
staff.

When I[ was younger,
clothes shopping really turned
my crank. Of course when
youre young and everything
looks great on you how can
the experience be anything
but positive? Now it seems
that fitting roonis and stan-
dard clothing sizes have
shrunk and the lighting has
gotten brighter and less for-
giving. Shopping for clothes
these days mostly just leaves
me feeling big, wrinkly and

asty.
Lately I’ve found myself
turning to places like Costco
and Home Hardware for my
shopping fix.

You know your lifestyle is
losing a litle pizzazz when a
trip to Costco ranks clase to
the top on your list of major
social events. A couple of
friends of mine are Costco
members and we usually make
a monthly tip out to the
Burnaby store. I love going
there, mostly because Costco
is really big on those sample

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