This week “himself” has been in hospital for a
small bit of repair and I have been left to my own
devices. (He is just fine now and due home
tomorrow)

You’ll never guess where I spent most of my
time (oh, what a clever lot you are, absolutely
right) out in the garden. There is always so much

Popular Penny Royal helps SPCA

I am going to get a pot of Penny Royal today
and keep it in the greenhouse to see if it will drive
the aphids away. I have a host of them on the
hibiscus plants, and a few on several geraniums.

I used a soap and water solution the other day,
and it was very effective, but you always seem to
miss a few, and that’s all it takes. As we all know a

TheReview Wednesday, April 4, 1990 —

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oe wicining pa I found ae by neue eee ou Royal would be so much easier to have last week. have coming. we
a list as I eat my breakfast, then sticking to it about this place, and it also smells refreshing] ce isn? inte : : oa
day long, I am able (some days) to cover alot of like mint, so I really hope it works. = ae ees chautian RACES cd THERE EVER ATINE TOR
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This week I finally finished the fruit tree Royal in exchange for a donation to the S.P.C.A. The appraisal is needed so nego- IT’S NOW
Pruning, with the exception of the apricot which _ and at this moment Len has collected more than tiations can start between High-
V'll do this summer. $4,500 which is just fabulous isn’t it? ways and the society over the 6A 9843 - 2nd Sireet

I had a couple of nervous moments while He has run out of plants but expects to get some expropriation of the property for SIDNEY
pruning the Winter Banana tree. It has go so large © more by April 9, so if you have a pet with fleas, an interchange at Beacon and the 656-2411 Te
Thad to go a long way up the ladder and wield the — and a dollar or so for the S.PCA. Len’s address is Pat Bay Highway, Parrott said. 1205 Verdier Ave. :

long-handled loppers, while trying to keep my

- balance.

The thought did occur to me that if I fell,
people would think we had an earthquake. This
didn’t particularly cheer me up. _

After finishing pruning I did a dormant spray-
ing, hauling the sprayer awkwardly up the ladder,
and perching it on the top step. Not easy, but
eventually it was done and I came in, changed my
clothes, and went off to the hospital where my
loving spouse, wrinkling his nose, said, “What is
that perfume you have on today?”

I said “Eau d’lime-sulphur” and he (smiling)
said, “I might have guessed!” It will be nice to
have him home.

I imagine most of you will either have seen Len
Mulholland on the television news, or his picture
in the Victoria paper, showing people his Penny
Royal plants. These plants show great promise in
discouraging fleas on animals, and according to
Len, controlling infestations of aphids on Broad
beans.

1964 Sandover Crescent, up Barrett Drive, just off
East Saanich Road.

Our apricot tree is in full bloom right now and
to my complete delight there have been a few
honey bees around to pollinate the flowers. I was
afraid I was going to have to hand fertilize it, but
this year the bees co-operated, thank Heaven.

I hate to repeat myself, but this idea may be new
to some of you. If we have frost while your fruit
trees are blossoming hurry out before the sun hits
the blossoms and mist the trees with the nozzle
tumed to gentle-spray. This will keep the flowers
from being frost nipped and killed.

During this spell of fine weather we have had
quite sharp frosts several nights running and I’ve
gone tearing out in my dressing gown at first light
to hose the tree

I'm sure passersby hurry past thinking, “Look
at that poor woman . . . she must be as nutty as a
Christmas cake. Imagine coming out in your
underwear this hour of the day to water down a
tree. I wonder if she’s dangerous?” No apricots
for them!

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Council also declared April 22
Earth Day in the municipality.

On that day, designed to promote
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Ald. Dee Bailin suggested local

- residents plant a tree, recycle or
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REACHING DOWN TO dig out another Penny Royal
plant for crowds of anxious people who went to his
house last weekend is Len Mulholland at his Sandover
Crescent home. The plant is supposed to repel fleas
from pets and homes and was the subject of a news
clip on local television. Mulholland gave away small
pots of the plant in exchange for donations to the
Victoria SPCA building fund. He raised a record of
about $4,500 until an entire patch of Penny Royal was
gone. Mulholland hopes to get a new supply of the
popular plant by next week,

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