CALENDAR 



February 



8 & 15 Seventh Annuai New 

 Hampshire Landscape Association 

 Short Course, Manchester School of 

 Technology, Manchester, NH; for 

 information: Guy Hodgdon at (207) 

 439-5189 



10-13 The 47th Annual Penns yl- 

 vania hlursery Conference; Hershey 

 Lodge and Convention Center, 

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

 11-13 Woody Ornamentals IPM Seg- 

 ment, Landscape IPM Short Course. 

 Eastern Mass. Agricultural Center, 

 Waltham MA; (413) 545-089. 

 19 Advanced Bedding Plant Growers 

 Program, Health &. Human Services 

 Building Auditorium, Concord, NH; 

 for information: Charles Williams at 

 (603) 862-3207. 



19 The Third Connecticut Organic 

 Landscaping Conference; Keeney 

 Center, Wethersfield, CN; for 

 information: Nancy DuBrule, (203) 

 453-1228, or Bill Duesing, (203) 

 888-9280. 



25 Landscape Plant Materials Seg- 

 ment, Landscape IPM Short Course. 

 Eastern Mass. Agricultural Center, 

 Waltham, MA; (413) 545-089. 



26 Vermont Plantsmen's Associa- 

 tion's Annual Winter Meeting & 

 Trade Show; Rutland Holiday Inn. 

 Rutland, VT; for information: Rich- 

 ard Quattlander at (802) 223-2944. 

 March 



2 Nursery/Landscape Recertification 

 Program, UNH Manchester 

 Conference Center, Manchester, 

 NH; tor information: Charles 

 Williams at (603) 862-3207. 



7-8 FTD Region One Conference, 

 Newton Marriott, Newton, MA; for 

 information: Peter Collins at (603) 

 882-2723. 



11-13 The Second Annual New 

 England Landscape Exposition; 

 Center ot New Hampshire Holiday 

 Inn & Conference Center, 

 Manchester, NH; for information: 

 Guy Hodgdon at (207) 439-5189. 

 13-15 Sixth Annuai Seacoast Area 

 Flower & Landscape Show; Pease 

 AFB Recreation Center, Ports- 

 mouth, NH; for information: Brenda 

 Schure at (603) 436-0815. 

 14 The Natural Organic Farmers of 

 Connecticut (NOFA/CT) Winter 



Conference; Keeney Center, Weth- 

 ersfield, CN; for information: Nancy 

 DuBrule, (203)453-1228, 

 or Bill Duesing, (203) 888-9280. 

 14-22 Boston Fbwer Show, 

 Boston MA. 



20-22 New Hampshire Orchid Show 

 (AOS approved). Center of New 

 Hampshire Holiday Inn & Conven- 

 tion Center, Manchester, NH; for 

 information: Gordon LaBonte at 

 (603)627-5319. 

 April 



1-September 20 Ameriflora'92: 

 Interruitiorwl Garden Festival. 

 Columbus, OH. 



3-4 University of New Hampshire 

 Greenhouse Open House; Plant 

 Biology and Thompson School 

 Greerihouses, Durham, NH. For 

 information: Otho Wells at (603) 

 862-3208. 



10-12 Primula Worldwide: The J 992 

 Intemanonal Primula Symposium, 

 Portland, Oregon; for information: 

 Ann Lunn at (503) 640-4582. 

 24 New Hampshire State FFA 

 Competitions; UNH, Durham; for 

 information: David Howell at 

 (603)862-1760. 

 July 



11-15 International Floriculture 

 Industry Short Course, Cincinnati 

 Convention Center, Cincinnati, 

 OH; for information: Mark Heinlein 

 at (614) 487-1 117. 

 August 



5 New England Nurserymen s Asso- 

 ciation Summer Meeting, Stewart's 

 Nursery, Turners Falls, MA; for 

 information: (617) 964-8209. 

 3 1 -September 4 Third International 

 Geranium Conference, Hans 

 Christian Anderson Conference 

 Center, Odense, Denmark; for 

 information: Richard Craig (at Penn 

 State) at (814) 863-2191. 

 November 



5- 7 The 1992 International Plug 

 Conference, Buena Vista Palace, 

 Orlando, FL; for information: Julie 

 A. Stewart at (708) 208-9080. 

 Looking Ahead 



February 3-4, 1993 New England 

 Grows '93; Hynes Convention 

 Center, Boston, MA; for 

 information: Virginia Wood at 

 (617)964-8209. 



INSIDE 



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5 

 FROM THE BOARD 



Robert E. Demers 



7 

 NEW HAMPSHIRE NEWS 



11 



ELSEWHERE 



IN THE NEWS 



13 



Group Industry Promotion 



Save Money, Boost Business, & 



Learn from Each Other! 



Gail D. McWiUiam 



15 



Plan for the Disposal 

 of Your Business 



Michael E. Bamea 



18 

 MEMBER PROnLE 



Murray Farms Greenhouse 



21 



Orchids 



A Primer for Beginners 



in New England 



Emmett Ross 



25 

 MARKETING TIPS 



10 Steps to Becoming 



Customer Friendly 



Tina Sanjielle 



28 

 WORTH REPEATING 



Prune That Shrub Correctly 

 Chuck Bu^ett 



The Plancsman is published in early Febru- 

 ary, April, June, August, October, and 

 December with copy deadlines being the 

 5th of each prior month. While camera- 

 ready ads are preferred, set-up assistance is 

 available at a nominal fee. Free classified 

 advertising is offered as a member service. 

 We will carry a short message (no artwork 

 or logos) tor one or two issues of The 

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 the editor: Robert Parker at the UNH 

 Research Greenhouses, Durham, NH 

 03824, (603)862-2061; or PO Box 5, 

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