CALENDAR 



Contents 



April 



15 Connecticut Greenhouse Growers' 

 Association (CGGN) "Evening at 

 the Greenhouse," Michael's Green- 

 house, Cheshire, CT; 203-261-9067. 

 20-26 New Hampshire Orchid VJeek 

 W Wednesday, April 22, 

 5-7pm; New Hampshire Plant 

 Growers' Association Twilight Meeting, 

 Kathan Gardens, Newport, NH; 

 Dennis Kathan at 603-863-1089. 

 24 Arfeor Day 



24-26 Seventh Annual New 

 Hampshire Orchid Society Show, 

 Nashua National Guard Armory, 

 Daniel Webster Highway, 

 Nashua, NH; Joanna Eckstrom 

 at 603-654-5070. 



May 



8-9 (9:30-2) "Heritage Plant Sale," 



Strawbery Banke, Portsmouth, NH; 



603-433-1108. 



8-18 Canadian Tulip Festival, 



Ottawa, Ontario, and Hull, 



Quebec; 613-567-5757. 



15-17 Greater Nashua Flower Show 



("An Evening at the Opera"), Hunt 



Memorial Library, Nashua, NH; 



Kathy Sununu at 603-434-6870. 



June 



17 CGGN "Evening at the Green- 

 house," Van Wilgen Garden Center, 

 North Branford, CT; 203-261-9067. 

 ¥ Thursday, |une 18 New 



Hampshire Plant Growers' AssociatioM 

 Twilight Meeting, Churchill's Garden 

 Center, 12 Hampton Road, Exeter, 

 NH; )im Moser at 603-772-2685. 

 19-20 (Friday, 5-9pm; Saturday 

 9am-2pm) TentA Annual "Pocket 

 Gardens of Portsmouth" Tour, 

 sponsored by South Church, 

 292 State Street, Portsmouth, NH; 

 603-436-4762. 



July 



15 Connecticut Nurserymen's Associa- 

 tion Summer Meeting, Imperial 

 Nursery, Granby, CT; 860-204-9162. 

 18 Toar of the Gardens of Lake 

 Sunapee, Newbury, NH; information: 

 Friends of )ohn Hay National 

 Wildlife Refuge at 603-763-4789. 



22 "A Cruise into Lake Sunapee's Past" 

 to benefit The Fells, Newbury, NH; 

 603-763-4789. 



25-26 Mount Wasliin^fon Valley 

 Garden Trail (awards ceremony: July 

 19); information and map locations: 

 loan Sherman at 603-367-4764. 

 26 Nintii AnnMal State of Maine 

 Open Farm Day, )ane Aiudi at 

 207-287-3891. 



August 



¥ Wednesday, August 5 New 



Hampshire Plant Growers' Association 

 Summer Meeting, UNH Research 

 Greenhouses, University of New 

 Hampshire, Durham, NH; Paul 

 Fisher at 603-862-4525. 

 5 Rhode Island Nursery and Landscape 

 Association Summer Meeting, Roger 

 Williams Park, Providence, RI; 

 508-761-9260. 



7-9 24 Northeast Organic Farming 

 Association (NOFA) Summer Confer- 

 ence, Hampshire College, Amherst, 

 MA: 978-355-2853. 



12 New England Nurserymen's Associa- 

 tion Summer Meeting, Prides Corner 

 Farm, Lebanon, CT; 508-653-3009. 



14 Benefit Auction, The Fells, 

 Newbury, NH; 603-763-4789. 



15 Seventh Annual Plant Sale, The 

 Fells, Newbury, NH; 603-763-4789. 



Looking aiiead... 

 October 19-21 New England 

 Greenhouse Conference, Worcester, 

 MA; Henry Huntington at 

 603-435-8361. 



Departments 



3 From the Board 



Ann Hilton 



5 Forum 



7 New Hampshire News 

 1 1 Elsewhere In the News 



27 How About Herbs 



Tanya lac^son 



Features 



17 Native to Northern New 

 England and Pround of It. 



Cheryl Lowe 



19 Two Simple Words 



Nancy Adams 



21 MEMBER PROFILE: 

 Chakarlan Farm 

 Greenhouses 



23 A Honeybee Ovevlew 



David C. Sorensen 



Columns 



8 Kiwi Corner 



Paul R. Fisder 



14 The Griffin Guru 

 18 The Green Spot 



Mifie Cherim 



20 Z Notes 



]im Zablocki 



24 Pioneer Pointers 



Cover 



Late winter: Chakarian Farm 

 Greenhouses; Photo: Rick 

 Raymond 



The PlAntsman Is published In eariy February, 

 April, June. August, October, and December 

 with copy deadlines being the first of each prior 

 month. While camera-ready ads are preferred, set- 

 up assistance Is available at a nominal fee. Free 

 classified advertising Is offered »s a member 

 service. We will carry a short message (no artwork 

 or logos) for one or two Issues of The Plantsman, 



For further Information, please contact the editor: 

 Robert Parker at the UNH Research Green- 

 houses. Duttlam, NH 03824, 603-862-2061; or PO 

 Box S, Newflelds, NH 03856. 603-778-8353. 



APRI L.MAY. 1998 



