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Page 12 The OSCAR - OUR 36 th YEAR JUL/AUG 2008 TRINITY ANGLICAN CHURCH By Jim Robb It won’t be all fun and games this summer for the E.L.I.A. Sisterhood. The Trinity foursome, two sets of twins, will spend part of their vacation planning for their biggest sale yet, tentatively scheduled for October. The sisterhood, Emma and Lucy Clarke, 11, and Isabel Brazeau and Anne MacFarlane, 10, answered a call. The eager to learn entrepreneurs rallied round when concerns were raised that Trinity parishioners would have to find extra money to pay for extensive renovation work to the aging church, built around 1950. “We heard people talk about the cost of renovating the church and we wanted to do our part,” Isabel said. “We wanted to help By Jim Robb The threatening thunderstorm wandered off elsewhere, pleasant breezes drifted across Brewer Park, and the sun shone brightly. It was a perfect setting for Trinity Anglican Church’s annual picnic in the park on Sunday, June 8. More than 100 adults and children turned out for the event which got Trinity Twins Gear Up For Big Fall Sale get money,” she said. Selling “ stuff” seemed to be the best way. Their first sale was held in October 2007. It was a start, but not great. “A lot of the stuff was tacky,” Lucy admitted. “But later, we got better.” At their spring sale the sisterhood had better “stuff” for sale and it brought in a little more money. Total raised to date $128. Undaunted, they see their work to date as a field trial while they learned the ins and outs of merchandising . The sale planned for October is going to feature more variety and high quality crafts and handiwork. Stay tuned for their next venture. (And by now you should know where E.L.I.A. derives from. under way at 10 am with an outdoor eucharist performed by Father Christopher Dunn. Then it was time for the potluck lunch, with more than enough food to go around twice. Games followed, the traditional ones that make church picnics special: tug-of-war, sack race, three-legged race; plus a toothpick and LifeSaver candy relay, and a marshmallow relay, a truly messy innovation. Meet the E.L.I.A. sisters: left to right, Anne Brazeau, 10; Emma Clarke, 11; Lucy Clarke, 11; Isabel MacFarlane, 10. Perfect Weather Holds For Trinity Picnic The picnic marked the start of the summer schedule at Trinity. In place of the 8 am and 10 am Sunday eucharists there is one service at 9.30 am. This schedule continues through August 24. The 8 am and 10 am Sunday service schedule resumes August 31. The picnic also signalled the end of church school classes for children and youth. But not to worry. Children are welcome at the 9.30 am service and there’s a special crafts program run by volunteer Sara Gordon to keep them occupied. Jim Robb is communications chair at Trinity Anglican Church, 1230 Bank Street at Cameron Avenue.
JUL/AUG 2008 GARDEN GLIMPSES Area Church Service Times Sunnyside Wesleyan Chuch 58 Grosvenor Avenue (at Sunnyside) Sunday Worship Service at 9am & 11am Children’s program offered during both worship services. Trinity Anglican Church 1230 Bank Street (at Cameron Avenue) Sunday Services: 9.30 am -- Sung eucharist, with children’s program, June 15 to August 24 (8 am and 10 am services resume Sunday, Aug 31) Thursdays 10 am – Eucharist or Morning Prayer in Chapel The OSCAR - OUR 36 th YEAR Perennials of the Year: Summer Stalwarts By Ailsa Francis The lazy days of summer are now well underway and many of our gardens are reflecting just that: tired looking and flaccid, our plants are really suffering through the heat and neglect. With Saturdays and Sundays now spent at the cottage or on the beach, we often abandon our backyards in July and August because of the oppressive temperatures and relentless bugs. Weeks past the freshness and bounty of June, our gardens are now sun-baked, wilted and ragged. As novice gardeners we are often seduced by those classic English-style perennials that perform best with lots of water, fertilizer, an arsenal of servants and flourish during the cool dewy days of late spring and early summer. But during the latter half of the summer, these highmaintenance perennials succumb to the temperatures and our lack of attention. If I were to tell you that there are at least a dozen perennials that are guaranteed to perform well in your garden with 1) minimal effort on your part, 2) little water or nutrients, 3) no pesticide intervention and, 4) look good well into the autumn, would you believe me? And especially if I told you that the relatives of these plants are perennials native to our region, would you say, “Sure, but they must be weeds”? Not only are they not weeds, but they are some of the most stalwart (and soon to be stalwart) performers in the modern garden. The Perennial Plant Association (www.perennialplant.org) is a professional organization dedicated to providing the most up-todate information and educational symposiums for those involved in growing, propagating and working with herbaceous perennials in North America. Every year its’ members vote to choose the perennial of the year based on it’s performance in the garden. The criteria include suitability to a wide range of environmental conditions (usually means drought resistance), pest and disease resistance, low maintenance (no staking, primping, dead-heading, supplemental feeding, etc.), long season of ornamental interest (this means long blooming period, great foliage and attractive post-bloom display) and availability to the consumer. Since 1990, the PPA has championed specific perennials for gardeners in North America and beyond. Many of these plants have become almost iconic in our gardens: Echinacea purpurea ‘Magnus’ (1998), Rudbeckia fulgida var. sullivantii ‘Goldstrum’ (1999) and Calamagrostis acutiflora ‘Karl Foerster’ (2001) have become almost standards in sunny perennial borders. But other plants, some of my favourites and perhaps less well-known, are more than worthy in everyone’s garden. For a long season of bloom, soft buttery yellow starry flowers, highly textural fine foliage and ease of growth, Coreopsis verticillata ‘Moonbeam’ (1992) is a useful foil for other perennials that have bold leaves and contrasting shapes. Hardly an objectionable yellow, its mellow personality allows it to combine well with blues, purples, burgundys and many other colours. After years of hybridization, the title Helleborus x hybridus (1995) is considered accurate in describing the many varieties of colours of the Lenten Rose available now on the market. This beautiful plant, although it is an early to mid-spring bloomer, presents a carefree and striking specimen (or in St Margaret Mary’s Parish 7 Fairbairn (corner of Sunnyside) Sunday Liturgies : 9:45 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. Christian Meditation: Mondays at 7:30 p.m. Evening Prayer: Tuesday at 7 p.m. <strong>South</strong>minster United Church 15 Aylmer Avenue 9:30 a.m.: Worship and Sunday School - July and August multiples, groundcover) for shaded or semi-shaded places all summer in the garden. Able to adapt to well-drained, even dry soil when established, the hybrid hellebore is available in almost every shade of pink, rose, purple (even approaching dusky black) to white and creamy yellow. Perennial plant connoisseurs appreciate its shy downturned petals, often with freckled faces and its nearly evergreen foliage that is neat, glossy and pest (including deer) resistant. Since it was declared a perennial plant of the year in 1991, Heuchera micrantha ‘Palace Purple’s popularity has spurred a huge business in foliage perennials, showcasing the darkest purples to the lightest lime green and yellow, with coppery tones the latest to be developed. Coral bells is now a standard in many gardens, but many have found that the dark varieties are best used in the foreground and partnered with contrasting coloured perennials. In our climate, they are best grown in partial shade so they don’t succumb to the mid-summer heat, but in a garden that is shaded in the Personal Financial Planning We will review your current financial position and recommend a plan that is designed to achieve your goals. Rick Sutherland, CLU, CFP, FDS, R.F.P Tel 613.798.2421 1276 Wellington Street rick@invested-interest.ca <strong>Ottawa</strong>, Ontario K1Y 3A7 www.invested-interest.ca Page 13 afternoon, coral bells make great long season companions to hostas, ferns, creeping jenny or bugleweed, and dwarf grasses or sedges. So what is the perennial of the year for 2008 you ask? Well you can’t miss it in the nurseries this spring – it’s called Geranium ‘Rozanne’ and is a great improvement over its closest relative ‘Johnson’s Blue.’ Rozanne flowers are a luminous blue and appear continuously from summer through fall. It grows low, not lax and floppy like Johnson’s Blue, and covers ground vigorously with large, healthy pest and disease-free foliage. A great complement to soft yellows or pinks, it can mix well with cottage-y annuals as well. Of course, all perennials and shrubs for that matter, benefit from the addition of organic matter to the soil. If you top-dress your beds with compost, mushroom compost or wellrotted manure in the spring, this will not only feed your plants through the season but also act as a moistureconserving mulch through the dog days of summer.
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