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-' ‘X‘V‘waowc WT: ij‘l’ill rrtt’r- tic; t a Qt pl ant t - Landscaping instuctors Maxine lnnes Holbrpugh, left, ' . , tip, ’1 x and Barb Klages, right are shown at the workshop in Personal touch to landscaping f by Wanda Biimkie Mercury reporter i Landscaping is best ; described as choosing and orâ€" - ganizingalayout of flowers and .' plants to personalize an individual's home. " Representatives from area ‘women’s institutes and hor- ,iticultural societies learned » basic landscaping techniques i during a one day workshop in j Renfrew on October 2. The program was spon- i sored by the North and South f chfrew District Women’s Inâ€" r stitutes and presented by Max- ine lnncs Holbrough, B.A. So, ,Home Economist for the ' Mount Forest area, and‘Barb :Klages, B.A. Sc. of Elmwood. "Both ladies are professional iandseapers and experienced teachers in Extension Educa- ' tion. Christine Reaburn, Provin- j cial Board Director of the . Federated Women’s institutes .ofnntaziorwas thc.chicf or: ganizer of this leaders’ training school. The workshop was held at the Knights of Columbus hall and the ladies brought along a large landscaping display, , complete with miniature trees, diowering plans and working water fountain. ' The idea behind the workshop was to teach landscaping techniques to the participants who will in turn offer it to their own organi/a- trons and comn‘ttrnity groups. I Manuals on landscaping and a slide presentation were made available to them, "Landscaping Your Home“ was the name given to the program and the 2-1 persons in I attendance learned design Concepts, plant lurmx and plant combinations to gru- their homes a pleasingnml professional landstapt'd .ipr pcarancc. | As part of the t'ttlll\t, and control ul ptle ant cases in the yard and l! were also lk‘illllL'kl Klagt's slrr'sxt'ul Inst main l dis» [I .rrtlt'n I 'lprnper [\lanIiIlg limits, [it lllltlltL tenance landscaping was‘best for busy people but time, money, energy, gardening abilityand a family’s needs and wants must also be considered. Besides making the yard and garden pleasing to the eye, there are other good reasons to landscape property. Depend- ing on the characteristics of plants used, landscaping can provide physical privacy, act as a windbreak and noise muffler, prevent land erosion or hide garbage pails. Thought must be given to the selection of trees, plants and flowers for yards and gar- dens to provide harmony. Tex- tures and colors also play an important role in landscaping. The instructors recom- mended that a landscaping plan, or perhaps several dif- ferent plans, be drawn up before beginning the actual project. The landscaping workshop was also presented in Lanark on Monday and in Stirling on Wednesday. Participants Among the chfrcw and area persons taking the landscaping course were Lois and Wes Smith of Haley Sta- tion and Hank Schaly of Burnstown from the chfrew and District Horticultural Society, W] District executive members Mary Wallace of chtrcw and Nancy Galbraith, Dorothy P (‘rtwicr and Jean Henderson of RUMIlRtIlk Wl, chny St-lraly and Jessie Fraser of Burnstuwn WI, Dorothy M. Harndcn and Jackie Killry tif (itiltlL‘ll Lake “VI' Mil") Olsen and Averil Moore til Lake Dore “,1 “Hit” Thurston and .lrltlv ‘7 “Miami ul M.itl:t\\'.i\ka \'a|r. H‘” I iL'Ulllrral Stit’it'lv Ell/.rlicllr ltrtnnirrig 7' Mann” sm-a “M I don til R:rrlt'~.t‘\‘ \\l, Nurlli larlaIL, Ila/cl Hawthorn mil ‘ r . \lttlll‘|\.i'..rlur.kr «\I lit :it lllilllt' llnr tullttral \utit'u l|l|l'nl\ .||l(l ltllllllH nl (‘ ltIn-I r “Hm, . I‘rlliari Mallrt‘r’ri Mr .rxllrlnril \\ I, antithnulln Rentrew with FWIO director Christine Ftaeburn and Renirew County ROS Susan Humphries. Cobus of North Horton Wl. Rural Organization Specialist Susan Humphries dropped in to help welcome Holbrough and Klages to Renfrew.