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CALENDAR 



CONTENTS 



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August 



AUGUST 17 Fifth Annual Plant Sale & 

 Rare Plant Auction, The Fells, Newbury, 

 NH; 603-763-4789. 



AUGUST 18 First Annua/ Rockingham 

 County Open Farm Day, information,- 

 Nada Haddad at 603-679-5616. 



AUGUST 21 VAPH Summer Meeting, 

 Claussen's Florist & Greenhouses, 

 Colchester, VT; Connie Gardner at 

 802-253-8565. 



AUGUST 23 Second Annua/ Horticulture 

 Field Day, University of Maine, Orono; 

 Paul Cappiello at 207-581-2918. 



AUGUST 29 UMASS Extension 1PM 

 VJorkshop — "Recognizing and Diagnosing 

 Problems of Turf," 3-5 pm, Waltham, 

 MA; Kathleen Carroll at 413-545-0895. 



September 



WW* WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER I 1 

 NHPGA Twilight Meeting, Murray Farms 

 Greenhouse, Penacook, NH; informa- 

 tion: Dave Murray at 603-753-6781 



SEPTEMBER 12 Massac^iusetts Nursery 

 & Landscape Association (MNLA) Compost 

 Conference — a Twilight Meeting (4-8 

 pm| at Laughton's Nursery, North 

 Chelmsford, MA; Rena Sumner at 

 413-369-4731. 



SEPTEMBER 13-29 Eastern States Bi^ 

 'E,' West Springfield, MA; mailing 

 address: 1305 Memorial Ave , W. 

 Springfield, 01089; phone: 

 413-737-2443. 



SEPTEMBER 14 F/ore/ WorfaAop, 

 Andover, MA; for registration and 

 information: Dr. Peter Konjoian at 

 508-683-0692 (fax: 508-683-6962). 



SEPTEMBER 21 Granite State Land- 

 scape Architects (GSLA) All-day Charretle, 

 Russ Martin Park, Concord, NH; 

 information: Bill Hoffman at 

 603-735-5827. 



SEPTEMBER 21-22 loint Meeting NH/ 

 VT FTDA, "The Rose Bowl" at Sea- 

 groatt Riccardi, Albany, NY (1-800- 

 724-1112), information: Betty Covey 

 at 603-893-4578. 



October 



OCTOBER 1-5 Professional Plant 

 Growers Association (PPG A) 29th Annual 

 \nternational Bedding Plants Conference & 

 Trade Show, Dearborn, Ml; 

 1-800-647-7742. 



OCTOBER 5-6 UConn's 50th Annual 

 Horticulture Show, Hicks Arena, Storrs, 

 CT; 860-486-3435. 



OCTOBER 19 FFA Horticulture Career 

 Day, Thompson School, UNH, 

 Durham, NH; Dave Howell at 

 603-862-1760 



OCTOBER 19-21 The 24th Annual 

 Conference of the American Horticultural 

 Therapy Association, Sturbridge, MA; in- 

 formation: Richard Shaw at 401-874- 

 5996. 



OCTOBER 20 Agricultural Expo '96, 

 Hartford Armory, Hartford, CT; CT 

 Dept. of Agricultural Marketing at 

 860-566-4845. 



OCTOBER 21-23 New England 

 Greenhouse Conference, Sturbridge Host 

 Hotel & Conference Center, 

 Sturbridge, MA; information: Henry 

 Huntington at 603-435-8361. 



OCTOBER 27 FTDA District 1-C 

 Meeting, 5-8pm, Searles Castle, 

 Windham, NH; Betty Covey at 

 603-893-4578. 



November 



NOVEMBER 12-13 MNLA Business 

 Short Course, co-sponsored by MNLA 

 & UMASS Extension; Westboro, MA; 

 Rena Sumner at 413-369-4731 or 

 Kathleen Carroll at 413-545-0895. 



Looking Ahead... 



1ANUARY8-10 Erna's Expo 97, The 

 Meadowlands Exposition Center, 

 Secaucus, Nl; to register: 

 1-800-376-2463 



lANUARY 30-FEBRUARY 1 New 

 England Grows, Hynes Convention 

 Center, Boston, MA; call 508-653-3009 

 or fax 508-653-4112. 



FEBRUARY 7-8 Farm & Forest 

 Exposition, Center of New Hampshire 

 Holiday Inn & Convention Center, 

 Manchester, NH; 603-271-3788. 



For Kids: 



Gardeners of the Future 



Tanya ]ackson 



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 illustration, please turn to the back cover 



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 

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For further Information, please contact the editor: 

 Robert Parker at the UNH Research Greenhouses, 

 Durham, NH 03824, 603-862-206 1 : or PC Box 5. 

 Newflelds, NH 03856, 603-778-8353. 



AUGUST-*- SEPTEMBER 1996 



