THE NHPGA 1991 WINTER MEETING— A BRIEF REPORT 



The annual Winter Meeting was held on January 17 at the Margate in 

 Laconia. 



Kirk Weyant brought a brief business meeting to order at 8:15. Joe 

 Longacre presented the slate of this year's officers. (There are still 

 vacancies on the Board, but the new members are excellent choices and 

 should broaden the range of the organization.) The slate was approved 

 by the membership. Chris Robarge gave the treasurer's report ("we're 

 still in the black, but should spend more cautiously...and find new 

 sources of income."); Alan Eves told us that the NHPGA exhibit at the 

 Granite State Flowers show "would be as nice as ever;" Bruce Holmes 

 reported on the location of the summer meeting ("Pleasant View, with 

 side trips to D.S. Cole and Millican"); a report on The Plantsman was 

 given, ("this year's changes should allow it to be more useful next.") 

 Richard Zoerb, the Gloekner's representative, began the program by 

 showing some of the new bedding plant introductions for 1991: impa- 

 tiens, geraniums (both standards and zonals), regal begonias, and 

 mums. There was lots of solid information on market trends and a 

 display of new products and catalogs. 



Tom March followed with "Prolonging the Life of Your Small Engine." 

 Slides illustrated his points clearly as he discussed such aspects as oil 

 viscosity indexes, air filter types, and winter storage: a usefiil and 

 interesting presentation. 



Tom Durkis, stateentomologist, then discussed insect population trends 

 noted during the last year. Although most greenhouse pests seem to be 

 down (sweet potato white fly is increasing), there are several new 

 pests— euonymus caterpillar, potato leaf-hoppei^H;hat nurserymen 

 should look out for. 



Donna Singer, the featured speaker, began her presentation on 

 "Understanding Differences: Making a Better Workplace." There was a 

 reshuffling of chairs, a lot of transparencies and charts, and plenty of 

 audience involvement — a nice way to build an appetite for lunch. 

 At lunch, UNH plant Biology Chairman Curt Given and NH Com- 

 missioner of Agriculture Steve Taylor were introduced; both spoke 

 briefly. Tom Price presented scholarships to Bob Baron and Sandy 

 Edwards (see page 5) and gave awards to Richard Emerson, who will 

 be leaving the Board this year (however, he vrill continue to be the 

 NHPGA representative to the NE Greenhouse Conference) and to 

 Charlie Williams and Kathy Gamester for their long and devoted 

 work on The Plantsman. (The Plantsman began as a mimeographed 

 sheet coming out of Charlie's office.) Although the award ceremonies 

 were necessarily brief, the appreciation is genuine. 

 Donna continued her presentation in the afternoon. But at four the 

 sesssion ended, the Winter Meeting came to a close, and the partici- 

 pants, all more aware of themselves and others, departed for home. 



1991 



NEW HAMPSHIRE 



PLANT GROWERS' ASSSOCLVN 



OFFICERS 



President 



Tom Price 



Meredith Gardens 



RED 1, Box 233 



Center Harbor, NH 03226 



284-7709 



Secretary/Treasurer 



Christopher Robarge 



UNH/TSAS 



Horticultural Facilities Manager 



Durham, NH 03820 



862-1074 



Directors 



Bob Demers, Jr. 



Demers Nursery & Garden Center 



656 South Mammoth Road 



Manchester, NH 03103 



625-8298 



Alan Eves 



Garden of Eves Greenhouse 



192 Breakfast Hill Road 



Greenland, NH 03840 



436-3581 



Paul Godbout 

 Jacques' Flower Shop 



111 Front Street 



Manchester, NH 03102 



625-5155 



Jennifer Gould 



Philips Exeter Academy 



Exeter, NH 03833 



778-0224 



Bruce Holmes 



Center Tuftonboro, NH 03816 



569-2127 



New Hampshire Plant Growers Association 

 The Plantsman Editor 

 UNH Research Greenhouses 

 Durham, NH 03824 



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