NEW HAMPSHIRE NEWS 



Plant Biology Department, decided 

 to major in horticulture because 

 "creating and maintaining gardens 

 brought me an immense amount of 

 satisfaction." After graduation, 

 she'd like to study in Great Britain 

 and, eventually, work in a public 

 garden. Right now though, she's 

 "open to any job opportunity in 

 horticulture." 



Congratulations to both recipients. 



NHPGA Trophy 

 Presented 



Nine AOS awards were given at the 

 New Hampshire Orchid Society's 

 (NHOS) lively and successful show 

 at Bedford Mall on April 30 through 

 May first. Four of these went to 

 Darrin Norton and Chuck Ander- 

 sen's Mountain Orchids (specializ- 

 ing in miniatures) of Ludlow, Ver- 

 mont, and included the AOS trophy 

 for the Most Outstanding Exhibit. 

 Cheryl Keim of Hampstead re- 

 ceived a CCM (Certificate of Cul- 

 tural Merit) for a Laelio Cattleya 

 (37 blossoms) she grew on a win- 

 dow sill. (That was the small 

 one — she couldn't get the big one 

 out of the house.) The NHA'T 

 Teleflora Unit received the Best 

 Cut Flower Arrangement Trophy, 

 presented by the New Hampshire 

 Plant Growers' Association. The 

 trophy was a Pepi Hermann (a New 

 Hampshire artisan specializing in 

 hand-blown glass) vase with the 

 NHOS symbol etched into it. 



Attendance was good (according 

 to Joanna Eckstrom, the show's co- 

 ordinator, over 3000 people at- 

 tended and vendor sales were high 

 as well). A show next year is al- 

 ready being talked about, so re- 

 serve the last weekend next April 

 for a visit to 1995s bigger-and-bet- 

 ter-than-ever. 



Summer Events 



There are summer events that, al- 

 though not industry-related, are 

 plant-related. Go yourself — for your 

 own pleasure or, more pragmati- 

 cally, to see what material is being 



used. If you can't attend, tell your 

 customers about them. (Inspired 

 customers produce sales.) 



POCKET GARDEN TOOR 



The Sixth Annual Unitarian-Univer- 

 salist Portsmouth Pocket Garden 

 Tour takes place June 24-25 in 

 Portsmouth, New Hampshire. A 

 dozen or so gardens will be in- 

 cluded. A wide of range of styles — 

 formal, cottage, "ingenious" — are 

 used. All should be interesting to 

 see. 



A new feature will be the Friday 

 night (5-8 pm) viewing. Music and 

 refreshments will enhance the twi- 

 light. On Saturday, the hours are 

 from 9 to 3. Admission is $10 ei- 

 ther day; tickets will be on sale at 

 the Unitarian-Universalist Church, 

 292 State Street (a garden shop 

 will be in the churchyard on Satur- 

 day). For information, call (603) 

 743-5260. 



HAY ESTATE PLANT SALE 



The Historic Landscape Committee 

 of the John Hay National Wildlife 

 Refuge will hold its annual plant 

 sale on Saturday, August 20, from 9 

 am until 1 pm at the Hay Estate on 



Route 103-A in Newbury, New 

 Hampshire. Events include a rare 

 plant auction at 11:30 and garden 

 tours. Choice alpines, shrubs, and 

 perennials will be offered for sale 

 from specialty nurseries, in addi- 

 tion to material from the Hay Es- 

 tate and other local gardens. Park- 

 ing and admission are free. 



Working under the guidance of 

 the Garden Conservancy, the His- 

 toric Landscape Committee and its 

 director. Bill Noble, are developing 

 long-range plans for the restoration 

 of the Hay Estate gardens to their 

 appearance during their peak de- 

 velopment in the i930s and the 

 creation of a horticultural center for 

 northern New England. Proceeds 

 from the sale will benefit these ef- 

 forts. 



(Directions: From Concord, take 

 1-89 N to Exit 9 (Route 103) toward 

 Newbury; in Newbury, take 103-A 

 north 2.2 miles — the estate will be 

 on your left. From Hanover, take 

 1-89 S to Exit 12 (Route 1 1 W); 

 Route 1 1 intersects immediately 

 with 103-A; go south on Route 103- 

 A for 5.5 miles — the estate will be 

 on your right.) 



lUNE/IULY 1994 



