20 - Friday, May 17, 1991 — North Shore News HOME & GARDEN UBC Botanical Gardens selling perennial plants LOOKING FOR something dif- ferent or rare? Come to the first Annual! Perennial Plant Sale at the UBC Botanical Garden Ad- ministration Building, 6804 Southwest Marine Dr., in Van- couver, on Sunday, May 19. The sale takes place 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Gardeners can buy some of the many unusual plants seen growing in the botanical garden — plants that are perfectly adapted to the Vancouver climate, although rare and difficult to find. {In order to help gardeners there will be an information table at the sale, occupied by staff and Friends of the Garden volunteers, who will be able to answer all your questions. All the plants will be potted in- dividually, and there will be both large and small specimens. Buying smaller plants enables gardeners to get many more plants than ex- pected. Here are some of the interesting plants which will be for sate. How about a hardy begonia (Begonia grandis); a begonia that has been increasing in numbers every year in VanDusen Gardens, Begonia grandis is a \ate-flowering plant, beginning in summer and going on into the fall, sometimes into November. {t is an upright plant with large leaves with an Angel wing begonia and has large pink flowers very similar to the familiar bedding plant begonias. Another hardy plant, from a family gardeners usually think of as tender, is Gladiolus papilio (the Butterfly gladiolus). It is so hardy that it easily survived the weather the last five winters produced. Gladiolus papilio flowers in sum- mer and has a spike of hooded flowers similar to the tender gladiolus. The flowers are of the most unusual colors in smokey, Pinky, pale green shades. This sale also offers an oppor- tunity to acquire one of the famous giant lilies (Cardiocrinum giganteum). Imagine a tall plant up to 10-12 feet high, clothed with shiny, green, heart-shaped leaves and topped by a cluster of six-inch white and fragrant trumpets. Car- diocrinum giganteum enjoys the same gtowing conditions as the Garden’s rhododendrons do, with cool, moist, yet well-drained woodland soil. If you engage in plantupmanship, here is the one plant that is guaranteed to put you on top. Other plants to consider include a hardy two-foot dark blue lobelia (Lobelia siphilitica) very useful for - beautiful color in the mid-sum- mer, or a purple-leaved plantain (Plantago major ‘Atropururea’) with its lovely red leaves. Or try one of the blue Himala- yan poppies (Meconopsis betonicifolia), again as a compa- nion plant for rhododendrons as they require the same growing conditions. There will be both Christmas and Lenten roses (Helleborus sp.) with pink, white and pale green flowers and quite a few Primula species and hybrids. All of these ate perfectly easy to grow and are thoroughly at home in Van- couver’s weather. In all, there will be our 200 dif- ferent plants for sale. There will be a collectors’ corner of the most rare plants. As usual, these plants will disappear first as numbers are often small, so gardeners should come early to get the best selec- tion. The Shop-in-the-Garden will have a special display of books on perennial plants,and gardeners can buy seeds collected in the garden. For more information call UBC Botanical Garden, 228-4804. You are invited to enter this year’s North Shore News Annual Sailing Race. This is a fun event, perfect for the whole family. The race begins at 10:00 a.m. off Dundarave Pier and officially ends at 3:00 p.m. with the finish line off Kitsilano Yacht Club. Mark your calendar twice, once on Thursday June 13, 7:30 p.m. for the Skippers’ Meeting, and again on June 16, for Race Day. The Awards: Award plaques will be awarded in the categories listed below. All judging will be conducted by the Awards Committee during the race itself; there will be no inspection of vessels at the moorage. Best Bribe Attempt Best Display of Flags m Best Decorated Beat gi Best Dressed Crew — Honourable Mention — Honourable Mention m Best Junior Pirate — Honourable Mention -~ Honourable Mention fw Youngest Crew Member gm Oldest Crew Member @ Oldest Boat gi First Across Start Line gw Last Across Start Line pw First to Finish — under 25 feet 25-29 feet 30-34 feet g@ Most Sportsmanlike Attitude 35-44 feet g Best Varnish and Paint (Vessel) 45 feet & over @ General Excellence of Presentation gq First to Finish - Media — Honourable Mention First to Finish - Winner Overall m Best Nautical Dressed Crew @ Most Enthusiastic Sailing Club Alt plaques will be presented at the awards ceremonies. In case of a winning skipper not attending, an alternate winner will be chosen, where applicable. 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