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HOME & GARDEN
Garden offers many rewards

GARDENING is a one of
the most popular pastimes.

Its appeal! transcends all bar-
riers. It is accessible to nearly
every member of our society
regardless of income, education or
skill level.

Indeed, gardens and gardening
are part of our culture, figuring in
religion, literature, legend and
myth.

According to surveys, most
households are involved in one or
many forms of gardening in-
cluding Jawn care and tending
houseplants.

And many of those who don’t
garden enjoy visiting parks and
botanical gardens.

Many urban dwellers, however,
don’t just visit gardens — they
grow gardens on their balconies or
in windowsills.

Or they share in tending a
community garden, often a vacant
lot transformed from an eyesore
into a thing of beauty through the
effort of neighbors working
together.

North Shore residents’ usually
maintain more elaborate gardens,
which supply their homes with
fresii flowers and their tables with
fresh vegetables and fruits.

Or their gardens exist solely as a
_tefuge, where one can relax
‘among beauty and sweet scents
after a hard day at work.

Gardening has been gaining
popularity with each passing year.
But what motivates people to
garden?

Gardening offers many rewards,
both physical and spiritual. On
practicality’s side, many people
*. enjoy the sense of . self-sufficiency

that comes from growing some of
: their o own food.

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THE PUBLIC is invited to
get an insider’s view of the
_. justice system at the annual
-. Jaw courts open house on

’ Sunday, April 26.

Visitors will have an opportuni-
ty to speak with people who work
in the justice system, and groups
who provide information and
support to victims, witnesses and
offenders.. Activities will include a
tour of the courthouse and a
mock trial.

- Lawyers will be available to of-

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‘Backyard i

And a home-grown vegetable
gacden can be very economical
and tasty.

Everyone knows you can't beat
the taste of a hoine-grown tomato
picked ripe off the vine!

Canning and preserving allow
the gardener to enjoy the fruits of
his or her lebor even in the middie
of winter.

Other gardeners like to sur-
round their homes with beautiful
plants, flowers and _ orna:nental
shrubs.

Some even express an artistic
bent exhibited by their careful ar-
rangement of plants and shruo-
bery.

These efforts may even include
features such as arbors, garden
pools, rose-covered archways and
raised beds.

A garden is always a work in
progress. As plants pass through
maturity and react to the change
of seasons, gardeners make ad-
justments to create a continuously
pleasing design.

Gardening also is an effective
form of mild exercise, requiring
plenty of lifting, bending and
stretching.

It’s both relaxing and enjoyable
~— a great way to escape stress
and tension.

Ang as our society becomes in-
creasingly complex, more and
more people are turning to
gardening as a way to re-establish
a link with nature.

Time spent working in the
garden can also be a time for the
whole family to work toward a
common goal, dividing chores and
sharing pride in the results.

In fact, most children love help-
ing out in the garden.

A Jogical reason is that children
enjoy getting dirty and gardening

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motor vehicle offences.

Everyone is welcome to visit the
Vancouver Supreme Court, 800
Smithe St., Vancouver, from 11
am. to 3 p.m., and the Van-
couver Provincial Court, 222
Main St., Vancouver, from | to 4
p.m.

For more information contact
Larry Hnetka at the Canadian Bar
Association, 687-3404 or Patti
Pearcey at 666-5307.

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gives them a legitimate reason for
dcing just that.

But gardening also teaches them
responsibility, particularly if they
are given their own plants to tend.

The sunflower is a_ perfect
flower for children to tend.

it is a delight because it pro-
vides a chance for children to
witness firsthand the miracle of
life and growth, as the sunflower
grows from a tiny seed to a tower-
ing plant, with its huge yellow
flower which always looks toward
the sun.

Hardy vegetables such as
radishes and carrots are also good
choices for a child’s garden.

Chances are that a child who
learns to love gardening will enjoy
it throughout life — as well as
develop more appreciation for
life.

And as more Canadians con-
tinue to discover the joys and
benefits of gardening, it is hoped
that our society as a whole will
develop a greater appreciation for
nature and a stronger desire to
protect the environment for future
generations.

Gardening satisfies many
human urges — to create, to nur-
ture, to see the results ‘of hard
work and tender loving care. And
it is one activity which is adapt-
able to almost any lifestyle, en-
vironment or income level.

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