?EUR??,,????'??It was May and the rhododendrons and oak were coming out,?EUR??,,????'?? the Canadian recalled recently. ?EUR??,,????'??It was an unbelievable mix of gold and purple?EUR??,,????'??? I had a funny feeling that was the way landscape should be.?EUR??,,????'??

That spark led him to study landscape architecture in California after World War II. He went on to found one of British Columbia?EUR??,,????'???s first firms devoted to landscape architecture, Justice & Webb (later, Justice, Webb and Vincent).

At the July 8 ceremony, officials unveiled a plaque recording the combined efforts of Justice, Rotary Club volunteers and hundreds of students from local schools. Over several months in 1992, school busses deposited students for working visits, during which they planted five native conifers and three native deciduous species for a total of close to 2,700 trees. Today, Justice reports that the conifers are approaching 20 feet and the deciduous trees are swelling to caliper measurements of six to seven inches. At last count, the tree survival rate is close to 60 percent. Dubbed the Rotary Heritage Forest, the education tie-in is continuing with The Tree Keeper Program. The program assigns trees to fifth-graders, who record tree data in Treekeeper Journals. The children learn about botany, chemistry, math, history and urban issues. Justice selected trees discovered by northwest botanic pioneer Archibald Menzies, who explored the region more than 200 years ago with Capt. George Vancouver.

(One departure is the dogwood hybrid, ?EUR??,,????'??White Wonder,?EUR??,,????'??? created for the bicentenary of Vancouver?EUR??,,????'???s voyage.) Reflecting on the effort, Justice notes that the educational and aesthetic aspects worked together nicely. Children, he says, learn that they can work together to change their community for the better. Justice gave the Vancouver Courier a memorable quote for the paper?EUR??,,????'???s plaque dedication item.