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Oct. 5 - Oct. 11, 2011 Page 13 $284,900 MLS 8573224 MASHAM - NEW PRICE 2+2 bedrooms, fabulous kitchen, quiet neighbour- hood, view of the hills - the perfect family home. $150,000 MLS 8614146 BRISTOL - Country living at its best. This well- maintained 3 bedroom bungalow offers space, a 2 acre lot with mature trees, and a possibility of a 4th bedroom in the basement. Close to Shawville. $335,000 MLS 8604139 PONTIAC - Beautiful new home in Pontiac, only 15 min from Aylmer. 4 bedrooms and a finished basement with hardwood floors and ceramic throughout. $150,000 MLS 8602123 BRISTOL - NEW PRICE Beautiful 4 season cottage by the river. 3 bedrooms, renovated in 2010. Access to the water only a few feet from your doorstep. A perfect summer or winter getaway! By Lucy Scholey Adrien Clavet prettied up Grande Boise School for free, but he didn’t do it for nothing. The 58-year-old landscaper is leading a project to “beautify” Chelsea. It’s part of Fleurons du Quebec, a program that encour- ages municipalities to landscape their public buildings, munici- pal properties, businesses and homes. Standing outside his recently planted garden at Grande Boise School on Scott Road, Clavet points to the geraniums, hosta, yucca and sprouts of kale. Even- tually the flowerbed will embel- lish the previously bare school front. It’s an ambitious task, when you consider he’s doing it for free. Grand Boise didn’t have a budget for the garden, so Clavet offered to volunteer. He held a fundraising event at his Chelsea home and raised enough money for soil and plants. “I can’t work for money,” he says. “I can work for passion.” Although he calls himself “crazy,” Clavet has been land- scaping for free his whole life. Growing up in Saint-Basile, N.B., Clavet earned a green thumb at an early age in his fa- ther’s garden. When he moved to Ottawa at age 26, he worked in the human resources areas of federal departments and main- tained gardens in his friends’ homes and nurseries on week- ends. After moving to an 11-acre property near Radapaw Ridege with partner Rejean Lyrette, the couple began working on their own backyard garden paradise. When Clavet started working with Agriculture Canada, hor- ticulture experts soon became interested in the property, offer- ing advice on specific plants and soils. Today, the cascading water- falls, marsh plants and orna- mental gardens have been the centre of several diplomatic vis- its. Ambassadors from all over the world, celebrities and politi- cians, including late NDP leader Jack Layton and former Liberal cabinet minister Sheila Copps, have toured the garden during visits to the National Capital Re- gion. In 2009, Clavet published “La Chasse-Gardee du Marais,” or “The Secret Marsh,” a book featuring photographs of the expansive garden from Chelsea photographer Adrienne Herron. The municipal project seems by comparison to be a tiny slice of his life. Within the next five years, Clavet aims to have all Chelsea’s municipal buildings landscaped, including Town Hall, the Cana- da Post and the fire department. He also hopes homeowners will hop on board the beautify- ing project. According to Chelsea Mayor Caryl Green, Clavet was “very, very instrumental” in initiat- ing the project. He restarted the Fleurons du Quebec project nearly two years ago, after the municipality’s membership ex- pired. Fleurons du Quebec awards points to municipalities based on landscaping. Once a certain amount of points are gathered, a municipality is awarded a “fleu- ron,” up to a maximum of five. The program aims to teach residents about sustainability and attract tourists. As Clavet stands outside Grande Boise School, someone in a van pulls up alongside to inquire about the garden. The driver wants Clavet to landscape a yard in Gatineau. Clavet hands him a card, but he’s not taking any more jobs. He’s booked solid. “I would need eight arms just to do everything,” he says. To volunteer with Clavet’s beautifying project or donate plants, contact prodac@sym- patico.ca. Crazily passionate landscaper pretties up Chelsea for free Adrian Clavet’s spectacular home garden near Radapaw Ridge in Chelsea features an Asian garden, a waterfall, ducks and his very own swan. Lucy Scholey photo Clavet shows off his Grand Boise garden. Lucy Scholey photo
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ends. After moving to an 11-acre property near Radapaw Ridege with partner Rejean Lyrette, the couple began working on their own backyard garden paradise. When Clavet started working with Agriculture Canada, hor- ticulture experts soon became interested in the property, offer- ing advice on specific plants and soils. Today, the cascading water- falls, marsh plants and orna- mental gardens have been the centre of several diplomatic vis- its. Ambassadors from all over By Lucy Scholey Page 13
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Oct. 5 - Oct. 11, 2011 Page 13
$284,900 MLS 8573224MASHAM - NEW PRICE
2+2 bedrooms, fabulous
kitchen, quiet neighbour-
hood, view of the hills -
the perfect family home.
$150,000 MLS 8614146BRISTOL - Country living
at its best. This well-
maintained 3 bedroom
bungalow offers space, a 2
acre lot with mature trees,
and a possibility of a 4th
bedroom in the basement.
Close to Shawville.
$335,000 MLS 8604139PONTIAC - Beautiful new
home in Pontiac, only 15
min from Aylmer. 4
bedrooms and a finished
basement with
hardwood floors and
ceramic throughout.
$150,000 MLS 8602123BRISTOL - NEW PRICE Beautiful 4 season cottage
by the river. 3 bedrooms,
renovated in 2010. Access
to the water only a few
feet from your doorstep. A
perfect summer or winter
getaway!
By Lucy Scholey
Adrien Clavet prettied up Grande Boise School for free, but he didn’t do it for nothing.
The 58-year-old landscaper is leading a project to “beautify” Chelsea. It’s part of Fleurons du Quebec, a program that encour-ages municipalities to landscape their public buildings, munici-pal properties, businesses and homes.
Standing outside his recently planted garden at Grande Boise School on Scott Road, Clavet points to the geraniums, hosta, yucca and sprouts of kale. Even-tually the fl owerbed will embel-lish the previously bare school front.
It’s an ambitious task, when you consider he’s doing it for free.
Grand Boise didn’t have a budget for the garden, so Clavet offered to volunteer. He held a fundraising event at his Chelsea home and raised enough money for soil and plants.
“I can’t work for money,” he says. “I can work for passion.”
Although he calls himself “crazy,” Clavet has been land-scaping for free his whole life.
Growing up in Saint-Basile, N.B., Clavet earned a green thumb at an early age in his fa-ther’s garden. When he moved to Ottawa at age 26, he worked in the human resources areas of federal departments and main-tained gardens in his friends’ homes and nurseries on week-
ends. After moving to an 11-acre property near Radapaw Ridege with partner Rejean Lyrette, the couple began working on their own backyard garden paradise. When Clavet started working with Agriculture Canada, hor-ticulture experts soon became interested in the property, offer-ing advice on specifi c plants and soils.
Today, the cascading water-falls, marsh plants and orna-mental gardens have been the centre of several diplomatic vis-its. Ambassadors from all over
the world, celebrities and politi-cians, including late NDP leader Jack Layton and former Liberal cabinet minister Sheila Copps, have toured the garden during visits to the National Capital Re-gion.
In 2009, Clavet published “La Chasse-Gardee du Marais,” or “The Secret Marsh,” a book featuring photographs of the expansive garden from Chelsea photographer Adrienne Herron.
The municipal project seems by comparison to be a tiny slice of his life.
Within the next fi ve years, Clavet aims to have all Chelsea’s municipal buildings landscaped, including Town Hall, the Cana-da Post and the fi re department.
He also hopes homeowners will hop on board the beautify-ing project.
According to Chelsea Mayor Caryl Green, Clavet was “very, very instrumental” in initiat-ing the project. He restarted the Fleurons du Quebec project nearly two years ago, after the municipality’s membership ex-pired.
Fleurons du Quebec awards points to municipalities based on landscaping. Once a certain amount of points are gathered, a municipality is awarded a “fl eu-ron,” up to a maximum of fi ve.
The program aims to teach residents about sustainability and attract tourists.
As Clavet stands outside Grande Boise School, someone in a van pulls up alongside to inquire about the garden.
The driver wants Clavet to landscape a yard in Gatineau. Clavet hands him a card, but he’s not taking any more jobs. He’s booked solid.
“I would need eight arms just to do everything,” he says.
To volunteer with Clavet’s beautifying project or donate plants, contact [email protected].
Crazily passionate landscaper pretties up Chelsea for free
Adrian Clavet’s spectacular home garden near Radapaw Ridge in Chelsea features an Asian garden, a waterfall, ducks and his very own swan. Lucy Scholey photo
Clavet shows off his Grand Boise garden. Lucy Scholey photo
