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tion and make suggestions." 



THIS YEAR, he began some annu- 

 als — marigolds, calendulas — from 

 seed in the small greenhouse and 

 bought in plugs for 8000 impatiens 

 and 2000 petunias. Purple Wave' 

 (the first seed-produced spreading 

 petunia! was a best seller, but pe- 

 rennials seem to be emerging as a 

 point of focus. Last year, he bought 

 in perennial plugs and discovered 

 people like big plants. So he's be- 

 gun field-growing them. Day lilies 

 are becoming a specialty (50 vari- 

 eties), with 500 in the ground, oth- 

 ers in pots, and 2000 being 

 planted for next year's sales. Less 

 common perennials — yellow flag 

 (Iris pseudacorus Variegata,' lapanese 

 iris (Iris ensata Azure') — are begin- 

 ning to appear. 



But he realizes that being new 

 and in a good spot will no longer 

 be enough. To make the place 

 more attractive to customers, his 

 wife Nathalie, the art teacher at 



Farmington High, brightened the 

 shop with a mural of landscape 

 and flowers. The outside sales area 

 is being reorganized to make find- 

 ing plants easier — perennials are 

 being arranged alphabetically by 

 common name and a complete list 

 is available. And Les hopes to re- 

 orient the production gardens — 

 partly for efficiency, partly for vi- 

 sual effect — with rows perpendicu- 

 lar (they are now parallel) to the 

 road. Perennials will be grown in 

 heavily mulched blocks (to cut 

 down on weeds). 



There's plenty to do before 

 Merrymeeting Garden Center 

 reaches the level Les wants — but 

 today — sunny, with traffic heavy on 

 Depot Road, rudbeckia bright in 

 front and blueberries still heavy 

 with fruit, the venture seems prom- 

 ising. (B.P.) 



(L^s and Sathalie Turner are at Route 

 II and Depot Road. Sew Durham. NH 

 The phone is 603-859-3030.) 



Last year the NHPGA schol- 

 arship application base was 

 expanded. Now. NHPGA mem- 

 bers and their immediate 

 families (spouses and chil- 

 dren! who are pursuing an 

 associate s or bachelor s de- 

 gree in a horticulture-related 

 field at any institution can 

 apply. 



Application is simple — 

 basically filling out a one 

 page form and writing 

 (briefly! about how you be- 

 came interested in horticul- 

 ture and what your plans are 

 after schooling. 



For forms and informa- 

 tion, call Chris Robarge at 

 603-862-1074. Completed ap- 

 plications should be received 

 by November 15; decisions 

 will be made at the Decem- 

 ber board meeting; checks 

 will be presented at the Win- 

 ter Meeting on lanuary 17. 



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