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TONIGHT: Eaton's Honie
Store in Park Roval South is
to host an open house to cele-
brate Spring "99° Home
Fashion and Accessories trom
5:30 to 9 p.m. Enjoy refresh-
ments and enter tor door
prizes.

MAY 13: Local Authors Rov
Forster, former curator of
VanDusen Botanical Gardens
and Alex Downie, present
curator of Bloedel

Conservatory co-authors of

The Woodland Garden:
Planting in’ harmony with
uature, will_present a slide
show from 7 to 8:45 p.m., at
the NV. City Library.
Information: 980-0581.

MAY 13 TO 16: The fourth
annual Garden Sculpture
Show takes place in sculptor
Michael Binkley’s studio and
garden, 535 East First St. in
North Vancouver from 1}
am. to 5 p.m. daily. The gar-
den has undergore a facelift
and visitors to the sale can see

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the changes while strofling
among Binkley’s original
stone sculptures. Children and
well-behaved dogs are wel-
come, some areas of the gar
den are wheelchair friendly.
Call 984-8574 tor more inte.

MAY 15: Ukrainian ( anadtan
Social Services is holding the
Ash Street Home and
Garden Show, to benetit the
Malhala Orphanage im the
Uhnane, which provides a
home for 70 mentally and
phoically disabled bass. The
sale takes place from EO a.m
pamooar St Mary’.
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MAY lo: Discover how to
make your own nursery, right
in your own backyard! A
Wildlife Plant Nursery sale
is to be included in this year's
Return of the Osprey Festival
from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the
Maplewood — Conservation
Area. Trees and shrubs will be
available for 3 donation to the
Wild Bird Trust of B.C. along
with planting advice. From 2
to 3 p.m.
Naturescape will present a
slide show.

MAY 16: The Stanley Park
Ecology Society presents a
guided tour through the Ted
and Mary Williams
Rhododendron Garden. The
English rour takes place at }
p.m., the Cantonese tour at 2
p.m. The tee is $4 for adults.
Call 237-8544 tor details.

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JUNE 9: West Vancouver
Parks and Recreation presents
West Van in Bloom from 6:30
to S pam. Enjoy a stroll
through the streets and
alleyways in West Vancouver
and view the spectacular pub
hic and private gardens along
the way. Master gardener
Sheila Watkins will dead) this
walking group. The fee is

$13.38. Pre registration is
required, call the West Van
Community Centre, 925-
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LOOKING AHEAD:
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invited ote jain CBC's
Canadian Gardener David
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Alaska. The tip, Aug. 27 to
Sept. 3, is based front a sever:
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