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New Representative 



Skidelsky, the plant brokerage firm, 

 is pleased to announce that Brace 

 Holmes will be the new servicing rep- 

 resentative for its accounts in Ver- 

 mont, New Hampshire, and Maine. 

 Bruce, formerly the manager of The 

 Greenery in Ossipee, lives in Center 

 Tuftonboro, New Hampshire and 

 maybe reachedat(603)569-2127. We 

 wish Bruce the best of luck in his new 

 career. 



Oblong Container 

 Fills a Niche 



Reprinted from the January 1991, 

 Greenhouse Ma nager. 



A rectangular-shaped container 

 filled with foliage plants and annuals 

 may be a hit with interiorscapers, 

 who often have trouble finding pots 

 that will slip into odd-sized decora- 

 tive containers. 



The PleasurePak from Pleasant 

 View Farms in Pittsfield, NH, is a 

 5"xl0" container filled with mums, 

 annuals, or foliage plants. Another 

 twist: a 4" poinsettia slipped into 

 the center of the container and sur- 

 rounded with ivy. 



"A lot of interiorscapers tell us they 

 can't find anything to put into the 

 oblong-shaped decorative containers 

 their clients like," says Pamela Cor- 

 nell of Pleasant View, "and this fills 

 the need." 



The poinsettia PleasurePak whole- 

 saled for $7.50. 



Show Time, Cont'd 



The theme of the New Hampshire 

 Farm & Forest Exposition (Febru- 

 ary 7-9 at the Center for New Hamp- 

 shire Holiday Inn and Convention 

 Center in Manchester) is "Experi- 

 ence Rural New Hampshire." 

 Along with the usual three days of 

 displays, a seminar — "Handling the 

 Headlines— Farmer PR"— focusing 

 on media relations will be held on 

 Friday, February 8. Keynote speaker 

 is Dr. Catherine Donnelly of the 

 Uni versify ofVermont. She will speak 

 on 'The Perception and Realities of 



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Food Production in the 90s." Three 

 local farmers will relate their experi- 

 ences with the media, and media 

 representatives will outline strate- 

 gies for enhancing public relations 

 with their industry. The seminar will 

 be held from 1 to 4 pm at the Center 

 of NH and is free and open to the 

 public. Sponsored by the UNH Coop- 

 erative Extension and the NH Farm 

 Bureau Federation and supported 

 by Granite State Dairy Promotion 

 and the NH Farm and Forest Expo- 

 sition, this seminar should help all 

 agricultural producers deal positive- 

 ly with both the media and the gen- 

 eral public. 



There will also be an auction of New 

 Hampshire products (on display in 

 the lobby during the show) on Satur- 

 day at 11:30 am. 



The First Annual New England 

 Landscape Exposition, sponsored by 

 the NH Landscape Association, will 

 be held March 14-15 at the Man- 

 chester Convention Center. 

 Registration for one day is $20; for 

 both days, $35. Recertification cred- 

 its valid in four states— ME, NH, VT, 

 MA — can be earned. 

 A variety of people will be giving 

 talks. The keynote speaker will be 

 Michael Lawn, Superintendent of 

 the White House Grounds. Other 

 speakers include Peter Messlaar 

 ("Flowering Bulbs"), Patrick Chasse 

 ("Japanese Gardens in Maine"), and 

 Elaine Laurenzi ("Perennial Plants 

 as Problem Solvers"). 

 There will be a trade show of "60 

 booths or better." 



For information, contact Guy Hodg- 

 don; (207)439-5189. 



The Granite State Garden and Flow- 

 er Show will be held March 6-10 at 

 the National Guard Armory in 

 Manchester. A lot of the state's voca- 

 tional schools will have displays this 

 year and the theme is "Through the 

 Garden Gate." 



Along with the displays, there will be 

 fioral arrangements, a flower auc- 

 tion, booths, talks. Tickets are $5.00. 

 Paul Godbout, NHPGA Representa- 



tive on the show's board, says 

 "everything's on track" although 

 "there's lots to do and too few people." 

 For further information, call Paul 

 at Jacques' Flower Shop; (603) 625- 

 5155. 



The Fifth Annual Seacoast Area 

 Flower and Landscape Show will be 

 held in the Portsmouth National 

 Guard Armory on March 15-17. This 

 year's theme is "Celebration of 

 Spring." Brenda Schure, the show's 

 chairperson, says that "there are 

 twice as many exhibits this year as 

 there were last." (Three spaces were 

 still unfilled as of January first.) 

 Eight retailers of horticultural prod- 

 ucts (dried flowers, herbs, honey) 

 are exhibiting this year as well. 



Over forty flower airangements in 

 three categories — professional flor- 

 ist; garden club; and Ikebana/Ikeno- 

 bo, a Japanese style of design — will 

 be on display. 



There will be speakers throughout 

 the three days — one every hour on 

 the half hour during the entire time 

 the show is open. Topic range from 

 "Recycling" to "Bats and Bat Houses" 

 and "Worms and How to Use Them." 

 As Brenda says, "There's something 

 here for everyone." 

 For further information, call Brenda 

 at (603) 436-0815. 



The UNH College of Life Science An- 

 nual Greenhouse Open House will 

 take place on April 5-6 at the gi-een- 

 house complex on Mast Road in 

 Durham. Dr. George Estes, Chair- 

 man of this year's Open House Com- 

 mittee, says there will be plants for 

 sale and talks and displays and 'lots 

 of hands-on demonstrations." For 

 further information, call the Plant 

 Biologv Department at (603) 862- 

 3205. 



New Hampshire 

 Interpreted.... 



New Hampshire is one of four New 

 England states being interpreted by 

 Boston-area garden clubs at the Bos- 

 ton Flower Show this year. The 



