16 - Friday, June 21, 1991 - North Shore News

HOME & GARDEN
Vancouver Rose Society
holding annual exhibit

THE 42ND annual rose show of
the Vancouver Rose Society (VRS)
will be held June 22 and 23 at
John Oliver School, 41st and
Fraser in Vancouver.

The society is the largest of its
kind in Canada. It held its first
show in 1949. At that show there
were 26 classes and a few dozen
roses. This year has over 120
classes for roses as well as classes
for Moral art.

Although there was less sun-
shine in May than in any other
year since 1932, there will still be
wonderful roses on display to
admire and sniff.

This is an opportunity to see
very rare and unusual roses not
often seen, including some of the
oldest in cultivation, including the

Mad Gallicas (so called because of
their eccentric coloring). Modern
hybrid tea and floribunda roses
will share the scene with tiny
miniature roses.

Roses suitable for the landscape
and non-formal gardens will also
be on display. Members of the
VRS will be on hand to answer
questions and help with problems
folks may be having with their
roses this year.

With the growing concern about
the overuse of chemicals and fer-
tilizers, members also advise on
integrated pest management. Har-
dy shrub roses are now available
that are generally happier without
chemical spraying.

The VRS designated rose for
1991 is the beautiful ivory-yellow

hybrid tea ‘*Peaudouce,’’ also
known as Elina.

Times for the show are Satur-
day, June 22, 2 to 6 p.m., and
Sunday, June 23, 11 a.m. to 5
p.m. Admission is $2 or advance
tickets at $1.50 can be obtained
from society members. Children
12 years and under accompanied
by an adult will be admitted free
of charge.

Competition is not restricted to
members of the society. Anyone
wishing to enter blooms can ob-
tain a program ty phoning the
following contact names: Mr.
Doug Hosgood 434-9871, Ms.
Maggie Hosgood (evenings) 738-
6150, or Mr. Dennis Yeomans
266-7839 (for old garden rose in-
fa).

Renovation seminar offered

IN RESPONSE to 2 growing con-
sumer trend towards renovation
and home improvement, the
Renovators Council within the
Greater Vancouver Home Builders
Association (GVHBA), is offering
a series of seminars entitled
‘What's New in Renovation.’’

The renovation seminars com-
plement the association’s highly
successful **What’s New in Home

Famous
gardener
lectures

FROM THE world famous Siss-
inghurst Garden in England, head
gardener Pameia Schwerdt, who
worked with Vita Sackville-West,
will lecture at VanDusen Gardens
on Monday, June 24 at 8 p.m. in
the Floral Hall. .

Sissinghurst is described as
“The shrine to which all true
garden-lovers make a pilgrimage
at some time in their lives’? in The
Guide to the Gardens of England
and Wales, by Sarah Hollis and
Derry Moore.

The topic will be plants and
their neighbors, grouping and ar-
ranging plants. This has been
done successfully at Sissinghurst.

Tickets for the lecture are
available in the office at 37th and
Oak Street, from 5:30 p.m. Call
266-7194 for more details.

Building'"’ seminars, which have
been offered for the past three
years.

Presented by experts within the
GVHBA, topics of discussion in-
clude design, hiring a contractor,
financing the project, renovation
procedure, legalities, pricing and
the latest renovation trends.

The seminars attract a large
number of homeowners involved

in or considering renovation.

The next seminar will be held
on Saturday, June 22, from 9
am. to 4 p.m. at the Fraser
Valley Real Estate Board, 15463 -
104th Ave., Surrey, B.C. Cost to
attend is $40 per person or $60
per couple and includes lunch and
seminar materials.

For registration call the
GVHBA at 590-5256.

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