44 ~ Sunday, September 13, 1998 — Noriii Shore News
north shore news

* HOME & GARDEN

THERE’S something
so beautiful about gar-
den roses.

Their fragrances and
color fight up any room
during these summer
months. But how can we
preserve these flowers for
the fall?

There are many methods
of drying roses, including air
drying, glycerin, pressing

‘and freeze drying.
Once you have decided’
“on amethod of drying the
. FOSes you Can arrange them
: eautiful pedestal por.

“<< Dried roses are very .
~ delicate ta work with so try
to. handie them very careful-

_ When placing the roses
. ) the foami, hold the
~-rose by the base of the

er'sO as to not crush the .

petals. -
Cut a piece of floral foari
inside the container.
Cover the foam with
: ish. moss so it overlaps
the edges of the pot. ,
“-: Carefally weap the rose
< Stemi with wire leaving a1”
ece.to place into the floral

" BEAUTIFUL roses need not droop and be discarded.

Learn to. dry and preserve not onty
appeal but the lovely scent.

Work from the bottom

‘edges of the container filling

it with the roses up 12 the
_top..

Try to pack the container -

as full as possibie. This will
give the arrangenient a very
lush look: ;

Once the arrangement is

‘finished, ‘be sure to place it

in a spot away from direct

the eathotic

sunlight.

— Barb Lunter fires in
West Vancouver. Catch her
home ideas on Ragers Cable’s
Piugged In! If you bave any
questions for Barb, or any of

your own Home Ideas, send

them to the Nerth Shore News,
1139 Lonsdale Ave, N.Y.
V7M 284. Or fax them to
985-2104.

VALE TO We
STE AQgeertt nat

We've Moved
THE GREEN ZONE

“Florist with a European Touch”

Les for 4 unique
ygarden addition thar
will keep you warm
in the — evenings!
Then, drop by The
Green Zone, North
Vancouver's new spe-
cialty flower and garden
shop. Owner Mark
Ligertwood says his store
is the only one on the
Noch Shore to offer the new Mexican Clay
Fireplace. Created from clay, these natural
outdoor heaters use firevrond to warm your
garden evenings. “They're selling very quick-
ly,” says Mark. “Our customers love the way
_ the clay oven radiates just
. enough heat to take away ‘the

night chill.”
Mark is also proud of their
custom flower arrange-
ments. “We have excep-
. tionally talented designers.
With

LONSDAI

our selection” of

able priced too.

unique flowers and trop-
ical plants, we can create
arrangements that are
both breathtaking” and
unasual.”", The Green
Zone also has an excel-
lent selection of indoor

. whants that are rolerant to -

low light: “Our plants are
extremely healthy

and they’re reason-

In fact,

given che quality of the
products we offer, I'd say
vur prices are very com-

petitive.”

Mark invites

everyone to stop by.
“Come ia‘and take a
look. There's a fresh ~
face on the store.
We think you're real- ©
ty going to enjoy our .

atmosphere.”

DANE, Sk ueN

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