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Dear NHPGA Members: 



1 was delighted to be awarded your 

 academic scholarship this year. 

 Thani< you so much! It is only with 

 the generous help of groups like 

 yours that 1 am going to pursue my 

 bachelor's degree, in case you're 

 curious about where your support is 

 going, let me introduce myself. 



I grew up in Loudon, New Hamp- 

 shire, and earned as as-sociate's 

 degree in Resource Management 

 from Sterling College. 1 worked on a 

 dairy farm for six years and periodi- 

 cally at IVIillican Nursery before re- 

 turning to school full-time last fall. 

 I'm studying agriculture education 

 through the Adult and Occupational 

 Education degree program at UNH. 

 From June to December of this year 

 I will be in Botswana, Africa, as an 

 International 4-H Youth Exchange 

 delegate and I look forward to shar- 

 ing this experience when I return. 



Thank you for your support: it 

 made a real difference for me. 1 

 hope you continue to find your 

 scholarship a worthwhile invest- 

 ment. 



Sincerely, 

 lennifer A. Barton 



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A Note of Appreciation 



The New Hampshire Plant Growers' 

 Association (NHPGA) has always 

 been a "do-it-yourself" sort of orga- 

 nization, in which the success of its 

 activities depend on the time and 

 skills given by members. In mid- 

 winter, three events require this 

 special effort. 



Peter van Berkum (van Berkum 

 Nursery) and Greg Grigsby (his 

 NHLA counterpart, from Pellettieri 

 Associates) organized this year's 

 NHLA/NHPGA Winter Meeting. Once 

 again, Guy Hodgdon (NHLA) and 

 Chris Robarge (NHPGA) handled 



registration. It should be noted that 

 the three morning speakers, Henry 

 Huntington (Pleasant View Gardens), 

 Leslie van Berkum (van Berkum 

 Nursery), and Paul Fisher (UNH 

 Plant Biology) donated their time 

 and information as well. 



In this time of strong emphasis 

 on "image, " it's important that the 

 NHPGA continues to have a pres- 

 ence at area trade shows. We thank 

 Robert and Mike Demers and Steve 

 Huppe for setting up and taking 

 down the NHPGA display at this 

 year's Farm and Forest Exposition. 

 The plant material was donated by 

 Demers Nursery and Garden Center. 



And the NHPGA display at this 

 year's New England Grows was set 

 up (and taken down) by Bob Rimol 

 (Rimol Associates). 



We thank all of you for your work 

 in behalf of New Hampshire's Green 

 Industry. 



New Board Member 



The board of the New Hampshire 

 Plant Growers' Association welcomes 

 its newest member, George Timm of 

 Davis Brook Farm in Hancock. What 

 started six years ago as a backyard 

 operation is now a full-time whole- 

 sale business of container-grown 

 shrubs, roses, and daylilies. 



Association Officers 



President 



ROBERT DEMERS 



Demers Nursery 



and Carden Center 



656 South Mammoth Road 



Manchester, NH 03103 



437-6336 



Secretary / Treasurer 



CHRISTOPHER ROBARGE 



UNH / TSAS 



Horticultural Facilities Manager 



Durham, NH 03824 



862-1074 



Directors 

 TAMMY HATHAWAY 

 61 Squamscott Road 

 Stratham, NH 03885 



778-3912 



ANN HILTON 



4 Karacull Lane 



PIttsfleld, NH 03263 



435-6425. 



HENRY HUNTINGTON 



Pleasant View Gardens 



7316 Pleasant Street 



Loudon, NH 03301 



435-8361 



ROBERT RIMOL 



17 Wyndmere Drive 



Londonderry, NH 03053 



425-6563 



GEORGE TIMM 



Davis Brook Farm 



PO Box 476, Rte. 137 South 



Hancock. NH 03449 



525-4728 

 PETER VAN BERKUM 



4 lames Road 



Deerfleld, NH 03037 



463-7663 



TIM WOLFE 



Lake Street Garden Center 



37 Lake Street 



Salem, NH 03079 



893-5858 



txtenslon Liaison 



NANCY ADAMS 



113 North Road 



Brentwood, NH 03833 



679-5616 



George represents another as- 

 pect of New Hampshire's strong 

 Green Industry and another region 

 of the state and will add a new 

 voice to those already on the 

 board. 



APRIL & MAY 



