booths, talks. Ticket are $5.00. 



Paul Godbout, one of NHPGA's 

 representatives on the show's 

 board, urges all members "to par- 

 ticipate and attend this all -New 

 Hampshire show." He especially 

 urges florists to submit designs and 

 then "to come and enjoy the beauty 

 of the flowers." 



For further information, call Paul 

 at Jacques' Flower Shop in Man- 

 chester; (603) 625-5155. 



Then on March 14-15, the First 

 Annual New England Landscape 

 Exposition, sponsored by the NH 

 Landscape Association, will be held 

 at the Convention Center in 

 Manchester. 



It is open to the public; registration 

 for both days is $35; recertification 

 credits valid in four states — ME, 

 NH, VT, MA— can be earned. 



The keynote speaker will be 

 Michael Lawn, Superintendent of 

 the White House grounds. Other 

 speakers include John Roberts, 

 UNH Extension, and Dr. Alex 

 Shigo, "the tree wizard." Other 

 topics include design, perennials, 

 wetlands, and irrigation. 



A trade show ("we're looking at 

 fifty booths or better") is also being 

 planned. 



For information, contact Guy 

 Hodgdon; (207)439-5189. 



Overlappingslightly (March 15-17) 

 is the Fifth Annual Seacoast Ai-ea 

 Flower and Landscape Show in 

 Portsmouth. 



Brenda Schure writes: "Plans for 

 the 1991 Seacoast Area Flower and 

 Landscape Show sponsored by the 

 Portsmouth Regional Visiting 

 Nurses Association are coming to- 

 gether nicely. In addition to adding 

 a day, hours will also be extended. 

 So, mark your calendars now for 

 March 15, 16, and 17, 1991, at the 

 National Guard Armory, McC^ee 

 Drive, Portsmouth, New Hamp- 

 shire. We'll update you later con- 

 cerning hours, demonstrations/lec- 

 tures, etc." 



For more information, call Brenda 

 at (603) 436-0815. 



Michaud's: the first greenhouse, Winter 1960 



Robert J. Michaud 

 1924-1990 



With sadness, we report the 

 death on September 27 of Robert 

 J. Michaud, 65, of 79 Newfields 

 Road in Exeter. He was a lifelong 

 resident of Exeter who spent fifty 

 years in the nursery business. 



He was always a landscaper. He 

 also started out working for 

 Charles Williams' Wildflowers 

 "just around the corner" from 

 where Michaud's Nurseries and 

 Greenhouses are now, then for 

 Charlie's brother Ike at Exeter 

 Wildflower "down by the under- 

 pass" after Charlie retired. 



In 1954, he and his wife built 

 their house on Newfields Road; 

 in 1959, they added a small 

 greenhouse. Their first crop was 

 bedding plants and geraniums. 



A small shop was built in 1966; 

 in 1972, the house and the shop 

 wereconnected;in 1979,theygrew 

 their first perennials; in 1982, a 

 larger shop was built. 



Today, besides a large shop area, 

 there are three heated green- 

 housesandthreehoophousesused 

 mostly for perennials. 



Bob was a US army veteran, a 

 member of the Kensi ngton Amer- 

 ican Legion, the Exeter Congre- 

 gational Church, and several 

 bowlingleagues. He was a found- 

 ing member of the New Hamp- 

 shire Plant Grower's Association. 



He is survived by his wife of 41 

 years, Caroline; his son, Kent; his 

 daughter, Beth Carter of Exeter; 

 and four grandchildren. 



And the UNH Plant Biology De- 

 partment, in cooperation with the 

 UNH Thompson School, will hold 

 its annual open house again this 

 year at the greenhouse facilities on 



Mast Road in Durham. No date has 

 been set (it's usually the weekend 

 before Easter), but a planning 

 committee has been formed. Dr. 

 George Estes is chairman. 



With all this, who need spring? ^ 



December/January 7 



