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of doors and the help of her husband
for the heavy lifting, Brodie has
earned herself recognition of which
she is very honoured.
"I am in some very good
company," she says. "There are
beautiful gardens in Grey County.
Brodie, as well as Urban Home
contest winner, Marjorie Davison of
Meaford, credit the great rainy
season for their lush gardens.
"The season co-operated
beautifully," says Davison.
She, too, sees gardening as her
hobby, one that she has been able to
afford more attention since retiring
from her teaching career.
After being asked last year to be
included on a local garden tour,
Davison says, her repeat entry and
the IPM competition this year
allowed her to make a few changes in
the display of her huge gardens.
"It was a great thrill (to be named
the winner) and I am delighted."
The enjoyment of gardening
theme continues with Sonja
Scriven of Ayton, winner of
the Farmstead division.
"I have always enjoyed gardening
and my husband (Bill) is good at
maintaining the building so we work
well together."
It was a family affair for the
Scrivens as their son took care of the
weedwhacking.
"We had a huge to-do list and the
deadline spurred us on," says
Scriven.
Other than tidying up, a few fresh
coats of paint and an attractive,
natural, multi-level landscape with
which to work, Scriven says they
spent very little on preparing for the
contest.
"I am not competitive, but this
was a lot of fun. We all pulled
together and peaked at the right
time," she laughs.
Frank Beirnes, chair of the
beautification committee, was very
pleased with the level of participation
as they were hoping for 150
participants, but 178 contestants
presented their homes and yards for
scrutiny.
"Rural Homes was the biggest
category," say Beirnes.
Sites were visited, pictures were
taken and a video of all the entries
was shot.
For the judging, which turned out
to be a huge task, three real estate
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