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Amherst, and coordinator of the Ur- 

 ban Forestry Diagnostic Lab, showing 

 that some of the obvious tree prob- 

 lems have far-from-obvious causes; 

 and John Bartoi^, Extension Agricul- 

 tural Engineer, University of Con- 

 necticut, gave an overview of horti- 

 cultural facility design. 



At lunch. Bill Mautz, Interim Dean 

 of COLSA, UNH, Durham, was intro- 

 duced and spoke a few words and 

 the 19Q5 New Hampshire Landscape 

 Association Officers and Board were 

 announced. These are: President: Ri- 

 chard Rideout (Three Seasons Land- 

 scaping, Inc.); Vice-President: Susan 

 Smith Meyer (landscape architect); 

 Secretary/Treasurer: Chris Beasley 

 (Tuckahoe Turf); Director/Past Presi- 

 dent: William Gardocki (Interstate 

 Landscaping); and Directors: Mark 

 Rynearson (Rynearson Company, 

 Inc.), Anne Colby-Hines (Colby-Hines 

 Contracting), and Doug Thompson 

 (Thompson Lawn Care). Congratula- 

 tions and best wishes. 



After lunch. Heather McCargo, 

 Head Propagator at the Garden in 

 the Woods, Framingham, discussed 

 cultivation and propagation of native 

 plants and |ohn Hudak, well-known 

 author and landscape architect, dis- 

 cussed the seasonal pattern of 

 bloom in perennials. 



It was a full day— full of people 

 and full of ideas-ideas worth taking 

 home to think about. 



We thank the speakers for their 

 time and information. Thanks also 

 go to Peter van Berkum (NHPGA) 

 and Chuck Simpson (NHLA) who or- 

 ganized the meeting, and Chris 

 Robarge (NHPGA) and Guy Hodgdon 

 (NHLA) who handled reservations 

 and registration. 



Farm & Forest 



The NHPGA Farm & Forest exhibit 

 was far more "hands-on" than usual 

 this year, in front of the usual dis- 

 play of photographs and information 

 was a soil bin and potting area at 

 which children visiting the exhibition 

 could pot up and take home a plug 

 or rooted cutting. 



This required more member par- 

 ticipation than usual and we thank 



the following people: Bob Bergevin 

 at Bergevin Greenhouse (fuchsia cut- 

 tings); the Huntingtons, Pleasant 

 View Greenhouses (New Guinea 

 plugs); and Demers Garden Center 

 (the soil bin, planting media, and 

 plants used in the background dis- 

 play). Bob Demers and Chris 

 Robarge set up things and Bob and 

 Mike Demers took them down. Vol- 

 unteers manning the booth included 

 Bob Demers, Tammy Hathaway, Ann 

 Hilton Bob Howes, Bob Parker, and 

 Peter van Berkum. 



Looking at the amount of material 

 potted up, this booth was able to 



draw a lot of attention to the 

 NHPGA. It was also a lot of fun and 

 the Board thanks everyone who con- 

 tributed to its success. 



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REMINDER 



If your mailing label has a check 

 mark beside your name, our records 

 show that your 1995 dues have not 

 been paid. Please take a moment to 

 send them along before the busy 

 season starts. 

 Thank you. 



BOARD HIGHLIGHTS 



December 6 Ann, Bob Demers, Bob Rimol, Chris, Peter, and Tammy were at 

 Pleasant View; the meeting came to order at 7:10. 



The board reviewed the applications for the 1995 NHPGA scholarships. It 

 was decided to give two— to Mark Hatfield and Chris Romaniak 



For the second year in a row, the NHPGA will sponsor a trophy at the NH 

 Orchid Society Show. 



After much discussion, it was moved by Peter and seconded by Bob that 

 we open an account, the money in which will be the beginnings of a research 

 fund The initial amount will be $5,000 Peter will contact )im Truncellito 

 (Davis, Towie, Gearan, & Truncellito, 115 Airport Road, Concord, NH) and ask 

 him to work with us. The plan is to transfer from our general account to this 

 research account S400 each month for the next year The following year, the 

 Board will define the purposes of this fund and set up a legal framework to 

 protect it from other uses. 



lanuary 9 Ann, Bob Demers, Chris, Henry, and Peter met at Pleasant View 

 Gardens 



Dave Seavey, Extension Educator, Merrimack County, attended the meet- 

 ing and he and the Board discussed things the NHPGA could do to address 

 the inconsistencies the greenhouse industry faces in local tax and zoning 

 regulations. To see the problems clearly would require a lot of checking mas- 

 ter plans and city rules and state statutes. They looked at a booklet describ- 

 ing the New |ersey Uniform Construction Code and decided that the best ap- 

 proach was to contact other state agricultural organizations whose members 

 use greenhouses and create one consistent strategy. 



February 6 Ann, Bob Demers, Bob Rimol, Chris, Henry, and Tammy were at 

 Pleasant View at 6:40 



The New England Greenhouse Conference will be hosted by New Hamp- 

 shire in 1996. 



The Winter Meeting was successful financially, with a small amount added 

 to the treasury. 



The Summer Meeting will be held on Friday, August 4, at Pleasant View 

 Gardens in conjunction with a PPGA Geranium Growers Conference being 

 held there on August 5-6. Its hoped that some of the speakers might be 

 available a day early and that some NHPGA members might stay for some of 

 the conference itself. A lot of details have to be worked out. 



Looking over a request for a donation from Agriculture in the Classroom, 

 the Board decided to ask if the NHPGA could sponsor the writing and design 

 of a study packet on greenhouse production 



April & May 1995 



