APRIL 22, or Earth Day, is

a day to celebrate the gift

of our planet and to take " steps to protect it.

This year, you can help nurture the earth by making some earth.

By installing a back-yard com- poster and composting your yard and kitchen waste, you can decrease your household waste output by one-third and create a nutrient-rich lawn and_ garden resource at the same time.

To celebrate Earth Day, all compost demonstration gardens in the Greater Vancouver Regional District’ will be offering visitors free packages of wildflower seeds to beautify their own patch of earth.

Compost demonstration gardens provide - composting information and ‘show different back-yard composters in action.

‘The GVRD garden is located at :,4856 Still Creek Ave. in Burnaby,

and many: municipalities already.

have or are planning their own gardens. .-

For composting advice or ‘direc- tions to a garden in your area, call the Compost Hotline at 736-2250.

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‘Composting is the alchemy for the 90s.

Instead of turning lead into gold, however, enthusiastic com-

Cap flower arrangers me

IF YOU are interested in flower arranging, want to practise or ad- vance your skills and want to meet

new, friends, the Capilano Flower. «

- Arranging Club (CFAC) is for ‘you, according to Anne Hanalick,, club president. ° . .

“The CFAC was founded in

1985: and has over’ 60. members. | - : joined in’ 1986 not knowing any- ‘One there and I now feel that I have over.60 new friends and my

.. knowledge of flower arranging has _ increased enormously,’’ © said

~Hanzlick.

: “For- those of -us in the club,

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GVRD COMPOST pregram officer Bev Weber helps two students sift through finished compost material.

posters turn their kitchen and yard waste into nutrient-laden earth for their garden.

The Greater Vancouver Regional District (GYRD) is hosting its monthly waste reduc- tion forum on Wednesday, April 21, at-5 p.m. .

Discussed will be local com- posting.education programs of in- terest to teachers, gardeners, and anyone wanting to reduce their household’s solid waste output.

Speakers will include Susan ‘Ray, who delivers in-class workshops. on worm composting; Spring Gillard, who will present

fldwers are a part of our lives. Whether we buy a bunch from the -local store and'simply place them

* flowers brings us: together,”” ‘added. ¢ The club meets on the second

Wednesday of the month, from

September to June, in the Cedar Room of the Delbrook Recreation -Centre, 600 West Queens. Rd., North Vancouver, at 7:30.p.m. *

The: meetings vary between workshops and. guest — speakers who‘ demonstrate. and various topics related to floral art.

ina vase. or we grow-them from - ‘seed in our gardens, our. love of : she |.

talk’ on

the compost module of the pro- vincial Eco Education program; Louise Robertson of the Crescent Beach Compost Demonstration Garden; and GVRD_ compost workshops and education pro- grams for-.adults and school children.

The waste reduction forum will be held in the GVRD’s second- floor boardroom, 4330 Kingsway, Burnaby.

Refreshments will be served. at 4:30 p.m., and the meeting will start at S p.m.

For further 436-6800.

information, call

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“One of the highlights of our club .year is our annua! judged floral art show. which is’ held at

Park Royal shopping mail in West. ~ Vancouver,” said Hanzlick.

“We encourage all. our members to take

part as we plan the show for all: the’ novice to. the”

levels from senior arranger.” - "There is a.very large welcome

_ Mat out for new.members of the

Capilano. Flower Arranging Club. { encouraging | .everyone to step right up to it. “yi

and Hanzlick is

For - more: information,

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