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Sunday, July 12, 1998 — North Shore News — 33. -..

Garden tour on track

Judy Smith
Contributing Writer

GARDENS of earthly
delights await you.

Luxurious flowers, plants
and shrubs artfully arranged
to reflect the gardener’s per-
sonality is what makes hfe
worth living for members of
the North Shore Gardens
Contest Society.

And the society shows off
its passion on July 26 when
its open-to-rhe-public annual
tour of the best gardens hap-
pens. from 10 a.m. to 4 p-m.

Sot oniy can you visit all
the gardens but present at
cach will be master gardeners
to answer questions and

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Organizers warn if you
want to be able to see ,
garden, vou'd better srart
carly because the popular
summer event draws visitors
from Vancouver Island, the
Fraser Valley and Washington
State.

The tour is organized by
the society to offset the costs
of the contest, which include
advertising, awards photog-
raphy, mailing and publicity.

Tickets cose S10 and are
on sale at Capilano Nurseries,
Dykhof Nurseries, Maple
Leaf Garden Centres in West
and North Vancouver, West
Vancouver Florist Lid, Dig
This in Granville island
Market, GardenWorks in
Burnaby and North
Vancouver ands Avant

Gardener in Vancouver and
West Vancouver.

Organizers say admission
price includes a draw for a
free professional garden con-
sultation. And only 500 tick-
ets are available so buy your
tickets carly.

The 98 North Shot
Garden Tour is sponsored by
the City and District of
North Vancouver, West
Vancouver District; North
Shore News, Carol's of West
Vancouver, Mel Hodinger
Moving, United Landscape
Supplies Lid., Capilano
Nurseries and Florist Lrd.,
Dvkhof Nurseries Lrd.,
GardenWorks, Maple Leaf
Garden Centres of Lynn
Valley, Kerrisdale Cameras
North Vancouver and The
Voice.

Win your way into
N. Shore gardens __

WIN tickets to the
North Shore Garden
Contest Society tour
on July 26. :
There are three ways to
send us your name and phone
number. Mail your entry to
the North Shore News, 1139
Lonsdale Ave., North

Vancouver, B.C., V7M ue
Or fax your name and phone
number to us at 985-2104.
Your other option is e-mail to:
deana@nsnews.com, - .
Deadline for the contest is
Mon. July 20. If your name is
drawn you will be notified ‘by;
phone. Good luck, alll ‘you
garden lovers! _ :

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from 10:00am - 4:00pm -
Admission $10.00,

includes entry to all gardens and a draw for
a free Professional Garden consultation

Tickets on Sale from July 1 at:

CAPILANO NURSERIES & FLORIST, 705 W. 3rd Street, North Vancouver
DYKHOF NURSERIES [TD., 460 Mountain Highway, North Vancouver
GARDENWORKS.

3147 Woodbine Drive, North Vancouver
MAPLE LEAF GARDEN CENTRE LID. (two locations) = 77

1343 Lynn Valley Road, North Vancouver

2558 Haywood Road, West Vancower = (8
PLANTS GALORE, Eaton's Park Royal, West Vancouver
THE AVANT GARDENER, 1448 Marine Drive, West Vancouver
ABBOTSFORD WEST VAN FLORIST ITD., 182: Marine Drive, West Vancouver
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