32 - Sunday, September 6, 1998 - North Shore News

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4 FIOME & GARDEN |
Fall flower arrangements

NEWS photo Terry Peters

WONDERING what to do with the hydrangess you

alristakingly ‘dried? Try your hand. at creating a
eautiful Gried floral arrangement for your wali.

: 7:30 pm. For more informa-
tion lease | contact Bobbi at
980- 255.

SATURDAY, SEPTEM-

BER 12: Learn how to cre-

. : ate estore or enhance

° Y ‘wildlife habitats in your gar-

a QT € en. den landscape oy

rs “Fe aping” with diverse

GUI DE’ ative plants. Anyone over 15

“ “years of ige can participate in

ithe educational program.

Offered” the GVRD

Seymour : * Demonstration

Forest from 9. a.m. to- 12

p.m. at a cost of $7. To regis-

ter ~call: ‘the ~ Seymour

fy. Demonstration Forest

- Education Program office at
987-1273.

SEPTEMBER 13 to 20:
Help celebrate the 65th
auniversar of West Van
Florist wi
demonstrations,  - in-. house

ecials and a daily jucky prize
craw throughout the week.
The celebration kicks off on
Sunday at 11:30 a.m. with an
informative. talk by Brian
Minter, author and owner of

B.C.;-V7M 2H4. “priorip is
fundraising events
ws taking place on

rth Sis

=
Boneniet Garden will be
“given ‘by the Friends of the

guest speakers; -

’ Garden at 11 a.m. The tour is
included with the price of

<b. admission. To arrange group

tours for the Main Garden
and the Nitobe Garden, call
822-9666. _ The UBC
Botanical Garden is located at

* 6804 Southwest Marine Dr.,

~ Vancouver. -

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEM-
BER 9: North Shore News
Sow it Grows columnist Roy
Jonsson will be the guest
“speaker -at the September
meeting of Wild Thymes
Herbal Guild. The meeting

- will: take Place im the Rose .
Park.” 8 Tilford
‘. Gardens, North Vancouver at.

-Room. at?

Minter Country Gardens, fol-
lowed by a cake-cutting cere-
mony. West Van Florist is
located at 1821 Marine Dr. in
West Vancouver.

NOW that you have
dried your beautiful
hydrangeas, here’s an
idea for a floral
arrangement that’s
simple and easy.

This little cone arrangement
can be made out of aluminum
window covering or chicken
Wire.

You can make it any size you wish and it looks beautiful
when displayed on a small wall by a window or mirror.
Materials
thin green floral wire (to make U-cl
aluminum window covering or chicken wire (available at
hardware stores) (or dried
green Spanish moss (or green moss)
dried floral foam (bricks or cone)
artificial and/or dried flowers
dried hydrangeas

Cut five ernch pieces of floral wire and bend them into the
shape of a U. These will be your U-clips to fasten the window
covering together. Bend your window covering into the shape
of a large ice cream cone, with a wide top and pointed end.

To attach the conc ends together, simply insert the U clips
through the window covering and tie on the inside of the cone.

Once your cone is made, you can fill it with the dried moss.

This is so you. can’t sec the floral foam that fits inside. If you
are lucky cnough to find the dry floral foam cones, you can sim-
ply insert ic into the wire frame. Otherwise, cut your floral brick
into the shape to fit the window covering.

Using your artificial and dried leaves and flowers, make a
gencral shape on top of the cone with the greens then add your
flowers. Arrange your hydrangea pieces and other large flowers
first followed by the smaller flowers arid grapes.

When you are happy with the look of the arrangement,

attach a small wire on the back of the cone for hanging ‘and -

remember to keep the arrangement out-of direct sunlight, : _-;
— Barb Lunter lives in West Vancouver. Catch her home ideas

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or any of your own Home Ideas, send them to the North Shore
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2104.

THURSDAY, SEPTEM-
BER 17: The Lynn Valley
Garden Club will meet at
7:30 p.m. at the Lynn Valley
United Church hall (in the
basement), 3201 Mountain
Highway, North Vancouver,
for a presentation on Seeds.
Guests’ and new ‘members
welcome. Info: 980-9177.

SEPTEMBER 18 & 19:
The Burnaby Cactus and
Succulent Club will be having
a display and sale of cacti
and succulents at Royal

. Square Mall, located at 8th

and McBride in New
Westminster. The event takes
place Friday from 9:30 a.m.
to 9 p.m, and Saturday from
9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. A large
variety of both large and small
Plants as well as dish gardens
will be availble for sale. Club
embers will be on hand.

SEPTEMBER 19 & 20:
The Point Grey
Chrysanthemum Association
holding its Early
Flowering Chrysanthemum
Show from 1 to 5 p.m. on
Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4
p.m. on Sunday (a bloom sale
will begin at 4 p.m. on
Sunday) at Vancouver’s
VanDusen Botanical Gardens.

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