ELSEWHERE 



IN THE NEW 



Around New England... 



New Publication 



Planting and Maintaining Sustainable 

 Landscape: A Guide for Public Officials 

 and the Green \ndustry. developed by 

 a group of faculty and specialists of 

 the University of IVlassachusetts Ex- 

 tension, is newly available. 



The guide contains current, re- 

 search-based information on fertiliz- 

 ers and fertilizing trees, shrubs, and 

 lawns; the fate of pesticides applied 

 to lawns; and a review of lo-mainte- 

 nance trees, shrubs, and turf grass 

 species. Also included are in-depth 

 reviews of proper planting and main- 

 tenance of trees and shrubs, public 

 tree planting, integrated pest man- 

 agement, and coastal landscaping, as 

 well as a comprehensive list of rec- 

 ommended plants for a variety of lo- 

 cations. 



To order, send check or money 

 order to Bulletin Center, Cottage A, 

 Thatcher way. University of Massa- 

 chusetts, Amherst, MA 01003. The 

 price is $7.50 a copy. Make checks 

 payable to the University of Massa- 

 chusetts. 



New Management 



lohn Bragg, Executive Secretary of 

 the Massachusetts Nursery & Land- 

 scape Association resigned his posi- 

 tion this summer to move north to 

 Maine to run a real estate business 

 formerly operated by his wife's fam- 

 ily. His position at MNLA is being 

 filled by Rena Sumner. For informa- 

 tion about MNLA and its activities, 

 you can write Rena at PO Box 387, 

 Conway, MA 01431, or call her at 

 413-369-4731. 



We wish both |ohn and Rena the 

 best of luck in their new situations. 



Vermont Awards 



The NENA Young Nurseryman of the 

 Year is V.]. Comai, The South Forty 

 Nursery, Shelburne, VT. This annual 

 award, sponsored by the New En- 

 gland Nurserymen's Association, is 

 given to an individual in the horti- 

 culture industry who has not reached 

 35 years of age, is involved in his/ 

 her state and/or regional association, 



October & November 1995 



has contributed to the growth and 

 success of their company, and has 

 given a positive image to the public 

 of what our products and services 

 can do for them. 



The Vermont Association of Pro- 

 fessional Horticulturists (VAPH) Hor- 

 ticultural Achievement Award went 

 to Elmer Brown, The EC Brown 

 Nursery, Thetford. 



The VAPH Student Award went to 

 Fred Smith, Ir , of Norwich He's been 

 attending UVM part-time while run- 

 ning Fred Smith's Lawn Service, a 

 complete landscape and maintenance 

 service. 



The VAPH Environmental Aware- 

 ness Award, given to "an individual 

 or firm that has implemented unique 

 practices which contribute to the 

 protection of the environment," went 

 to |im & Mary Musty, j.M. Landscap- 

 ing, Bradford, VT. Congratulations. 



VAPH is also pleased to announce 

 that the speaker at its Fall Meeting 

 (Vermont Technical College, Ran- 

 dolph, on November 7) will be 

 James Urban of Urban & Associates 

 of Annapolis, Maryland. Mr. Urban 

 will lead an all-day workshop en- 

 titled "Trees in the Urban Land- 

 scape: Design Solutions to Difficult 

 Situations." 



Mr. Urban's visit has been jointly 

 sponsored by several groups and his 

 topic, a less-than-usual one for Ver- 

 mont, has provoked a great deal of 

 interest. 



Preregistration is not a require- 

 ment (although without it, you may 

 not get lunch). For more information, 

 contact lane Wilkening via VAPH's 

 new address (PO Box 64878, 

 Burlington 05406) or phone number 

 (802-253-2350). 



Motor Vehicle 

 Legislation 



(from AAN Update, |uly 24, 1995). 



AAN announces that Rep. Bill Zeliff 

 (R-NH) has introduced legislation 

 (H.R 1885) to clearly define federal 

 regulatory policy for commercial mo- 

 tor vehicle standards by standardiz- 

 ing the weight threshold level at 



26,001 pounds (Gross Vehicle Weight 

 Rating— GVWR). 



Currently some federal regulations 

 apply to all commercial vehicles 

 weighing more than 10,000 pounds, 

 while other rules apply only to ve- 

 hicles weighing over 26,000 pounds. 

 The resulting patchwork of reporting 

 and recordkeeping requirements is 

 seen as both confusing and costly to 

 light- and medium-duty service and 

 delivery vehicle operators, such as 

 growers, landscape contractors, and 



ASSOCIATION OFFICERS 



President 



BOB DEMERS, )R. 



Demers Nursery & Garden 



Center 



656 South Mammoth Road 



Manchester, NH 03103 



625-8298 



Secretary I Treasurer 



CHRISTOPHER ROBARGE 



UNH / TSAS 



Horticultural Facilities Manager 



Durham, NH 03824 



862-1074 



Directors 



KENNETH GOSSELIN 



207 Cranwell Drive 



Manchester, NH 03109 



627-6599 



TAMMY HATHAWAY 



61 Squamscott Road 



Stratham, NH 03885 



778-3912 



ANN HILTON 



Gateway Gardens 



430 Loudon Road 



Concord, NH 03301 



229-0655 



HENRY HUNTINGTON 



Pleasant View Gardens 



RFD #3, PO Box 3701 



Pittsfield, NH 03263 



435-8361 



ROBERT RIMOL 



17 Wyndmere Drive 



Londonderry, NH 03053 



603-425-6563 



PETER VAN BERKUM 



4 fames Road 



Deerfield, NH 03037 



463-7663 



