6& — Friday. May 14, 1999 - North Shore News Variegated IT’S time tu put some hours into your garden: planning, planting and pruning to make sure it looks great for the rest of the summer. If vou're looking tor some unique adai- tions to your garden, vou might want to check out plants which are’ variegated. Some of us love plants with variegation while others prefer leaves with their many shades of green, Variegation includes plants with leaves that are not completely green, plants with brightly coloured leaves, golden. forts, Stripes of all persuasion or even irregular spots. Try using variegated plants where a change of colour brightens up a planting, adds visual interest or adds contrast, Elcaqnus pungens (Zone 8) has cultivars with a golden edged variep ation that is beauti- fully paired with narcissus at Van Dusen Roranteal Garden. Eleanenus is evergreen and will grow in sun of light shade The pink-tipped kiwi, Actinidia Kolomikra (Zone starts white, turns a bright: pink, then fades to green in summer. Like other kiwis, it is fairly vigorous, conse: quently some pruning is needed if it is grown on a trellis or along a fence. Perennials offer many choices. with Hostas being one ef the more obvieus variegated plants. These do well in the shade while the golden teaved ones tolerate more sun. Sonic hold) their while others start) one colour and g These are versatile plants, combining well with shade tolerant grasses and ferns, It vau're looking fora plant with spotted leaves, ry the native Erythroniian revelition (Zone 5) which ix a beautital plant with reilexed flowers. The Japanese angelica is a small tree that has leaves edged in white. It blooms in the summer and produces a small Black fruit. Coleus iy a variggated annual chat has seen a resurgence in its popularity. The licorice plant has grev leaves, while Limelight is a soft lime green cultivar. When choosing variegated plants. use dis- cretion. A garden of torally varicwated plants would be far toe busy, Gardens nced the plain greens for contras:, — Information provided by Gardens West mag- asine. West Van resale apartments down From page 55 declines in this market, Toral sales of West resale apartments came in at S4 million in April which was down 23% from March and down 7% trom fast April, but it wasn’t a bad month as this figure is close to the ray " atthe end of April which is down 4% tron March and down 16% from last April, h would suggest that prices will continue to be quite firm in this marker. Wich three good months ina raw for North Shore real estate, it looks like the bad times could be over. The conference board is predict- econ: ony will grow by 2% this year and with interest rates down again, | think we can expect more of the same tor the rest of the year. — Trent Appelbe isan cconamist and a real estate agent with Suctan Group > Weer Coast Realty. He ean be reached at 838-7822 NEWS photo Terry Peters THE variegated leaf of the Acuba plant offers some interesting contrast to ever- greens in the garden. ing that the Vancouve