MEMBER PROF 



he began the seeds in the New En- 

 glander attached to the florist 

 shop — the catch was good — and it 

 saved heat at North Road, but next 

 year he'll use plugs — he'll be more 

 sure of germination and save both 

 time and space. 



Crops are traditional — geraniums 

 and impatiens sell well. Dave grows 

 1000 hangers — impatiens, ivy gerani- 

 ums, and fuchsia are customers' fa- 

 vorites. He wholesales to two other 

 outlets and supply their own shop; 

 people can also buy directly from 

 the farm from May first through the 

 middle of July. 



Ten additional employees (there 

 are three full-time year-round staff 

 members) help out during the 

 spring and summer season. 



There's a small nursery on the 

 farm as well and Dave designs and 

 installs landscape plantings. Most 

 are done for summer residents; 



"people who live here year-round 

 seem happy enough with just a lilac 

 by the door." 



LANCASTER is more upbeat about 

 itself these days. Yes, there are 

 empty buildings downtown (a major 

 fire this summer destroyed an en- 

 tire block), but it is the county seat 

 of Coos County: the legal functions 

 of Berlin and Lancaster (the Winter 

 Court was held in Berlin; the Sum- 

 mer, in Lancaster) have been con- 

 solidated and a new court house 

 (which seems to be the first major 

 public building here — other than 

 schools — since the library was built 

 in 1906) is rising — in a direct line 

 with the bandstand — behind the 

 park in the center of town. 



And east of town, on the road to- 

 ward Gorham, a new Cabot Motor 

 Inn has been built. The complex 

 contains a lap pool and a function 



room that accommodates three hun- 

 dred. This has attracted new people. 



Lancaster's changing — "more peo- 

 ple are building in the hills and you 

 never know where the deliveries 

 will take you," and its center — with 

 many turn-of-the century buildings 

 still intact — will probably be less of 

 a place of commerce in basics. 



Many town centers throughout 

 the state are becoming places to go 

 for the extras: to eat out, to buy un- 

 usual gifts, to see a movie or hear 

 live music. 



Some trends do make it through 

 the notches. This one has arrived. 

 And Riff Flower Shop, with its 

 unique mix of flowers, food, history, 

 and vista, has prepared itself well. 

 (B.P.) 



Riff Flower Shop is at 22 Main Street, 

 Lancaster, NH 03584. The phone 

 number is 603-788-4681. 



Newton Greenhouse 



32 Amesbury Road, Newton, NH 03858 

 603-382-5289 



Quality Plants 

 green & flowering 



from 3" to 10" pots 



Holiday, bedding plants & dish gardens 



Year round cut Smaps, Gloxinias, &. African Violets 



Seasonal Cut Tulips & Iris 



Liscensed propagator 



of Mikkelsen & Ecke New Guinea Impatiens 



Perennials, Plugs, Geraniums, Preflnished Mums 

 Bulbs, Holiday Crops, Flowering Plants 



Joseph Giannino Co. 



Representing Fine Growers 

 of Quality Plant Material 



P.O. Box 757, Rowley, Massachusetts 01969 

 Telephone: 888/948-2001; Fax: 508/948-8167 



Rolling Green 



Landscaping & Nursery 



400 varieties of perennials ♦> Annuals & herbs 



Ornamental trees, shrubs & vines ^ Trellises 



Wholesale prices available ♦> Call for 1996 listing 



64 Breakfast Hill Rd., Greenland, NH (Next to 1-95) 

 603-436-2732 



THE PLANTSMAN 



