22 — Friday, March 27, 1992 - North Shore News HONE & GAR! GISELA LABRIE | cuts back a torsythta shrub in her yard in the upper Lonsdale area. Ask the Dutch gardener: Will Narcissus wilt other flowers? ‘Q. IN our home, we really - like the sight of fresh yellow . daffodils in the garden and indoors in various floral ar- rangements. However. some friends say that Narcissus will wilt the other flowers if you put them in a mix- ed bouquei. Is this true and is ‘there anything that can be done about it? A. The effect you’re referring to is caused by a substance given off by Narcissus — commoniy called daffodils -~ when the stem is cut. If you make a bouquet of daf- fodils alone, of course, this is not a probiem. However, if you want to combine them with tulips, car- nations, or any other kind of flower, just cut the daffodil stems to the desired length and stand them apart in water for 24 hours. Do not recut them before creating the mixed bouquet! Cut the other flowers first and clean the knife well after trimming the edges of the Narcissus stems. When choosing Narcissus for floral displays, ‘remember that there are many more shapes and sizes today than just the tradi- tional yellow trumpet. Now there are yellow cups with white or orange centres, white cups with pink centres, double-flowered types, multi-headed miniatures, and split-crowned varieties (that hardly look like daffodils). Fragrant Narcissus are called jonquils and are wonderfully suited to making small bouquets, especially in combination with grape hyacinths (Muscari) in various shades of blue, and white Anemones. For an unusual combination, try combining daffodils with flowering forsythia or Japanese cherry. Alone, - Narcissus look fresh ard spring-like when sur- rounded only by greenery. Try ivy or mahonia, for instance. Fitness fundraiser planned NORTH VANCOUVER resident Lori Baker will hold a jazzercise fundraiser in the Medical Day Centre at Lions Gate Hospital on Sunday from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. to raise money for the purchase of cardiac response units. “Of the 50,000 Canadians who die from heart attacks annually, nearly two-thirds die before &6 CHRYSLER w7ymakinE DRIVE . NORTH VANCOUVER reaching the hospital. This is the reason I have chosen to raise funds for the cardiac response units,”’ said Baker. She added that the mobile units are used to detect if someone is having a heart attack. Admission to Sunday’s class will be by donation to the Lions Gate Hospital Foundation. 980- 8501 NEWS photo Stuart Davis S) ation of En, BUILDING iS COMING DOWN EVERYTHING MUST GO! EXTRA 50% OFF. LIQUIDATION PRICES FOR PERSIAN RUGS NEXT 2 WEEKS | PERSIA, CHINA, AFGHANISTAN, PAKISTAN, INDIA, TURKEY, TRIBALS DESC. SIZE RETAIL SHIRAZ 4x6 TABRIZ 8x10 QUM (si & Woot) 4x6 CHINESE 8x10 BOUKHKORA 4x6 HAMADAN 5x8 BESTS ‘LOWESE: %, ae Bo GOURMET GIFTS & TABLEWARE SPRING DINNERWARE SALE “Botanic Gardens” by Portmeirion Save 20-60% on Beautiful Tableware from such famous names as: Denby ° Spal Denby Castile — 20 pc. set Portmeirion Botanic Garden — Spal Hillside — 20 pc. set Royal Worcester Evesham — 20 pc. set Spal Porto — 20 pc. set Portmeirion Queen's Hidden Garden ~ 24 pe. set Pfaltzgraff Juniper — 20 pc. set Denby Tasmin — 20 pc. set Fitz & Floyd Royal Worcester Portmeirion = ® Sango e SUGGESTED RETAIL | PRICE $550.00 501.00 340.00 440.00 230.00 501.00 . 99.00 480.00 24 pe. set * Special prices are for in-stock items only LIGHTHEARI & COMPANY 535 Howe Stree t, Vancouver Phone 684-4711 Pfaltzgraff and many more , VERY SPECIAL _ PRICE* $329.00 288.00 199.00 299.00 139.00 199.95 79.00 239.00