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December 1990 



13-14 New England Arborists' 

 Exposition. The Sheraton, 

 Boxboro, MA. For information: 

 (617) 332-8683 



27 Connecticut Nurserymen's 

 Association Annual Meeting. 

 Southington, CN. For informa- 

 tion: (203) 872-2095. 



January 1991 



8-11 Eastern Regional 

 Nurseryman's Association 

 Annual Meeting, Concord Resort 

 Hotel, Lake Kiamesha, NY 



10-11 New Hampshire Turf 

 Conference, Manchester, NH 



14-15 Connecticut Nurserymen's 

 Short Course. For information: 

 (203) 872-2095. 



17 The New Hampshire Plant 

 Growers' Association Winter 

 Meeting. The Margate, Laconia, 

 NH. For information: Chris 

 Robarge at(603) 862-1074. 



22-24 Massachusetts Horticul- 

 tural Conference. Best Western 

 Royal Plaza, Marlborough, MA. 

 For information; (617) 266-6800. 



22-24 Maine Agricultural Trade 

 Show, Augusta, ME (on January 

 23: Maine State Florists' Conven- 

 tion). 



27 FTD America's Cup Design 

 Competition. Portsmouth, NH. 

 For information: Peter Collins, 

 Collins Flower Shop, Nashua, 

 (603) 882-2723; or Debrah 

 Defreze, Jasmine's Flower Shop, 

 Seabrook, (603) 474-3020. 



28-30 New England 

 Nurserymen's Association. 

 Copley Plaza, Boston, MA. For 

 information: (617 ) 964-8209. 



February 1991 



1-3 The Wholesale Nursery 

 Growers of America 1991 Manage- 

 ment Clinic. The Gait House 

 East. Louisville, KY. For informa- 

 tion: (202) 789-2900. 



6-7 Massachusetts Landscape 

 Conference. The Sheraton, 

 Boxboro, MA. For information: 

 (617) 964-0452. 



7-9 NH Farm & Forest Exposi- 

 tion, The Center of New Hamp- 

 shire Holiday Inn and Convertion 

 Center. For information: call 

 Donna or Zib at ( 603 )271-3552. 



11-14 The 46th Annual Pennsyl- 

 vania Nurserymen and Allied 

 Industries Conference. Hershey 

 Lodge and Convention Center, 

 Hershey, PA. For information: 

 Denise R. Calabrese at (717) 

 238-1673. 



15-16 The 5th Annual National 

 Landscape Architecture and 

 Design Symposium on the Envi- 

 ronment. Holiday Inn, Bethesda, 

 MD; 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days. 

 For information on exhibitor 

 booths and registration: Sandra 

 Lemerat(301) 652-1212. 



March 1991 



6-10 Granite State Garden and 

 Flower Show, National Guard 

 Armory, Canal Street, Manches- 

 ter, NH. For information: Ginny 

 Grand Pre' at (603) 446-7866. 



14-15 New England Landscape 

 Exposition, The Center of New 

 Hampshire Holiday Inn and 

 Convention Center, Manchester, 

 NH. For further information call 

 Guy Hodgdon at (207)439-5189. 



15-17 Fifth Annual Seacoast Area 

 Flower and Landscape Show, 

 National Guard Armory, Ports- 

 mouth, NH. For information: 

 Brenda Schure at( 603) 436-0815. 



August 1991 



22-23 The first Landscape and 

 Nursery Trade Show and Confer- 

 ence, sponsored by the Pennsylva- 

 nia Nurserymen's Association. At 

 the ExpoMart, Monroeville, PA. 

 For information: Denise R. 

 Calabrese at (717) 238-1673. 



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NEWS 



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GREENHOUSE 



ENERGY 



A Hot Topic! 



Nancy E. Adaina 



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Profile 



MILLICAN 



NURSERIES 



Evolving Toward One-Stop 



Shopping 



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TIPS 

 from the Griflfin Guru 



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Silence is Not Golden 



Thomas K. Sarlini 



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Doubly Safe Investments 



Salvadore Morgani 



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 February, April, June, September, Oc- 

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