SUMMER MEETING 



continued from back cover 



But this is only part 

 of the story. Quality 

 plant material and 

 innovative retailing 

 is another For these, 

 visitors will go by 

 bus to Bill Stock- 

 man's Spider Web 

 Gardens a few miles 

 away Begun in the 

 30s by Bills grand- 

 father, Spider Web 

 has become one of 

 the Lakes Regions better known es- 

 tablishments — a place well worth a 

 visit. 



Bill will lead tours. Or the visitor 

 can stay and look around himself 

 and take a later bus back. There will 

 be jumbo annuals and perennials 

 and combination pots, as well as a 

 half acre of cut-your-own flowers 

 (glads, cosmos, zinnias, asters). 



One of the main themes will be 

 how to expand sales when selling 

 out of a small (1,000 square foot) 

 shop. One way is to use a tent; an- 

 other is to create sales islands in 

 the parking lot. Other innovative 

 techniques include the creation of 

 the "Spider Web Garden Club." 

 Members get a card on which 

 the amounts they've spent are re- 



corded. When a cer- 

 tain total is reached, 

 the person can get $5. 

 of merchandise free. 

 This encourages return 

 visits and keeps the 

 mailing list updated 

 as well. 



Along with visiting 

 these two places, there 

 will be an opportunity 

 to talk with vendors 

 at the tailgate trade 

 show (the list is growing....) In the af- 

 ternoon, the main event is the auc- 

 tion to support our scholarship fund. 

 Peter Callioras from The Auction Pro- 

 fessionals will again contribute his ser- 

 vices as auctioneer (and entertainer). 



Perillos of Manchester is catering 

 lunch (one of his fine all-you-can-eat 

 barbecues — chicken, hot dogs, ham- 

 burgers, sausages, a choice of salads, 

 corn-on-the-cob....) 



...and for those who want a very 

 full day, Castle-in-the-Clouds is just 

 up the road from Ed's (his barn was 

 built to house the workers who built 

 it) and open until 5:30. 



Preregistration is $25 ($30 at the 

 door); there is a door prize, as yet 

 unannounced. 



See you on the 17th. ^ 



SUPPORT THESE FINE PEOPLE; 

 THEY SUPPORT THE NHPGA. 



Exhibitors include. 



AllGro 



Bailey Nurseries 



B.E. Supply 



Blue Star Peat Moss 



Britton Greenhouses 



Cavicchio Greenhouses 



Charter Oak Landscape 



& Nursery 

 Conard-Pyle Company 

 Conrad Fafard 

 D.A. Posocco 

 D.S. Cole Growers 

 IV Seasons Marketing 

 Gloekner Company 

 Gold Star Wholesale Nurseries 

 Griffin Greenhouse Supplies 

 Jolly Farmer 

 Knoxland Equipment 

 LAN Nurseries 

 Mlllane Nurseries 

 New England Nursery Sales 

 Northeast Nursery 

 Northern Nurseries 

 Orchard Equipment & Supply 

 Plerson Nurseries 

 Plants International 

 Pot Specialists 

 Quansett Nurseries 

 The Robert W. Baker Company 

 Spence Farm 

 Sharon Sales 

 Syracuse Pottery 

 Tuckahoe Turf Farms 

 W.H. Minkowski 

 Western Maine Nurseries 

 Yankee Gardener Greenhouses 



& Nursery 



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 m Provide natural fertilization for long 



term growth. 



■ Increase organic matter to redur" 

 compaction and erosioti 



m Provide slow release of CI i 



nitrogen and trace minerals '~ 



m Prevent turf diseases from 

 forming. 



■ Improve soil aeration and consistant root development. 

 u Be assured that it is a weed free product. 



m Save money over using topsoiis. peattnoss and manures. 



. The Compost Company 



AUGro Inc., Liberty Lane, Hampton, NH 03842 

 800.662.2440 





Richard C. Zoerb 



600 Mamaroneck Ave. 

 Harrison, NY 10528 



72 Hawkstead Hollow 

 Nashua, NH 03063 

 603 886-8665 



STEENBURG & CALLIORAS 



THE AUCTION 

 PROFESSIONALS, INC. ™ 



AUCTIONEERS: 



Archie Steenburgh 

 603/989-5690 



Route 10, Haverhill, NH 03765 



Peter Callioras, C.A.I. 

 603/868-1070 



Calef Highway (Lee), Dover, NH 03820 



jUNE/JULY ]994 



