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Solution. No simple solutions are used as examples; 

 most of these are not appropriate for northern condi- 

 tions.) 



Ornamentals not adapted to wet soil conditions in- 

 clude: azalea, boxwood, dogwood, hybrid rhododen- 

 dron, Japanese holly, juniper, ornamental cherry, and 

 rose. 



BOARD HIGHLIGHTS 



Andrea, Bob, Chris, 1-lenry, Peter and Roger met at 

 Pleasant View Gardens on September 7. 



Committee Reports were read and approved Al- 

 though attendance at the Summer Meeting was 

 down from previous years, it was seen as a success. 

 The auction raised over $1,500.00 for scholarships. 



The Pesticide Recertification Meeting (October 

 20) still needs one speaker. Bob Demers will make 

 calls this week. Speakers and their topics must be 

 sent to the NH Division of Pesticide Control 45 

 days before the event 



Plans for the Winter Meeting seem to be going 

 well. Peter reported that It will be a joint meet- 

 ing with the New Hampshire Landscape Associ- 

 ation at The Granite Street Bar & Grill In Man- 

 chester on January 12. The featured speaker will 

 be Elsa Bakalar, nationally-known author and de- 

 signer from Heath, MA. Known for her Imaginative 

 use of color, she will speak on creating tapestry 

 effects with flowers and texture. Other speakers 

 Include John Bryant, owner of Mllllcan Nurseries, 

 Chichester, NH, and Paul James, Landscape Man- 

 ager, ABEX, Inc., Hampton, NH. 



The board decided to invite Ed Person, 

 Ledgewood Farms, Moultonboro, and Bill Stockman, 

 Spider Web Gardens, Center Tuftonboro, to the 

 next meeting to look into the possibility of their 

 jointly hosting next year's Summer Meeting. 



The Board decided to set up a separate account 

 that will be the beginning of a special fund, the in- 

 terest from which will be used for scholarships and 

 for support of research particularly useful to NHPGA 

 members. This is a long range project; more 

 money will be added in future years, A financial 

 planner will be invited to a future meeting 



Although we'll not be having our Winter meeting 

 at Farm & Forest this year, it was decided to use 

 our booth there more productively, to promote the 

 products of our members Plans include a listing of 

 all members (maybe a map showing locations 

 throughout the state), selling member-grown plant 

 products, and designing several fact sheets about 

 new varieties, unusual plants, plant care, etc 

 Hopefully these would stimulate visits to our mem- 

 bers later in the spring. Roger will be working up 

 ideas on the information sheets for next meeting. 



Other problems. 



Other factors can affect shrub livability. Excessive 

 soluble salts from over-fertilization can injure or kill 

 the root system of recently planted shrubs. Excessive, 

 deep planting will place the root system at a level 

 where there is less air available to the roots and thus, 

 less oxygen. This can kill or injure a major portion of 

 the root system. 



CONCLUSION 



During the initial establishment period, container- 

 grown shrubs are in a more critical situation than is 

 commonly realized. Disturbance of the root system and 

 more careful attention to watering are the keys to re- 

 ducing mortality. The use of a soil probe to evaluate 

 soil moisture levels in the root zone should be a stan- 

 dard practice. 



Plastic burlap must be removed from nursery stock 

 when planting, in that it does not break down and 

 roots cannot grow through it. Bempro burlap (half plas- 

 tic, half jute) should be heavily sliced, if not totally re- 

 moved, for the same reason. All plastic rope, tags, 

 grafting, and staking materials should be removed also, 

 so that roots and branches will not be girdled. 



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 the first few months after planting, container-grown 

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