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February 



FEBRUARY 22 Grand Opening, 

 Griffin Greenhouse & Nursery 

 Supplies' Gray, Maine, location; 

 207-657-5442. 



FEBRUARY 22-25 Rkode \sland Spring 

 Flower & Garden Show (theme: "The 

 Gardens of Rhode Island"), RI 

 Convention Center, Providence, RI; 

 401-421-7811. 



FEBRUARY 22-25 Hartford Flower 

 Show, Hartford Civic Center, Hart- 

 ford, CT; 860-529-2123. 



FEBRUARY 26 Lawn Care 11 Seminar, 

 Sturbridge MA (co-sponsored by 

 MALCP & UMAss Extension); 

 information: Karen Connelly at 

 508-287-0127. 



March 



MARCH 3 Florel Workshop, 

 Konjoian's Greenhouses, Andover, 

 MA; information: Peter Konjoian at 

 508-683-0692. 



MARCH 7 New Hampshire Veg- 

 etable Meeting, Concord, NH; Otho 

 Wells at 603-862-3208. 



MARCH 7 Perennial Plant Conference, 

 Bishop Center, University of Con- 

 necticut, Storrs, CT; information: 

 Richard McAvoy at 860-486-0627. 



MARCH 9-17 New England Flower Show 

 (theme: "Celebration"), Bayside 

 Exposition Center, Boston, MA; 

 617-536-9280. 



MARCH 13 New Hampshire Land- 

 scape Association Spring Confer- 

 ence, Thompson School, UNH, 

 Durham, NH; 1-800-639-5601. 



MARCH 15-17 Vermont Flower Show, 

 Sheraton Inn, Burlington, VT; jane 

 Wilkening at 802-253-2350. 



MARCH 25 Thompson School of Applied 

 Science Centennial Lecture-. Alex Shigo: 

 "Some Good News for the World of 

 Trees," 7:30 pm. Cole Hall, UNH, 

 Durham, NH; information: lohn 

 Bozak at 603-862-1099. 



MARCH 28-31 Bangor Garden Show, 

 Bangor Auditorium, Bangor, ME; 

 Dick Stockford at 207-942-0220. 



MARCH 29-30 26th Annual University 

 of New Hampshire Greenhouse Open 



House, Plant Biology & Thompson 

 School Greenhouses, UNH, Durham 

 NH; information: Bill Lord at 603- 

 862-3203. 



April 



APRIL 4 FFA State Convention, 

 location to be announced; informa- 

 tion: Dave Howell at 603-862-1760. 



APRIL 11 Ag in the Classroom 

 Workshop (chicks, composting, 

 propagation), Strafford County 

 Extension, Dover, NH; information: 

 Laurie Bryan at 603-224-1934. 



APRIL 17 UNH Thompson School 

 Centennial Lecture: Mark Zelonis 

 on "Country Villas and Seaside 

 Resorts: A Glorious Century of 

 New England Public Gardens," 

 Cole Hall, UNH, Durham, NH: 

 information: Chris Robarge at 

 603-862-1074. 



APRIL 26 FFA Horticulture Career 

 Development Events, Thompson 

 School, UNH, Durham, NH; informa- 

 tion: Dave Howell at 603-862-1760. 



APRIL 26-28 Fifth Annual New 

 Hampshire Orchid Society Show, 

 Nashua Armory, Daniel Webster 

 Highway, Nashua, NH; information: 

 loanna Eckstrom at 603-654-5070. 



(^••W TUESDAY, APRIL 30 NHPGA 

 Twilight Meeting, Chakarian Farm 

 Greenhouses, Derry, NH; informa- 

 tion: Ken Gosselin or Bill Chakarian 

 at 603-432-9103. 



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JULY 24 Massachusetts Nursery & 

 Landscape Association Summer 

 Meeting; information: 413-369-4962. 



August 



«¥• THURSDAY, AUGUST 8 New 

 England Nurserymen's Association/ 

 New Hampshire Plant Growers' As- 

 sociation joint Summer Meeting, lo- 

 cation to be announced; informa- 

 tion: Bill Stockman at 603-569-5056. 



September 



■WWW WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 1 

 NHPGA Twilight Meeting. Murray 

 Farms Greenhouse, Penacook, NH; 

 information: Dave Murray at 603- 

 753-6781. 



The Plantsman Is published In early February, 

 April, |une, 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 as a mem- 

 ber service. We will carry a short message (no 

 artworl< or logos) for one or two Issues of The 

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Cover: Winter buds {Viburnum alnifoliium). March, 1993. Photograph by Cheryl Lowe. 



For further Information, please contact the editor: 

 Robert Parker atthe UNH Research Greenhouses, 

 Durham, NH 03824, 603-862-2061: or PC Box 5, 

 Nevrflelds, NH 03856, 603-778-8353. 



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