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I KNOW this has not been the best of years weather- wise and in light of this, many of you may be disap- nointed in the results of your efforts in the garden.

lam assuming that this is the reason for the low number of en- tries in this year’s North Shore Gardens ’93 Contest and nomina- tions for the North Shore Block Beautiful Awards 93.

As with the story of the half- full versus the half-empty glass, there are two ways we can view this information.

Pessimistic gardeners will be convinced that everyone else is wiser than they are and therefore should follow their example and not enter.

This is the same person who bought his/her fast house during the rush towards the cliff in the early ’80s only to sell it after smashing on the rocks below later in the decade.

The optimistic gardener likely sold to the free-faller and was there waiting at the crash site.

To these opportunists, a low number of entries equals a better chance of winning; not that posi- tive-minded pzople such as these need'to rely on luck.

Jam not suggesting that enter- ing your garden or nominating your favorite block will turn you into a real estate tycoon, but it may just brighten up your days a litthe. After all, just how bad can it be?

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You enter, you get to meet a large number of like-minded gardening enthusiasts, you get /ots of free advice and later you might just win the recognition y you deserve.

I say go for it.

I suppose we could view the moister-than-most weather that we, have been experiencing in much the same way.

‘ | know many of you will be aware of only the cooler than, normal temperatures, the higher

than normal rainfall and the more numerous pests in the garden.

But there is more to this story. ;

The threatened drought seems - to have evaporated (or should I { say drowned), we do not-have to: : drag the hose and sprinkler around the yard quite so much, - and inost plants seem to be doing: better than they would ifthe. ¢ weather were up to expectations. -

Sure there are a few warm- weather bedding plants (eg. impa- tiens, zinnias, etc.) that are not - performing quite as expected, but how about those trees, shrubs and herbaceous perennials; I’ve never; seen them do better. '

In general, I would say that the vast majority of plantsin our =~ gardens seem to be soaking it up :. — pun intended.

Therefore things really aren’t as bad as they seem and you really should enter the contest — or nominate a beautiful block.

Closing date for entries in the © North Shore Gardens ’93 Contest, is Sunday, July 25 and nomina-_ | tions for the North Shore Block | Beautiful Awards ’93 must be teceived not later than Saturday, :. July 31, so get busy.

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