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Thanks Go To.... 



The Board would like to thank 

 Doug Cole — and employees — for 

 hosting a twilight meeting for 

 NHPGA members and friends at 

 D.S. Cole Growers in Loudon on 

 )une 16. 



It was hot night, but the visitors 

 were comfortable under the over- 

 head shading system of the two 

 four-bay 17,000-square foot Verbakel- 

 Bomkas glass houses. 



During the tour — both inside 

 and outside, Doug pointed out the 

 advantages to many of the effi- 

 ciency-oriented systems (the tag- 

 ging machine, a bench washer) he's 

 incorporated into his operation. 

 Showing how he moves rolling 

 benches throughout the glass 

 range, Doug said, "It's not that 

 were lazy. A system like this 

 means that we don't even have to 

 think about this aspect of the op- 

 eration and can concentrate on 

 other things." 



Right now Doug is concentrating 

 on Elatior begonia (Reiger is one 

 series of this type) production and 

 rooting material from specialized 

 Danish growers. 



•« 

 Ben Shambaugh, owner of Wayside 

 Farm in North Sandwich, will be re- 

 signing from the NHPGA Board be- 

 cause of time commitments to town 

 government. The Board thanks Ben 

 for his year and a half with them. 

 His willingness to travel the extra 



CLASSIFIED 



HELP WANTED: Retail Garden 

 Center Grower/Manager for a 

 well-established operation 

 To manage greenhouse pro- 

 duction and retail sales op- 

 erations Supervise 1 to 25 

 employees. A full-time posi- 

 tion Contact: Frank Wolfe, 

 Lake Street Garden Center, 37 

 Lake Street, Salem, NH 0307O; 

 telephone: (603) 893-5858 



distance to meetings and his prag- 

 matic analysis of questions under 

 discussion were appreciated 



The Board is currently looking 

 for someone to fill Bens position 

 It would be ideal if this person 

 were from the north or west of the 

 state — this would help achieve a 

 geographic balance — but anyone 

 interested should contact Bob 

 Demers, )r., at (603) 625-8298. 



Notice 



The University of (Vlassachusetts 

 Cooperative Extension System is 

 offering a new manual — The Profes- 

 sional Turlgrass Management Guide for 

 Massachusetts — 1994. Features in- 

 clude a comprehensive key to 

 turfgrass diseases, a list of turfgrass 

 variety characteristics (including 

 potential disease resistance), moni- 

 toring techniques, and suggested 

 threshold levels for turfgrass in- 

 sects Cultural management of dis- 



welcome 

 New Members 



BrUtoHS Greenhouse 



25 Elm Street 



V/estmoreland, NH 03467 



Goudreault Farm & Creendouses 



82 Newton Road 



Plahtow, NH 03865 



Carlos Sllva 



3 Crest Street 



Hampton, NH 03842 



eases, as well as environmental 

 considerations in the use of herbi- 

 cides, are discussed. 



Each copy costs $7.00 To order, 

 send check (payable to University 

 of IVIassachusetts) to: Bulletin Cen- 

 ter, Cottage A, Thatcher Way, Uni- 

 versity of Massachusetts, Amherst, 

 MA 01003 



COURSES AT THE THOMPSON SCHOOL 



This Is a partial listing of horticultural courses offered this fall at 

 the UNH Thompson School. Some courses may have prerequisites 

 (courses or experience). Additional courses are offered at UNH In 

 Plant Biology, Entomology, and other departments. The fall semester 

 runs from August 30 to December 17, 1994. 



You may enroll In these courses by phoning the Division of Con- 

 tinuing Education (DCE) at 603-862-2013. For more Information on 

 course content, the part-time Associates degree program, or on the 

 Diploma In Landscape Horticulture, call 603-862-1035. 



HT247 Intro to VIoody Plants. 2 cr. Lecture F 10-11, Lab M 1-3 or F 1-3 



HT 248 Applied Soil Technology. 3 cr. Lecture MW 10-11, 

 Ub Th 10-12 or Th 2-4 



HT 251 Plant Structure and Function, 4 cr. Lecture MWF 11-12. 

 Lab T 10-12 or T 2-4 



HT 254 Landscape Construction and Maintenance. 4 cr. Lecture 



WF 11-12, Lab W 1-5 

 HT 255 Fruit Science. 4 cr. Lecture MF 10-11, Lab M 1-4. 



HT 259C Pest Management: Weeds, 1 cr. Lecture/Lab F 1-4 

 (First 7 weeks only) 



HT 259D Pest Management: Control Applications. 1 cr. Lecture/Lab 



F 1-4, (Second 7 weeks only) 

 HT 263 F/or/fMltura/ Crop Production, 3 cr. Lecture WF 8-9, Lab T 8-10 

 HT 265 V/oody Landscape Plants. 2 cr. Lecture/Lab Th 9-12 

 AM261 SmafI Engines 3 cr. Lecture F 9-10, Lab hours arranged 



AUGUST / SEPTEMBER 1994 



