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Last fall, Nancy was one of sixteen 

 New Hampsfiire designers selected 

 through a juried competition to cre- 

 ate a room at 'Windswept,' the show- 

 place house on the former Gilford 

 estate of Penny Pitou and Milo Pike. 

 Nancy was given the "greenhouse 

 room" and created "an exotic tropical 

 garden to be used for relaxing and 

 entertaining close friends." 



The event, the Lakes Region's first 

 Designer Showcase, was sponsored 

 by the Friends of the New Hamp- 

 shire Music Festival. Tickets to view 

 the house were available at the door; 

 proceeds benefitted NHMF projects. 



HAVING A CLEAR FOCUS does not 

 prevent expansion — it may even fa- 

 cilitate it. NCIP had outgrown its cur- 

 rent space several years ago and 

 Nancy has looked for a long time for 

 a historical building that fit her 

 needs. It had to be the right size 

 and location, free-standing with natu- 

 ral light, with good parking and trac- 

 tor trailer access. She found what she 



was looking for — Building Number 

 Three, the former office of the Con- 

 cord railroad yards, part of the three- 

 building complex owned by Steen- 

 beke and Sons at 287 South Main 

 Street. 



Redesigned for Nancy's needs by 

 Sheer and McCrystal, a New London 

 architectural firm, the 4,000-square 

 foot interior includes larger office 

 and operations space and a 1,000- 

 square foot retail showroom. The 

 company will be relocated and the 

 showroom open by March first. The 

 look will be "funky industrial." 



The product offered to retail cus- 

 tomers will be "high-quality, large- 

 size specimen plants and a gamut of 

 planters." The plants chosen will fit 

 New Hampshire interior require- 

 ments; the sales staff will be knowl- 

 edgeable. "This is a demand that 

 other, more broadly based, retailers 

 aren't addressing." And without chang- 

 ing focus, Nancy plans to address the 

 demand herself. The potential in one 

 niche is surprising. (B.P.) 



The product offered to retail 

 customers will be "high-quality, 

 large-size specimen plants and 

 a gamut of planters." The plants 

 chosen will fit New Hampshire 

 interior requirements; the sales 

 staff will be knowledgeable. 

 "This is a demand that other, 

 more broadly based, retailers 

 aren't addressing." 



Nancy Carlisle Interior Plantings 

 will, as of March first, be located 

 at 287 South Main Street, 

 Building Three. Concord, NH 03301. 

 The phone number is 603-225-7218. 

 The address of the New England 

 Interior Landscape Association 

 (NEIL>\) IS PO Box 2767, Woburn, 

 MA 01888; the phone number is 

 617-969-4940. Information about 

 Plan NH can be obtained by calling 

 I -800-721 -PLAN. 



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