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PAGE 12 â€" WATERLOO CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16, 1982 ‘‘We follow a design project from initial contact, working with the owner or architect ... provide them with the correct plant species and a selection of coâ€"ordinating planters ... install everyâ€" thing, including all ceiling apparatus .. then we will provide maintenance serâ€" Today, a staff of six fullâ€"time and four partâ€"time workers handle the booming business of interior landscape design for companies, large residences, restauâ€" rants and malls in Waterloo, Kitchener, Cambridge, Guelph and Toronto. The Plant Lady, located at 420 Weber St. N., Unit 2, Waterloo, offers a full range of service. Yule stresses the maintenance service aspect of her business. ‘"We keep them (plants) looking as good as they did the first day." Linda Yule of Waterloo has been in business now for four years, and she has become quite a success story. Yule, who owns an interior landscape design company, The Plant Lady, started in 1978 with one employee â€" herself. 478â€"A ALBERT ST. PARKDALE PLAZA â€" WATERLOO 885â€"0580 THE CLIP N SAVE RESTAU RANT A478Bâ€"A ALBERT ST. WATERLOO 885â€"0580 NICELY DECORATED FOR YOUR DINING PLEASUREâ€"SERVING VALUE PACKED QUALITY FOR OVER 8 YEARS WE‘RE DIFFERENT &6 AFFORDABLE > FOR A HARVEST OF THE SEA In fact, sales for The Plant Lady are double over last year. Yule sees several reasons for this, including the fact that ‘"building is stil} going on," which means regular new design jobs. And since companies realize that workers show greater productivity when provided with pleasant surroundings, including a good supply of healthy greenery, the demand for Yule‘s service is high. Interior landscaping is one industry which ‘""is not yet suffering‘ in today‘s economic climate, according to Yule. Nine months ago, The Plant Lady was located in 700 square feet of space in the Lancaster Plaza. Its present Weber Street site includes 2,500 square feet of This is quite an advantage, she said, because "you don‘t have to keep buying your plant material." Such a service makes sense, she added, since ‘"you have to maintain them anyway, whether you have a secretary do it ... you still have to pay for that maintenance time. We recommend spending a couple of extra dol‘:ars a week and getting a professional to do it." OPEN MON.â€"SAT 8 AMâ€"8 PM FAMILY DINING OR TAKE OUT ALL SALES SUBJECT TO 7% SALES TAX According to Columbia Place spoâ€" kesperson Ruth Anne Meyer, the building *"*But as soon as you get close, you have to expand them." Columbia Place, the 20â€"storey building located at King and Columbia Streets, is now ready for tenants. offices and plant warehouse. The steady growth of her business is astounding to many people, but not to YÂ¥ule. What was once considered a white elephant in Waterloo has now been transformed into a livable condominâ€" ium. The structure, which has stood unfinâ€" ished for about 10 years, was purchased in October by L & G Enterprises (Waterloo) Corp., a Montrealâ€"based company which specializes in completing building projects through the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. "I planned the growth. 1 really believe in setting goals." The Waterloo businessâ€" woman said she‘s ‘‘come close" to meeting her goals. Outside the building, landscaping and exterior refinishing are taking place. Now that the finishing touches are being completed, it is a facility to be proud of, Meyer said. .Right now, Meyer said, interior conâ€" struction is at the drywall stage. *‘There‘s only so much we can do ‘til the person buys it.‘" A new tenant gets to choose his or her own carpeting, paint, tile, flooring and other decorating items. The building contains 136 twoâ€" and threeâ€"bedroom units, ranging in price from $49,500 to $74,600. The top two floors house all the features, including swimâ€" ming pool, saunas, lounge, card rooms, ballet and yoga room, library, fitness centre, and more. â€" completely ."‘ Eleven condominium units have been sold to date, Meyer said. "We‘re doing quite well." _ The first tenants are expected to move in at the end of July. ‘"‘has really come around. It‘s changed PÂ¥ o * 000