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numbers of varieties available will con- 

 tinue to grow. 



Another specialty seems to be devel- 

 oping in the area of geraniums. Currently 

 twenty types of standards and fifteen of 

 ivies are being grown. Although the busi- 

 ness is primarily retail. Holmes hopes 

 that, as production continues to expand, a 

 wholesale business will develop. He sees 

 this happening as people realize what The 

 Greenery has to offer. 



In August, an open acre beside the 

 greenhouses will be filled with potted 

 mums. In 1988, 3500 were grown; last 

 year, 7000; this year 15,000 plants — all 

 potted in Classic 600's — will be grown. 

 Holmes feels the larger pot produces a 

 bigger plant of higher quality. 



And the business continues to ex- 

 pand. This spring, a retail outlet in down- 

 town Wolfboro will open for its second 

 season. And other expansion, perhaps a 

 florist shop added to the retail center in 



Ossipee, is being talked about. 



As a way of introducing themselves 

 to other members of the profession, the 

 Greenery will host the Plant Growers' 

 summer meeting on August fu-st. Holmes 

 wants people "just to realize we're here" 

 and to see The Greenery as "a major 

 source of quality plant material in New 

 Hampshire". 



Along with the tours of The Green- 

 ery, there will be a tailgate trade fair 

 (Bruce is hoping for between thirty and 

 forty vendors) and the New Hampshire 

 Agricultural Agents Association will put 

 on one of their famous chicken barbeques. 



Visits to Spider Web Gardens in 

 Tuftonboro are also planned. Established 

 in 1938, it is one of the older garden 

 centers in New Hampshire. It sells field- 

 grown annuals, nursery stock, and peren- 

 nials. Its specialties include iris, daylilies, 

 hosta, and peonies. Over forty varieties of 

 peonies are in the half-acre devoted to this 

 plant's production. With nine green- 

 houses, twenty employees, and eight acres 

 under cultivation, there should be plenty 

 to see here as well. 



And there are door prizes - among 

 them a weekend for two in Waterville 

 Valley and tickets to a Red Sox game - so 

 the day should be fun, a good chance to 

 talk with friends, look over new products 

 and see two (one of the newest and one of 

 the oldest) of the Lakes Region's finest 

 greenhouse and nursery operations.'* 



"In 1988, 



3,500 



plants 



were 



grown; 



last year, 



7,000; this 



year 



15,000 



plants, all 



potted in 

 Classic 



600's will 

 be 



planted" 



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