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I u he economic changes of the 



^^" I past year have caused many 

 I I companies to take a hard 

 I I look at the goods and 

 l-^i^^J services they are providing 

 and, in some cases, to seek ways to 

 better meet and satisfy the needs of their 

 customers. In much the same way, the 

 NHPGA Board of Directors has been 

 looking at the needs of the membership 

 and seeking ways to better meet those 

 needs. 



During the past year, the Board has 

 grown from four directors to six with 

 the additions of Bruce Holmes and Alan 

 Eves. Kalhy Gamester, who has worked 



hard as a board member and co-editor of 

 The Plantsman, has resigned. Jennifer 

 Gould has taken her place. (Currendy 

 only one Board position still remains 

 unfilled.) Lastly, Dr. Charlie Williams, 

 after serving for many years as the 

 editor of The Plantsman, has stepped 

 down, and we look forward to working 

 with our new editor. Bob Parker. 



We would like to continue to encour- 

 age active participation at all levels. 

 Our display at the Spring Garden Show 

 in Manchester was an example of what 

 enthusiastic support can accomplish, 

 and we thank Alan Eves for his effort. 



As the New Hampshire Plant 



Growers' Association continues to meet 

 your changing needs, it is my hope that, 

 through the Board's leadership and with 

 active input from the membership, we 

 can more effectively represent the di- 

 verse interests of New Hampshire's 

 plant growers and offer educational, 

 marketing, and meeting opportunities to 

 better promote our plants and services 

 throughout the state and beyond. 

 I look forward to our summer 

 meeting at The Greenery in Ossipee on 

 August 1, and we welcome all com- 

 ments on the changes we are making.'^ 



Welcome To 

 Our New 

 Members: 



Bruce Borden, RR 2, Box 650, 

 Wyman Road,Keene, NH 0343 1 



Wendy Clark, 23 Dauntless Lane, 

 Plaistow.NH 03865 



D.S. Cole Growers,240 No. Vil- 

 lage Road, Loudon, NH 03301 



Dragon Products Co, 20 Portland 

 N. Business Park, Falmouth, 

 ME 04105 



Flower Farm, 22 Flanders Memo- 

 rial, Weare, NH 03281 



Hunts Greenhouse, RR 2, Box 402, 

 Townhouse Rd., Cornish, NH 

 03745 



Suzanne Kramer, 135 Foster 

 Street, Lowell, MA 01851 



John Kunze Landscaping, 116 

 Arch Street, Keene, NH 03431 



McHutchinson & Co., 56 Cot- 

 tage Street, Franklin, MA 

 02038 



Plant & Pet Care by MAM, PO 

 Box 165, Bristol, NH 03222 



Andrea Rollins, Box 17, Melvin 

 Village, NH 03850 



