oe -to. “Disneyland,’”” says _ ~~ n., Owner Shirley Middleton, These a ae children who because of dis- Calling all green thumbs SHARPEN those pruning shears. The entry deadline for the Beauti- fication Society’s annual garden contest 1s drawing near, If your roses are in their glory and your begonias bursting with blooms, your last chance to enter them will be noon on Friday, July 2B. Judging will take place in the ; First week in August. ' Two-time winners Judy and Howard Chafin dropped out of the contest this year to become judges. Two other judges will be _ Selected from the Northwest Real Estate Board, and the public. This year's categories are com- mercial frontage, industrial front- age, apartments. or multiple dwellings, mobile homes and residential homes, The Chafins have won the mobile home category for their theme-inspired garden for the last two years. . They*ve turned their tny plot of land beside their mobile home into a flowering oasis. Over the 18 years they’ve been developing ‘their garden, the Chafins have . ‘cxeated a desert scenc, complete with a tumble weed, cow. and moose skulls, a cactus and wolves _ ' howling to the moon, and a dutch scene, with impatiens peaking out: of a pair of wooden shoes, Along the porch of the. trailer and throughout the garden hang 31 baskets — full of petunias, begonias and more. Even: theit cats’ outdoor litter ‘Dox has a sandy nautical theme, with driftwood, seagulls, “and glass floats. No mere sandbox for these cats. "The most important advice I could give other gardeners is to use your imagination?’ says _ Judy, Many of the figurines and . props in her garden she picked up ”* at garage sales. = For- example a small bear cub ~ Up ina tree with a near by jar of IMAGINATION IS THE KEY to a great garden, says Judy Chafin. She stands here with her desert scene, complete with a tumble weed, cow and moose skulls, a cactus and wolves howi- ing to the moan. honey was a garage sale find. So -were the wooden shoes, skulls _ and iguana. ‘It used to be when we went to garage sales Howard would say ‘What the heck-are you going to ‘do with that?? Now he doesn’t: even ask me,”’ Judy. laughs. She also points out that it took her 18 years of hard work to de- velop her small plot of land, Since then many of her peren- nials have matured, and she’s reduced her time in the garden to approximately ten hours a week ~— mainlenance work she says. “Neatness, no weeds, dead- headed flowers, basically a well kept garden really goes a long way towards making a good fint impression,”’ she says, This year contest entries will be judged on yard and garden neat- “ness — 30%; first impressions, such as: colour, setting, design ‘ and’ use: of’ accessories — 30%; ‘and total overall affect for’ the final 40% of the mark. ‘Judy also encourages people to enter the gardens of friends and neighbours. But be sure to have their permission first. 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