Christopher Ross

The Ross family owns the world-renowned Butchart Gardens in Victoria, B.C., Canada. Ross took control of the attraction that draws over a million visitors each year after the death of his father, Ian. But long before that, Christopher was responsible for one of the greatest attractions at the Gardens: the summer fireworks. The spectacular show brings so many visitors on Saturdays each July and August that the park typically fills to capacity and latecomers must be turned away. The choreographed artistry of fire, set to music, leaves spectators in awe. Ross designed a new show every year using the latest pyrotechnic devices he found on yearly trips to France and China. Each 30- to 45-minute performance took a several-man crew a week to set up. Ross, a non-smoker, learned just a month ago he had lung cancer, and died from it at his Victoria home on December 3. He was 56. From This is True for 3 December 2000 Suggestions for further reading: McGee & Stuckey's Bountiful Container: Create Container Gardens of Vegetables... by Rose Marie Nichols McGee, Maggie Stuckey Amazon Price: $12.21 Customer Review: This is an all-in-one guide to growing food plants in containers. It is useful for someone who has never gardened before, with short but informative explanations of what potting soil is, which fertilizer to use, and what sort of pots to look for.   Marijuana Garden Saver: Handbook for Healthy Plants by J. C. Stitch Amazon Price: $12.21 Customer Review: I bought this book as a gift. The information in it is good, but it could be more specific. Example: It tells you what a fungus will look like and what you can use to kill it, just not how much to use.   The Wild Garden: Expanded Edition by Rick Darke, William Robinson Amazon Price: $19.77   The Well-Tended Perennial Garden: Planting and Pruning Techniques by Tracy DiSabato-Aust Amazon Price: $23.07 Customer Review: I gave this book to a very good friend of mine who is an excellent gardner in North Carolina. She has read it and is preparing her plantings for this season based on the book. It was recommended to me by a gardener friend in New York who uses it fa...   Easy Container Combos: Vegetables & Flowers (Pamela Crawford's Contianer Gard... by Pamela Crawford Amazon Price: $13.57 Customer Review: I have read some of Pamelas other gardening books and find her to be one of the most creative and informative gardening experts out there. In this book, she shows you how to not only create vegetable containers easily but also to make them attractiv...   Newsfeed display by CaRP

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