Oakville Newspapers

Oakville Beaver, 9 Feb 1994, p. 50

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Real Estate:The Oakville Beaver, Wednesday, Feb. 9, 1994 â€"‘18 Rejoice! Garden Show season starts today The garden show season begins today with the Northwest Flower and Garden Show at Seattle runâ€" ning Feb. 9 to 13. It features 34 gardens in a five acre indoor site. Do not be dismayed if you cannot get away, the Garden Club of Toronto‘s 39th annual show opens March 2 to 6, at the Civic Garden Centre, Lawrence Ave., Toronto. It opens daily at 10 a.m. and closes at 8 p.m.; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Saturday and Sunday. The Civic Garden Centre will be transformed into a European village with winding streets and house fronts decked with window boxes. It will includé a grand manor house backing on formal gardens. There will be several gardens including an all white, a night, and a chilâ€" dren‘s garden. Another may well be a aks REALTY LIMITED e REALTOR "The Symbol Over for Mctarron Seleo Representative PERFECTION $369,000 Albertine‘s For Sale signs | hardly have time to get cold! DYNAMTE $339,000 IN YOUR GARDEN by John Simkins herb and kitchen garden and flower garâ€" den, about nine altogether. The horticultural competitions are set in an area with a gazebo, window boxes, topiary, and hanging model hot air balâ€" loons. The classes include: mixed potted and cut flowers, miniature landscapes representing regions of the world, and plants growing in a hot air balloon. The flower design classes will see many of the prizewinners from the 1933 International Show competing in stanâ€" dard and contemporary design classes. There is a continuous education program using slides including an analysis of a contemporary garden in bloom and of the ite $269,900 SOLD! SOLD! SOLD! SOLD! Hoek Lewis two "ATbertine®" 266 BUETON 1993 international show flower designs. There are flower boutiques and others selling garden ornaments, books, and other garden paraphernalia. Tickets are $8 for adults; $6 for seniors and students. Parking is free. For further information, phone Garden Clubs of Toronto (416) 447â€"5218. Catalogues: The colorful garden cataâ€" logues are still arriving. White Flower Farm and Wayside Gardens are the clasâ€" sics. They are very beautifully illustrated and offer new and desirable varieties and are very tempting. At the same time, a modest allâ€"print catalogue arrived from Mason Hogue Gardens. This is a fairly new nursery in Uxbridge. The White Farm catalogue is unique in being eightâ€"andâ€"aâ€"half inches high and elevenâ€"inches wide, which is the reverse MUST SELL $169,000 Leonora® Hopkins 825â€"2525 INCREDIELE $309,900 of the usual. Their catalogue is the best written one that I have seen. It is low key leaving out superlatives. One feature includes a code CC in some listings folâ€" lowed by a list of plants selected by Charlie Cossen â€" a talented architect. These will go with, and enhance, the subâ€" ject plant. The most interesting different plants are the tuberous begonias which include some with very double, ruffled flowers with picotees. Picotee Lace begonias are breathtaking at $6 a tuber. They also carry the only named variety strain of begonias in the world from Blackmore and Langden in England. The loveliest from the photos is Jean Blair â€" a large yellow double with scarlet edges at $27 US.. Only for the experienced begonia grower, I‘ m afraid. (Continued on next page) BARBARA MURPHY Broker!MManager AFFORDABLE $179,900 Congratulational Leonoral White Oaks 1995 Top Saleal

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