Gardening /News Our delphiniums are so beauti- ful, especially the white ones which are much bigger and better than they were last year. I had been mentally comparing them to roy- alty, thinking of the words like queenly, stately, regal — and then last night we had a sharp gale. This morning five of the tallest stalks are flat on the ground. I am Case of ihe mysterious laburnum tree else, possibly a result of grafting done when the tree was small. A search through J. Chandler’s book (kindly loaned to me), Trees of Greater Victoria, disclosed that this particular tree, located in the grounds of the experimental farm is “an unusual graft hybrid between the common labumum and a purple broom, known as moming glory. As anyone who is familiar with this invasive brute of a vine knows, bindweed is one of the most difficult weeds to kill. Years ago we bought a load ot soil containing just bits of morning glory roots. That was all that was necessary to provide us with years of patient search and destroy tac- lcs. New hazardous waste Crown corporation Environment Minister John Reynolds last week introduced legislation to establish a Hazard- ous Waste Management Corpora- tion for British Columbia. Reynolds said the corporation will implement a comprehensive hazardous waste management sys- tem throughout the province, while the ministry will continue to act as regulator and enforcer of the regu- lations. DR. NICK SHAW and the Staff of so disheartened I haven’t even Eventually we won... . at least I a gone out to see if they are still think we did, but it wouldn’t CENTRAL SAANICH VETERINARY CLINIC attached to the roots, and could be Surprise me too much to find a are pleased to welcome propped up again. It is sull raining sneaky long strand of it curling up DR. CECILY GRANT anyway, and what's the use of around some poor unsuspecting to our practice. F | agonizing — no point in getting plant, even though we supposedly Dr. Grant graduated from the W.C.V.M. in 1989. She is an wet, and if they are finished, that is have been free of it for a year now, experienced horsewoman and is accepting clients with dogs, cats, that. You know that old jazz about This is not the same morning horses and caged pets including birds. “pride goeth before a fall.’ I guess glory as the beautiful annual cal: 1782 Stelly’s X Road this is an example! led Heavenly Blue which, if you 652-4312 Just over a week ago Katie are lucky, will sometimes seed Dawson asked me to come with itself, but otherwise must be her to see a very strange sight, a planted annually. Jaburnum tree with the usual trail- The beer is still catching slugs ing yellow blossoms, but also with by the score, but “himself” is CAME O CUSTO Woe strange clusters of brownish-pink getting anxious about his brew flowers, these located in various supply, as I have been using almost i places well up in this 20-foot tree. a bottle to refuel the containers UPH O] STERY nearly every evening. 4 Actually his beer is much too ‘l had been good for slugs, and I am going to a : menfally. Laburnocytisus, producing both ae JESS ser and water ae Quality Work at 5 now on, since this is supposed to ° 9 compar INQ them Yellow and PUD Hower outhe have the same effect Be ai Affe Or dab le P ricéSs of fo royalty, thinking of the words like queenly, stately, regal — and then = 9 and whatever else they could buy. lastnight we had @ area? Edo Nyland, who has a fine “C WGKv ‘Eiiionla, aoe Sangh guaranteed shan le’ collection of irises, would be inter- : dpeohe mee P gale ested in such a club. but in the 4¢Sh, but in Russia. I can’t under- meanwhile would like to trade ‘Sand ae Me aren ape 3 GIVE DON I know odd things can happen to some of his extra tubers for ones ~~ “7 -“l'Ung some ot our bounty A CALL plants sometimes, they can pro- duce a flower entirely different in color to those on the remainder of the shrub, or leaves that are Strange, and look unrelated to the rest of the family. This is called “sporting,” and happens quite frequently with camellias. In the case of the labur- num I felt it had to be something same branches.” So now we know. But that tree is a mighty strange-looking effort if you ask me! Does anyone know if there is an Iris society in the Greater Victoria he doesn’t already have. Perhaps anyone interested would call him? His number is 656-9276. A truly distraught call a few days ago from a woman living on Bradford in Sidney. She and her husband bought a home there last fall, not realizing that the lawn, the flower beds, even the boulevard were completely infested with slugs to the dish where they slither in and drown. I imagine most of you will have seen (on television) the lines of hungry people waiting for bread overseas, and proving by our actions that we really want to be friends. What an opportunity to do something worthwhile as a nation! PSPHARMASAVE *Free pick-up and delivery *Free estimates °All workmanship B.C. OWNED AND OPERATED 7816 E. 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