Winter Activities , . . 



FARM AND FOREST. The 

 NHPGA is putting new effort into 

 promoting the industry. The gen- 

 eral public is often uninformed 

 and promotion first requires edu- 

 cation — which, in turn, requires 

 displays that attract interest. Pro- 

 motion, education, interest — the 

 NHPGA exhibit at this year's 

 Farm and Forest Exposition in 

 Manchester had all these in great 

 quantity — it was a real show-stop- 

 per. Put together by Jeff Hun- 

 tington, Pleasant View Gardens, 

 the booth demonstrated how cut- 

 tings are rooted in today's green- 

 house. The booth had rolling 

 benches, ebb-and-flow watering, 

 and a mist system. The interest 

 generated was enormous. 



The booth was manned — thanks 

 to Nancy Adams, Ann Hilton, 

 Dave Giurleo, Bob Rimol, and 

 George Timm. And — thanks to 

 Dave Giurleo and Ball Seed Com- 

 pany — free seed packets were given 

 out — to get people starting their 

 own and getting excited about fill- 

 ing their yards with flowers and 

 shrubs this spring. 



THE WINTER MEETING, held 

 jointly with the NHLA on January 

 13, was an opportunity to hear 

 other ideas and receive new infor- 

 mation. The speakers — Diana 

 Beauchain, Claire Nadon, and Pe- 



ter Paveglio; Doug Cole; Evelyn 

 King and Roger Coggeshall; Nancy 

 Adams; Philip Sands; Lucinda 

 Brockway — covered a range of top- 

 ics — pesticide usage regulations, 

 new plant material, historic gar- 

 dens.... And there was good food 

 and plenty of time to socialize. 



The meeting was organized by 

 Michelle Fischer, Mike Garrity, 

 and Tim Wolfe; Guy Hodgdon 

 and Chris Robarge coordinated ad- 

 ministration and registration; 

 George Timm helped keep the 

 meeting flowing smoothly. 



These — and other people — created 

 a useful, interesting day. 



TRADE SHOW DISPLAY. Also 

 this winter, the NHPGA applied 

 for and received a New Hampshire 

 Department of Agriculture, Mar- 

 kets, and Food Mini-Grant for the 

 amount of $500.00 for use in the 

 development of a new trade show 

 display. We thank George Timm 

 for taking care of the work re- 

 quired for the application and the 

 Department of Agriculture, Mar- 

 kets, and Food for the generous 

 contribution of funds. 



HORTICULTURAL ENDOW- 

 MENT: total pledges now add up 

 to $89,000. And of this, $41,900 

 has already come in. 



The first grant will be for 

 $1,000, to be awarded to a re- 

 searcher working on a problem 



Welcome, 

 New Members! 



Clyde B. Foss Agency, Inc. 



PO Box 159 



Moultonboro, NH 03254 



Devylder Farm 



563 Pleasant Valley Road 



Wolfboro, NH 03894 



Greenleaf Farms and Greenhouse 

 24 Littleworth Road 

 Dover, NH 03820 



Meadowledge Farm 



612 Route 129 

 Loudon, NH 03301 



R.W. Fawcette Greenhouse 



4 Pinecrest Avenue 



West Peabody, MA 01960 



Serres Yargeau, Inc. 



7208, rang 9 



Deauville, Quebec 



Canada JIN 3G1 



pertinent to New Hampshire's hor- 

 ticulture community. 



Letters announcing the grant 

 being offered will be sent to uni- 

 versities around the northeast and 

 to regional grower publications. 

 The process will be starting by the 

 end of May. Grant applications 

 will be due by September first and 

 the grant will be awarded by No- 



HARRY STOLLER & CO., Ilic 



109-111 Essex St., Haverhill, MA 01830, (978)373-6838, (800)244-0332 

 We cater to the small and medium size nursery in any quantity desired. 



1. New heavy grade domestic burlap sqs. 

 untreated and no-rot treated 



2. Open burlap bags 



3. New windbreak burlap 



4. Balling bags 



5. Wire baskets 



6. Flat-folded burlap basket liners 



7. Truck covers 



8. Sisal twine and poly twine 



9. Woven polypropylene sqs. 



