members will be informed and 

 asked to contact their local 

 representatives. 



For information on the activities oi 

 the Pesticide Board and the status 

 oi these two bills, contact Jeff 

 Huntington at (603) 435-8361. 



SCHOLARSHIPS 

 AWARDED 



The New Hampshire Plant 

 Association gave two $500 

 scholarships at its Winter Meeting 

 on January 15. TTie winner from 

 the TT-iompson School of Applied 

 Science was Richard Mein oi 

 Manchester, who wrote: "I have 

 maintained a 3.5 or better GPA for 

 the past two semesters and plan to 

 graduate with an Associate's Degree 

 in the spring of 1992.... 



"My main goal is to obtain a 

 Bachelor's Degree in Plant Science. 

 At this time, I feel I would also like 

 to continue and earn a higher 

 degree. After my schooling, I 

 would like to manage my own 

 greenhouses, nursery, and flower 

 shop." 



TTie winner from the Plant Biology 

 Department was John Breen of 

 Dover. After several years in 

 construction, John "came to the 

 realization that what 1 really 

 enjoyed doing was growing plants." 



Since returning to UNH, he has 

 worked with Dr. Brent Loy on his 

 melon and squash breeding 

 program and with Otho Wells on 

 row cover experiments. "Tliis has 

 helped me determine that in the 

 future 1 would like to spend more 

 time developing plant breeding 

 projects that have tangible results." 



"...Upon graduation 1 shall enter an 

 internship program with Peto Seed 

 Co.; my plans after the internship 

 are to enroll in a masters program 

 here at UNH and pursue a career in 

 plant breeding, culminating in a 

 position in the seed industry or 

 Cooperative Extension." 



Congratulations to both recipients. 



8 THE PlANTSMAN 



TIPS 



From the Qriffin Quru 

 UTILIZE YOUR RECORDS 



Whether you use a computer or just a piece of paper and pencil, you 

 keep records. We are told we must record everything we sell for the 

 tax man and, for the pesticide man, every spray applied. 



Somewhere in those records is what I believe to be one of your 

 most valuable assets. Your customer list. Not the list of people all 

 over town but the list of people with whom you have actually done 

 business. Wholesale or retail, it's the same. TTiese people came into 

 your place to do business with you. By various means, such as drawings 

 or sales slips, you know who they are. When you take the cost of a 

 one-time newspaper advertisement and spend it for a simple postcard or 

 letter to those people, it could have dramatic results. Remember, they 

 already know who you are and where you are. Most likely, they also 

 know how good you product is. So don't overlook the info you've 

 already collected. Use it! 



A RETIREMENT... 



After fifteen years oi successfully 

 operating The Greenery, a nursery/ 

 garden center complex on Route 1 

 in Hampton, NH, Jerry and Claire 

 Hochschwender have decided to 

 retire. "They plan to spend time 

 together and relax." 



The Hochschwenders' son, Tony, 

 who worked at The Greenery along 

 with his parents and another bro- 

 ther, Tim, says the business has 

 closed down and "the buildings will 

 just sit awhile." There are no pre- 

 sent plans for future use. Tony 

 thanks everyone "for fifteen years ot 

 patronage. We'll miss seeing you 

 this spring." 



A BOOKLET... 



Pkinting Trees for Communities: 

 Checklist for Success is now avai- 

 lable. Written by Mary Reynolds, 

 Forester and SBA Tree Planting 

 Program Coordinator in New 

 Hampshire, and Sharon Ossen- 

 bruggen, this booklet gives basic 

 information on the planting and 

 care of trees. A free copy can be 

 gotten by calling Mary at (603) 

 271-2214. (Mary also mentions 

 that the deadline for 1992 SBA 

 tree planting proposals is 

 February 14.) 



...AND SOME NATIONAL 

 EXPOSURE 



Three New Hampshire firms were 

 recently singled out for attention in 

 national magazines. The Decem- 

 ber, 1991, GrowerTalks discussed 

 Jolly Farmer Nursery, East Lemp- 

 ster, in one oi its main articles and 

 a tip on increasing bench space 

 from Bob Demers Sr. oi Demers 

 Garden Center in Manchester was 

 featured in the "Yours to Use" 

 column of the December Green- 

 house Manager. And in the Bonus 

 Edition, Fall, 1991, oi Greenhc^use 

 Grower, Henry Huntington ot 

 Pleasant View Gardens was one oi 

 the growers quoted in a forum on 

 plugs. The information given in 

 the three articles was useful and 

 showed New Hampshire to be a 

 sensible place. 



NEW BUILDING AT 

 JOHNSON'S 



Even m our current economy, the 

 horticulture industry grows. 

 Johnson's Garden Center, 18 River 

 Road in Suncook, recently doubled 

 its sales area. TTie new structure is 

 a 32x90 one-story building with 

 grey vinyl siding and Hve garage 

 doors in front and two in back. 

 The building can be entered from 



