SPLIGHT

BeaverTails

” Here's ‘a delicious piece of Canadian history. Passed down from an old family
‘recipe - BeaverTails are a whole wheat and cracked wheat, yeasted, pastry
stretched into the shape of - you guessed it - a beaver tail. Then, it’s topped with
- your choice of over ten different toppings! Canadian voyageurs first enjoyed
” beavertails style pastries (then called galettes) while exploring the waters of North

witha variety of Murchie’s teas and coffees. Be an eager
Ik beave ‘and. order one made to your specifications today!

Sara Song is “at your
service” for dry
deaning, olterations
and photo finishing.

_ AY.S. Cleaners

- ALY.S. stands for AT YOUR SERVICE, and that’s exactly the business philosophy
of Sara Song. The new dry cleaning/alterations and photo finishing business is

‘located in the northwest corner of the Markee for easy access (across from
customer info). Sara invites you to come on by; she’s offering perfect laundered
shirts for just 99¢ and you'll get your blouses, skirts, trousers and jackets
drycleaned for only $2.99. Ask Sara for further info on her pickup and delivery

service. One day service on both dry cleaning and photo finishing is wleble 8, |

Wednesday, May 7, 1997 - North Shore News - 31

Issue # 7

Living Yel]

Hanging Gardens

ictoria has become fameus for them. Even

Lonsdale Avenue gets a vibrant burst of

colour when the hanging baskets are put up
on the street lamps. Now you too can enjoy the
beauty of hanging baskets no matter where you live.
They are a natural for accenting areas under trees,
around seating or for hanging from porches or eaves
on any house or apartment.

Moss or Catkins
Baskets
. Catkins that fall from oak
tress in the early spring, or
mB lawn moss, make an
B excellent basker liner, if
f youre shore for cash.
Otherwise you can buy a bag
of dry sphagnum moss to
line any wire basket. To make
the lining, compact handfuls
of mess or catkins into the
wire frame. The moss liner
enables the basket to retain
moisture, so pack tightly. If the
basket is to go in a sunny
location place a small
plastic circle or tray on
the bottom of the moss
to act as a water
reservoir. Add soil to the
bottom of the basket.

Shade or Sun?

In choosing plants ic

is important to

know whether your basket will
primarily hang in the sun or shade. In
the sun, here is a list of plants to
choose from: Dusty Miller Silver Lace,
red geranium, Crystal Place lobelia, a
variety of petunias, and trailing plants

like verbena. For shade baskets,. look
for any colour of lobelia, a variety of
hearty New Guinea impatients, a Swiss
ivy leafed geranium, fuchsias, coleus,
and perhaps even a wandering jew.
Buy 18 to 24 plants for one basket.

Plant it and Reap!

Baskets are planted in three stages: a
bottom ring of trailing plants,”
foliowed by a layer of colourful plants
around the middle, and finally you
plant the top of the basket. Hold all -
the plants by the root ball and insert
through the wire basket and all. the
way through the moss liner. Anchor
the root ball in place with a handful of
soil, Work your way around the .
bottom of the basket to begin. When
you have a circle of plants ac the
bottom, add soil to che middle Ievel,-
and repeat planting instructions.
When complete, add soil to fill the ©
entire basket and then dig in plants
that will grow upwards, like
geraniums, Water when done and
hang in your desired location to create
a blooming showcase! ;

You'll find a great selection of plants and *
seeds at Margitta’s Fresh Flowers and -
May’ Flowers both at. Lonsdale Quay

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