16 _ Terrace Review — Wednesday, November 5, 1986 Square foot gardening a success Terrace — Gardening is truly a wonderful pleasure enjoyed by many Canadians and this summer the residents of Terraceview Lodge were able to enjoy this activity but not in a totally con- ventional way. by Kathleen Delgaity Terrace contributor The adoption of a new system of growing vege- tables and flowers, called the square foot method, was implemented and proved to be very simple — a garden is created in a series of squares, rather than rows, and each square holds a dif- ferent vegetable, herb or flower. What is created is a garden which is highly diverse, produc- tive and easily managed. It is estimated that one saves at least 80% of space, time and money due to this method. Two types of square foot gardens were created at Terraceview. The first type was a ground level garden built of a wood crib 4 x 12 ft. and the se- cond type was designed to accommodate those residents in wheelchairs. This wheelchair garden was successfully created by constructing the patio model which consisted of a4x4 ft. plywood frame and bottom elevated on sawhorses. Flowers and vege- tables’ flourished in the gardens and the yield was remarkable. Wat- ching the progress of the garden was enjoyed by residents and staff alike. Very special thanks must be given to Bev Beaudin who suggested the idea after discovering the book Square Foot Gardening by Mel Bar- tholomew who devel- oped the system; Ron Lennan for building the frames and Jack Hoek- stra for assisting with the provision of soil. Success was ours in this project. We look forward to 1987 in doing more of the same. Arrested On Wednesday, Oct. 29 Terrace RCMP appre- hended a youth at Caledonia Senior Secon- dary School. RCMP reported the youth was arrested and charged with possession of four molotov cocktails. The youth will be ap- pearing in Youth Court at a later date, | found a “Hot Deal’ on firewood in the classifieds. AT TERRACEVIEW LODGE Activity worker at Terraceview Lodge Donna} aurent (left) assists resident Louise Lestin to fq choose the perfect salad greens. erraceview Lodge resident Clarenceg Michiel ovarsess the § gardening project. ‘Hydrangea flowers last for ages TERRACE — Local resident Dorothy Smith not only has an unusual- ly large shrub growing in her front yard, she has discovered a method of keeping the blossoms around for a long time. Smith’s Hydrangea bush features blooms close to a foot in length. When the blossoms first came out, about a month ago, they appeared in a pale green color. Later the blossoms turned a creamy white and are now merging into pink. And quite by accident Smith has found out how to make the floral ar- rangements last. ‘‘You can put them in the house in a vase and keep them for years,’’ Smith said. She became aware of this option after return- ing from a_ vacation. Smith left her husband in charge of watering the blossoms which she had cut and put in a con- tainer in their home. Her husband conve- niently ‘*never bothered’’ with the flower arrangement and when Smith returned home she found the blooms beautifully preserved. She ‘“‘just found out by experi- ment,” so to speak, how to make the blossoms last. Now she often gives bouquets of hydrangea blooms to friends so they can keep them in vases in their dwellings. Smith said the bumble bees have. “just been thick”? in the blossoms during the last month. ‘I think it’s wonderful they can get honey from them,’’ she commented. The Smith’s have resided in their home on Halli- well for the past 11 years. Dorothy was born in Terrace at Kitsum- kalum, the original town site. Kitsumkalum is located west of Terrace and was a landing for riverboats and settlers in the early days. . Dorothy is the daugh- ter of Mattie and Henry Frank, a pioneer family in the area. She was born in 1913 and. lived at Frank’s Dairy. Smith is fond of Ter- race. “I love it, it’s my home. It’s where I was born and J love the valley and mountains.”’ She ad- ded, I think Terrace is wonderful. ‘‘I don’t know of a more beauti- ful place.” Rachelle D’Silva, customer relations representative for McDonaid’s in Terrace, will ba leaving her post to relocate In White Rock, B.C. D’SiIva plans to pursue a position, much like the one she has been doing, at a lower mainland branch of McDonald's. D’Silva has bean with McDonald's in Terrace for about five months. Poyrd The sok nn is the stork about to visit you? Let everyone know about the happy event by having it printed in the Review. Forms are available at the hospital. N ~A LL € Ray and Jackle Rioux are pleased to announce the arrival of Melissa Christina on Oct. 26, 1986. She weighed 8 Ibs. 2 oz. and is a sister for Chantelle, Peter, Tracle and Tysen are happy to announce the arrival of thelr new family member Teghan on Oct. 28, 1986, weighing 7 ibs. 14 oz. Larry and Debble Smith are pleased to announce the birth of their daughter, Cala Marie, Oct. 29, 1986, 6 Ibs. 12 oz. 24-hour Phone (604)635-4080 Skeena Mall Ernie and Lorraine Ollver ara proud to announce the birth of thelr son, Corey Justin, an Oct. 31, 1986, weighing 6 Ibs, 7 oz. FF LA WERS Al oA PAIR Mambor ol AFS Wiro Service Gey ¥