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NEW HAMPSHIRE NEWS 



Sunday. 



The good aspects of all this is 

 that the turnout during the days it 

 was open was heavy and that the 

 exhibits — particularly of the partici- 

 pating landscapers — were "the best 

 yet." There had been no wrap-up 

 meeting as of the first of May, but 

 plans are going ahead for next 

 year. It will probably be held on 

 the second weekend in March in 

 1994 and someone is already work- 

 ing on finding a location. If you 

 know of one, contact Brenda 

 Schure at (6031-436-0815. 



NHLA'S LANDSCAPE 

 EXPOSITION— "A GREAT WAY TO 

 USHER IN THE 1993 SEASON." 



(from the New Hampshire Landscape 

 Association Newsletter, April, 1993). 



At the Third Annual New England 

 landscape Exposition (March 15- 

 16), "excellent, pertinent and 

 meaty presentations filled each 

 day; many of those attending felt it 

 was the best organized and most 

 rewarding Exposition yet." Keynote 

 speaker was lames A. van Sweden, 

 author of Bold Romantic Gardens. 

 "Over the two days probably 225 

 people or more, including speakers 

 and exhibitors, participated; a 

 good turnout, but far from the po- 

 tential attendance that New 

 Hampshire's green industry could 

 support." 



At the awards luncheon on the 

 second day, NHLA Scholarships 

 were presented to Heather Ashford 

 (Pinkerton Academy) and Kenneth 

 Michael (Pembroke Academy). Both 

 will be attending UNH Thompson 

 School this fall. 



Eight Grand Awards were among 

 the 18 Leon E. Pearson Awards for 

 Landscape Excellence. These were 

 given — in the Residential, $75,000 

 and Over category — to Homestead 

 Landscaping, Inc., for Roger's Ter- 

 race, The Rynearson Company for 

 Residential Landscape and 

 Pellettieri Associates, Inc., (two 

 awards) for residences in Concord 

 and Hampton. In the Maintenance 

 (Over Two Years) category, New 



England Landscaping, Inc., and 

 Coronis Landscaping, Inc., were 

 given awards for the Moskowitz es- 

 tate and Anheuser-Busch, Inc., re- 

 spectively. In the Single Aspect 

 category, The Rynearson Company 

 was given an award for a sunny pe- 

 rennial Garden and Hayden 

 Hillsgrove Stone Masonry, an award 

 for a Salem Witch Trials Tercente- 

 nary Memorial. 



Congratulations to all. 



NEW HAMPSHIRE ORCHID 

 SOCIETY 



In spite of a snowy Sunday morn- 

 ing, the New Hampshire Orchid So- 

 ciety (NHOS) Show in Manchester 

 (March 19-21) was a success. There 

 were fewer exhibitors — although 

 both TeleFlora and FTD were ex- 

 hibiting for the first time — and at- 

 tendance was less than last year's, 

 there were some real high points. 



Governor Merrill attended the 

 preview and proclaimed March 18- 

 21 "New Hampshire Orchid Week." 

 He also presented the Governor's 

 Trophy (for the best orchid plant 

 grown by a NH Orchid Society 

 Member in the orchid society's ex- 

 hibit) to Angela Provost of Concord 

 for SLC Mine Gold O.C., which also 

 won a trophy for the best cattleya 

 in the show. 



Paul Sawyer of Grafton (founder 

 of the NHOS) received a Highly 

 Commended Certificate (HCC) from 

 the American Orchid Society. "The 

 brilliant green, red-lipped flowers 

 on Cymbidium Valley Zenith 

 "Thellie's Emerald" HCC/AOS mea- 

 sured six inches across!" One spike 

 held 15 of these flowers. Sawyer's 

 Exotic Greenhouse in Grafton is 

 the only commercial orchid grower 

 in New Hampshire. 



In other society news, on April 

 18, the NH Orchid Society was one 

 of the founding members of the 

 New England Orchid Council 

 (NEOC), an organization made up 

 of the nine New England orchid 

 societies. 



This organization will help space 



New England shows more evenly 

 throughout the year. A New En- 

 gland supplemental judging center 

 be also be set up by 1994. The 

 Northeast Region — headquartered 

 in the Bronx — covers parts of New 

 York and all of New England, as 

 well as Quebec and the maritime 

 provinces. A "local" judging center 

 will enable more New England 

 growers the opportunity to submit 

 plants for judging and enter the 

 AOS judge training program. (Get- 

 ting to New York City every month 

 is a difficult venture for a lot of 

 New Englanders.) NEOS also plans 

 to coordinate regional sales, shows, 

 lectures. 



Although orchids may never sup- 

 plant the lilac, it sounds as if a lot 

 more of them will be blooming 

 here in the future. 



(NHOS meets on the second 

 Saturday of each month at the 

 Immanuel Lutheran Church in 

 Manchester at 1:00 pm. Take the 

 South Willow Street Exit from Rte. 

 101, go south past the Mall of NH 

 to lights at Huse Road. Take a left 

 and go approximately 1/4 mile. 

 Take a left onto Weston Road and 

 an immediate left into the church 

 parking lot. New members are al- 

 ways welcome. For more informa- 

 tion, call )oanna Eckstrom at 603- 

 654-5070.) 



GREENHOUSE OPEN HOUSE 



Only somewhat hampered by bad 

 weather, the 23rd Annual Univer- 

 sity of New Hampshire Greenhouse 

 Open House (April 2-3) drew 

 around 3000 people, according to 

 Dr. George Estes, chairman of the 

 event. (On Saturday, attendance 

 was buoyed by people attending 

 Small Pets Day nearby.) It fol- 

 lowed the traditional pattern and 

 once again, "provided an opportu- 

 nity for people to get up to date 

 with what is going on at the col- 

 lege." The gardens and plant dis- 

 plays of the Thompson school stu- 

 dents seemed especially appreci- 

 ated and the lectures were well 

 attended, m 



The Planlsman 



