NEW HAMPSHIRE NEWS 



owner and amateur gardener; lots 

 of staff, extension, and faculty will 

 be around to answer questions. 



The dates are Friday and Satur- 

 day, March 26-27; times are 9-4; 

 contact person is Alan Eaton at 

 603-862-1734. 



This is held on the same week- 

 end as two other events — the Little 

 Royal Livestock Show (Saturday 

 only) at the horse barns and riding 

 arena just beyond the greenhouses 

 and the Seacoast Flower, Home, 

 and Garden Show (Friday through 

 Sunday) at the Whittemore Cen- 

 ter, also within walking distance. 

 The latter promises to "bring to- 

 gether under one roof business 

 owners from throughout the region 

 demonstrating their home-and 

 landscape-related services." The 

 shows are separate — there is an ad- 



mission fee at the Whittemore 

 event; the others are free. Dates 

 and hours are different as well, but 

 on Saturday, you could visit all 

 three. A contact number for the 

 Flower, Home and Garden Show 

 is 603-356-7750; for Little Royal, 

 603-862-1019. 



AND ON THIS SAME weekend— 

 the weekend before Easter, the 

 "Breath of Spring" Flower Show 

 will be at the Cheshire Fairground 

 Arena on Route 12 South, just 

 outside of Keene. In its fifth year, 

 it has continued to grow and pre- 

 sumably will be bigger and better 

 this year as well. The theme is 

 "Flowers over the Rainbow" and 

 will inspire "colorful events from 

 The Wizard of Oz and other land- 

 scapes of the imagination. The 



1 2,000-square foot central display 

 will include 10,000 flowers, water 

 features, a forest garden, life-size 

 characters, and blossoming trees 

 and shrubs of all varieties." This 

 could really hit the spot on a raw 

 March day. 



Along with all this, there are ven- 

 dor and information displays, food, 

 and free workshops presented by the 

 UNH Cooperative Exten-sion's Master 

 Gardener Program. The show opens 

 Friday at noon, Saturday and Monday 

 at nine, and Sunday at ten. It closes 

 all days at five. 



The show benefits Home Health- 

 care, Hospice, and Community Ser- 

 vices for hospice care for the termi- 

 nally ill and prenatal care to prevent 

 birth defects. For information, call 

 603-355-6335. 



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