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EDUCATION/CULTURE--"GARDEN TREASURES" ----------------------------------------------------------------- The Nova Scotia Centre for Craft and Design is hosting a craft display entitled "Garden Treasures". It features crafts and products made for or from the garden and will be featured July 10 to Aug. 7 at the centre, 1683 Barrington St., Halifax. These displays are part of the centre's ongoing production crafts display program. This allows the public to look at the work of Nova Scotia producers without the pressure to buy. Information is made available for people who wish to know where the products can be purchased. The displays are a good sample of the range and quality of crafts available in this province. "Garden Treasures" promotes a variety of beautiful crafts and products, such as: wood furniture, bug free shirts, stone sculptures, stained glass bird feeders, herbal products, and much more. This display includes work from Beachcombings, organic, La Have; Dor Sew Enterprise, bug free clothing, Mabou; Flora By Cora, wood, Grand Pre: Grunt's Art Glass, glass, Aylesford; Lunenburg Forge and Ironworks, metal, Lunenburg; My Beautiful Garden, stone, North Lakevale; Out of Wood, wood, Bridgetown; Raspberry Bay Stone, stone, Bass River; Suzanne Craig Designs, visual art, Mabou; Tangled Garden, organic, Grand Pre; The Herb Garden, food, Chester; The Pottery Garden, clay, West Bay; and Twigs Plants and Gifts, organic, Halifax. The Centre for Craft and Design is dedicated to preserving and promoting the craft industry of Nova Scotia. The centre is part of the cultural affairs division of the Department of Education and Culture. "Garden Treasures" may be viewed Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. There is no charge for admission. -30- Contact: Nova Scotia Centre for Craft and Design 902-424-4062 trp July 04, 1996 - 9:50 a.m.