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October 



19-21 The 1992 

 New England 

 Greenhouse Con- 

 ference, Sheraton 

 Sturbridge Inn, 

 Sturbndge, MA; for 

 informanon: Richard 

 Emerson at (603) 

 329-5525. 



November 



2-9 OhioFlonsis' 

 AssoaaaonMexico 

 FhricukureTour; for 

 information(61 4)487- 1117. 



5-7 The 1 99 2 Imemaaonal Plug 

 Con/erencv.Buena Vista Palace, 

 Orlando, FL; for inf ormat ion: J ulie A. 

 Stewartat( 708) 208-9080. 



6-9 TheAssoaaaon ofSpeaahcy Cut 

 FlowerGrowersFifthNaaoiudConference 

 un Speciality Cut Flowers , Sheraton 

 BurlingtonHotelandConference 

 Center, Burlington VT; for information: 

 ASCFG, 155 Elm Street, Oberiin, OH 

 44074;phone:(216)774-2887. 



Tifovember 



17-18 A Business Short Course — 

 Strategies for Today's Business Cli- 

 mate, the Mamot, Worcester, MA; 

 for information: |ohn Bragg at 

 (508) 534-1775 or Kathleen 

 Carroll at (413) 545-0895. 



17 Granite State Garden & Flower 

 Show Organizational Meeting, 5 PM 

 at Demers Garden Center, 656 

 South Mammoth Road, Manches- 

 ter, NH; for information: (603) 

 625-8298. 



19 NHPGA Twilight Meeting, 

 3:30-5:30 at Murray Farms, River 

 Road, Penacook, NH; for informa- 

 tion, Dave Murray at (603) 753- 

 6781. 



30-December3 The 42nd Annual 

 MeeangofthelncemaaonalPlant 

 Propagators' Soaety EastemRegion , St. 

 LouisMamot Pavilion Downtown, St. 



Luuis,MO;for 

 intormation: 

 OarrellApps 

 (215)338- 

 6901, or Paul 



Smeal(703) 

 231-5609. 



January 

 1993 



5 EastemRegionalNuTserymeri 's 

 .'\ssoaMion(EKNA}TTcukShow. The 

 Concord Resort Hotel, Kiamesha Lake, 

 NY; forinformation: (205)872 2095. 



February 



3-4 Nen^EnglandGrows'95. Hynes 

 Convention Center, Boston, MA; for 

 information: Virginia Woodat(61 7) 

 964-8209. 



4-6 Farm & Forest Exposition, 

 Center ot New Hampshire Holiday 

 Inn &. Convention Center, 

 Manchester, NH; for information: 

 (603) 271-3552. 



March 



15-17 New Englarvi Landscape Ex- 

 position, Center of New Hampshire 

 Holiday Inn & Convention Center, 

 Manchester, NH; for information: 

 Guy Hodgdon at (207) 439-5189. 



Juty 



11-13 Imerrumonal Floriculture In- 

 diisay Short Course Trade Show, 

 Cincinnati Convention Center, 

 Cincinnati, OH; for information: 

 (614) 487-1117. 

 And tool^in^ ahead.... 



March 16-19, 1994. Granite State 

 Garden & Flower Show, National 

 Guard Armory, Canal Street, 

 Manchester, NH; for information: 

 Bob Demers, Jr., at (603) 625- 

 8298. 



COVER LDslOLEUM PRINT: HEATHER MILLER 

 DESIGNER: ]ONI DOHERTY 



INSIDE 



FROM THE BOARD 



The Forgotten Season 



.Aruirea Capron 



5 

 FORUM 



7 

 NH NEWS 



11 



ELSEWHERE IN THE NEWS 



13 



Future Trends: 

 The Coming of Age of the Elderly 



Ralph M. Winslow }r. 



17 



Does Your Business Have a Future 

 Without You? 



Bob Normar\deau 



18 



PROFILE 



Crossing the River: JM Landscaping 



Nursery & Garden Center 



23 



Summer Meeting 



25 



A Look at 

 Favorite Shade Gardening Plants 



Doug Roudy 



29 



Synopsis-Board Meetings 



31 



MARKETING TIPS 



Merchandising: 



Speciality Plant Groups for 1993 



Tirm Sawtelle 



32 



EPA Fact Sheet: Worker Protection 

 Standard for Agricultural Pesticides 



The Pldncsmun is published in eariy Febm- 

 cirv, April, June. .August, October, and 

 December with copy deadlines being the 

 5th ol each prior month. While camera- 

 ready ads are preferred, set-up assistance is 

 available at a nominaal tee. Free classified 

 advertising is ottered as a member service. 

 We will carry a short message (no artwork 

 or logos) tor one or two issues ot The 

 Plants man. 



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For further information, please contact 

 the editor: Robert Parker at the UNH 

 Research Greenhouses. Durham, NH 

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

 Newfields,NH 03856, (603)778-8353. 



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