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January 1992 



2 Connecacut NuTsersmen s 

 .■\ssociaaon Annual Meenng; Aqua 

 Turf Club, PlanrsviUe/Southington, 

 CN; (203)872-2095. 



7-10 ERMA Trade Shou: 

 Kiamesha Lake, NY. 



1 5 The New Hampshire Plant 

 Gnni'trrs' .\ssocuiaon Winter 

 Meeang; Sheraton Tara Wa^i-arer, 

 Bedford, NH; Chris Robarge at 



(603)862-1074. 



16-17 Connecticut Nurseryinen s 

 .Assucumon Short Course: Farming- 

 ton Marriot, Farmington, CN; 



(203)872-2095. 



20-22 MASS Hart Congress: 

 Dunfey's, Hvannis, MA; tor 

 information, contact MNA at 



(617)426-6400. 



24, 28, 29 TurflPM Segment. 

 Laridscape IPM Short Course. 

 Eastern Mass. Agricultural Center, 

 Waltham, MA; for information: 

 Kathleen Carroll at (413) 545-08. 



27-29 New Engiami Nurserymen's 

 .\ssocuiaon Annual Meeting; Coplev 

 Plara, Boston, MA; (617) 964- 



8209. 



3 1 -February 2 The Management 

 CUnic (co-sponsored by the 

 National Landscape Association, 

 the Garden Centers ot America, 

 and the Wholesale Nursery 

 Growers ot America); Gait House 

 East, Louisville. KY.; (202) 789- 

 29CC. 



February 



6-8 NH Farm & Forest Exposition: 

 Center of New Hampshire Holiday 

 Inn &. Convention Center, 

 Manchester, NH. ; for information: 

 Zib or Donna at (603) 271-3552. 



10-13 The 47th Annual Pennsyl- 

 i'ania Nursery Conference: Hershey 

 Lodge and Convention Center, 

 Hershey, PA. ; (717) 238-1673. 



11-13 Woody Ornamentals 1PM 

 Segment. Landscape IPM Short 

 Course. Eastern Mass. Agricultural 

 Center, Waltham MA.\ for 

 information: (413) 545-089. 



1 9 The Third Connecticut Organic 

 LxmdscapingConfererKe: Keeney 



Center, Wethersfield, CN. ; tor 

 information: Nancv DuBrule, (203) 

 453-1228, or Bill Duesing, (203) 

 888-9280. 



25 Landscape Plant Materials 

 Segment. Landscape IPM Short 

 Course. Eastern Mass. Agricultural 

 Center, Waltham, MA; for 

 information: (413) 545-089. 



26 Vermont Plantsmen's Associa- 

 tion's .Annual \X 'inter Meeting & 

 Trade Shcni: Rutland Holiday Inn. 

 Rutland, VT; tor intormation: 

 Richard Quattlander at (802) 223- 

 2944. 



March 



11-13 The Second .Annual Neu- 

 England Laruiscape Exposition: 

 Center of New Hampshire Holiday 

 Inn &. Conference Center, 

 Manchester, NH; for information: 

 Guy Hodgdon at (207) 439-5189. 



13-15 Sixth .\nnual Seacoast Area 

 Flower & Landscape Show: Pease 

 AFB Recreation Center, 

 Portsmouth, NH. ; for information: 

 Brenda Schure at (603) 436-0815. 



14 The Natural Organic Farmers of 

 Connecticut (NOFA/CT) Winter 

 Conference; Keenev Center, Weth- 

 ersfield, CN. ; for information: 

 Nancy DuBnile, (203) 453-1228, 

 or Bill Duesmg, (203) 888-9280. 



April 



1 -September 20 .Amen/Iora '92; 

 Intemaaoruid Garden Festival. 

 Columbus, OH. 



3-4 U'nii'erstr>' of New Hampshire 

 Greenhouse Open House: Plant 

 Biolog\' and Thompson School 

 Greenhouses, Durham, NH. For 

 information: Otho Wells at (603) 

 862-3208. 



24 New Hampshtre State FF.A 

 Compeaaons: UNH, Durham; for 

 information: David Howell at 

 (603)862-1760. 



Looking Ahead 



February 3-4. 1993 .Veu' England 

 Grous '93; H\Ties Convention 

 Center, Boston, M.A. , for 

 information: Virginia Wood at 

 (617)964-8209. 



INSIDE 



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5 

 FROM THE BOARD 



Plue into the Future 

 Chns Roharge 



7 

 NEW HAMPSHIRE NEWS 



11 



ELSEWTIERE 

 IN THE NEWS 



13 



Horticultural Courses 



15 



Using New 



Low Maintenance Turfgrasses 



Outside the Greenhouse 



John M. Roberts & 



David C- Seave>- 



18 



Carpenter's Olde English 



21 



Timing is Everything 

 K'en Buzzell 



25 



Tree Citv USA 



28 



WORTH REPEATING 



(Ibuld Taxus 



Help Treat Cancer.' 



Bruce Vanicek 



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 December with copy deadhnes being the 

 5th ot each pnor month. While camera- 

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 available at a nominal tee. Free classiried 

 adverusmg is ottered as a member serx-ice. 

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Cover ILLUSTRATION: MarkCrisf; 



R->r tunher mtortnation, please contact 

 the editor Robert Parker at the UNH 

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