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Huron Expositor, 2006-08-23, Page 8Page 8 August 23, 2006 • The Huron Expositor If you are unemployed or on El AttendA FREE WORKSHOP to Learn About Your Options Call Your HERC Office to learn about Services 519-524-2515 519-482-1700 519-235-0471 519-527-0305 519-357-4995 Goderich Clinton Exeter Seaforth Wingham This project is funded by Can a the Government of Canada. . 1 Church services You are invited to attend these area churches St. Thomas Anglican Church • A Congregation of the Parish of The Holy Spirit Jarvis St. Seaforth 527-1522 Rector: The Rev'd Sue Maipus. M. Div Sunday, August 27 Worship 9:30 am Everyone Welcome St. James Roman Catholic Church Welcomes you 14 Victoria Street, Seaforth 527-0142 Weekend Masses: Sat 5:15 pm Sun: 11:00 am Fr. Chris Gillespie Bethel Bible Church An Associated Gospel Church 126 Main St. Seaforth 527-0982 Sunday Worship 10:00 a.m. Youth Activities Wednesday 7:00 p.m. Pastor Mark Kennedy EVERYONE WELCOME Egmondville United Church Sunday, August 27 Worship 10:30 am Worship Leaders - The Worship Committee EVERYONE WELCOME Steve Hildebrand Lay Pastoral Minister NORTHSIDE UNITED CHURCH 54 Goderich St. W. Rev. John Gould Worship 11 am Sunday August 27th Service will be held at Seaforth Lions Park. Potluck BBQ to follow service Sermon: The Real Battle" First Presbyterian Church Goderich St. W., Seaforth Rev. Henry Huberts "Back From Holidays" Sunday August 27th Worship 11:15 am Nursery & Sunday School Provided. Pork Chop BBQ on Sept. 21 ST. PATRICK'S CHURCH 81 Mill St. Dublin ST. VINCENT de PAUL 29 Nelson St. Mitchell Father Alan Dufraimont Office 345-2972 Mass Times St. Patricks St. Vincent de Paul Sunday 11:00 a.m. Sat. 5:00 p.m. Sun. 9:00 a.m. Wheelchair, Accessible - Everyone Welcome News A'rts' her ply Susan Arts Jeff H e u c h e r t The following is the seventh in a series of stories about Seaforth-area gardeners, celebrating Seaforth's first year of partic- ipation in the Communities in Bloom competition. She'll be the first to admit it. "I can't sit still," says Susan Arts, . walking through the large garden at her Harpurhey Road home, "so I'm always rooting through the mud." "When it's quiet at six till eight (in the morning) I'm outside just digging in the gar- den, pulling weeds," she says. "I do more gardening than housework," adds Arts, whose home was designed by her hus- band Zbny. Following her garden from the front yard into the back, walking underneath a large wooden arbour, you quickly realize it's a house still occupied with several kids. With colourful flowers, and a uniquely -con- structed rocking bench and dog house wrap- ping around the back of their yard, the middle is taken up with a playground, trampoline, tether ball pole and pool. "It's definitely a playground before garden," she says of her backyard, "But my playground is my garden." The Arts have been living at their house now for nine years, and in that time, Arts says she's made many changes to her garden, most significantly when they put in the pool and she lost a large garden directly behind the house. "It was painful," recalls Arts, "because it got part shade. The perennials I had did really well back there." den is ;round also "I don't really have a lot of shade now and hostas are my favourite. They'll grow, but you' just really have to water them," she adds. Arts says she prefers perennials, which is why hostas, black-eyed suzies and cone flow- ers can be spotted throughout her garden. But there are some pots of annuals around the pool and some geraniums, impatiens, potato vines and pansies mixed in around as well. As for if she's stylized her garden after any particular kind, she says not really "I just plant whatever will grow. I just like colour everywhere." While Arts will spend a couple hours a day working in her garden, she very rarely spends time watering. "I don't go around watering. Whatever grows grows, whatever doesn't - it's on its own." But what does grow, Arts is very specific about. "I don't like it looking overgrown. 1 like when you can see space between. them (flow- ers)." "It just looks so nice. You don't have to do a lot of work to make it look good," she says. Amongst the garden is some of her husband Tony's work, including the large dog house and arbour. Arts has also added patio lights and eight bird houses that run along the top of their back fence. Standing in her front yard, looking over her garden, Arts says she's happy with how things look right now, but adds it won't be long before she finds something else in her garden to keep her busy during those early mornings. "Like my twin says, ft's my sanity."