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NEW HAMPSHIRE NEWS 



editor's attention is the 1993 edi- 

 tion of Kerr's Cost Dala for Landscape 

 Construction, published by van 

 Norstrand Reinhold, New York. The 

 book contains the most recent cost 

 data for what seems to be a com- 

 plete range of services and materi- 

 als — selective clearing, footbridges, 

 flagpoles.... There's a big section 

 on Trees, Plants, and Ground Cov- 

 ers, and another on Landscape 

 Maintenance. The data includes av- 

 erage costs for crew, installation, 

 and materials. 



Obviously, most professional 

 landscapers know of this book (this 

 is the thirteenth edition), but those 

 who do a little landscaping on the 

 side may not. It's a good reference 

 point for your own job estimates 

 and for prices in general. 



There's a copy in the UNH Bio- 

 logical Sciences Library in Kendall 

 Hall.) 



Updates: 



FFA 



The Granite State FFA held its an- 

 nual Floriculture and Nursery/ Land- 

 scaping competitions at the Univer- 

 sity of New Hampshire, Durham, on 

 May 7, 1993. 



In Floriculture, 35 students repre- 

 senting seven schools competed in 

 such categories as floral arrange- 

 ment, job interview technique, and 

 plant identification. 



The schools competing were 

 Alvirne High School (Hudson), Coe- 

 Brown Academy (Northwood), 

 Conant High School Oaffrey), Dover 

 High School, Fall Mountain Regional 

 High School (Alstead), Pinkerton 

 Academy (Derry), and Somersworth 

 High School. 



Top individuals were Merideth 

 Davis (Fall Mountain), Mary Boucher 

 (Alvime), and William Berry (Dover). 

 The top three teams (decided by 

 the top three scores from each 

 school) were Fall Mountain, Alvirne, 

 and Dover. 



Elliott & Williams Roses of Dover 

 donated much of the plant material 

 used. 



Freak Accident 



Reprinted from Portsmouth Herald. May 27, 1993 



"No one was injured yesterday when a Honda Civic, driven by 

 New-market resident Charles Wajda, age and street address not 

 available, crashed into greenhouses at Car-penter's Olde English 

 Greenhouse and Florist, 220 S. Main Street, Newmarket. Witnesses 

 said the vehicle crashed through one greenhouse and into another 

 about 5 p.m. yesterday. Mechanical problems may have been a 

 factor." 



Twenty-nine students from seven 

 schools — Alvirne, Cheshire Voca- 

 tional Center (Keene), Coe-Brown, 

 Conant, Manchester School of Tech- 

 nology, Pembroke Academy, and 

 Somersworth — entered the Nursery/ 

 Landscaping Competition. 



The top individuals were Nick 

 Tordoff (Pembroke), Jonathan Daily 

 (Alvirne), and Mike Bowen (Pem- 

 broke). The top three teams were 

 Alvime, Pembroke, and Coe-Brown. 



Congratulations to the winners 

 and many thanks to all the people 

 who coordinated and organized and 

 judged and helped in all sorts of 

 ways to make the day's program a 

 success. 



LEGISLATURE 



House Bill No. 119, giving exclusive 

 authority over the use, regulation, 

 sale, or transportation of pesticides 

 to the Division of Pesticide Control, 

 Department of Agriculture, was 

 signed into law on )une 21. 



Changes 



Gail D. McWilliam, Extension Educa- 

 tor, Agricultural Resources, Sullivan 

 County, has been named Director of 

 Agricultural Development, New 

 Hampshire Department of Agricul- 

 ture, replacing Zib Corell. She be- 

 gan working in Concord on lune 

 seventh; her replacement in 

 Sullivan County has yet to be 

 named. Gail can be reached at 

 (603) 271-3551. 



Dick Gagne, owner of Gem Ever- 

 green, Hooksett, who ran the com- 

 pany with his daughter Karen for 

 many years, has retired after a long 

 and successful career as one of the 

 major wholesale nurserymen in New 

 Hampshire. Gem Evergreen Com- 

 pany closed its doors on May 31. A 

 strong supporter of the NHPGA. 

 Dick will certainly be missed, but 

 we wish him an active and happy 

 retirement. >*• 



August & September 1993 



