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CLASSFIED 



TRAINED WORKERS 



Looking for trained workers? 



If you anticipate needing 



workers for the summer or 



permanently, consider 



employing a Thompson 



school graduate. 



The Horticultural Technology 



program suggests posting a 



notice at the School with job 



description, dates, pay range, a 



brief note about your company, 



and a contact person. 



Send your notice to 



John Hart, 

 Putnam Hall-UNH, 

 Durham, NH 03824. 



DIRECTORY UPDATE 



Telephone Numbers 



Jolly Farmer Enterprises: 1-800-695-8300 

 Callahan's Greenhouse: 603-463-7670 

 Ryeridge Greenery: 603-964-5339 



Address Change 



Gary Andrew is now at 

 559 Boston Post Road, Sudbury, MA 01776. 



Also... 



A. P. Home Nursery (formerly at 300 D.W. Highway, Bedford) is 



at a new location. Its new address is 300 South River Road, 



Bedford, NH 03110. For directions, call Vivien MacEwen at 



(603) 623-1322. 



And the New England Nurserymen's Association also has a new 



address: 200 H Linden Street, Box 294, Wellesley, MA 02181. 



The new phone number is (617) 431-1595; the fax number, 



(617) 431-1598. A new service is 24-hour-a-day voice mail. 



BOARD MINUTES 



January 15, 1992 



A brief board meeting was held after 

 the Winter Meeting on January fif- 

 teenth. This allowed the new board 

 members a chance to meet each other 

 and informally discuss the upcoming 

 year's agenda. 



February 5, 1992 



The meeting was held at Demers Gar- 

 den Center in Manchester. Those at- 

 tending included Bob Demers, Chris 

 Robarge, Peter Corey, Andrea 

 Capron, Bruce Holmes, henry Hun- 

 tington, Dick Zoerb, Roger Warren, 

 and Peter van Berkum. 



Minutes and financial report were 

 read and accepted. 



It was reported that approximately 

 half the memberships have been re- 

 newed. Second billings will be out 

 early. It was voted to prepare and 

 print a simple directory of members' 

 names and phone numbers to be sent 

 out along with this year's renewals. 



Chris Robarge and Bob Demers 

 will set up and take down the 

 NHPGA Farm and Forest Exhibit. 

 Roger Warren and Andrea Capron of- 

 fered to spend some time manning the 

 booth, but more people are needed. 



The year's first twilight meeting 

 will be a look at plant material being 

 forced for the Boston Flower Show at 

 Frank Wolfe's Lake Street Gardens, 

 Salem, on March fifth. D. S. Cole 

 Growers, Louden, and Longacres' 

 Nursery Center, Laconia, would like 

 to host twilight meetings in June. 



The annual NHPHA Summer 



Meeting will be held this year at 

 Jolly Farmer, East Lempster, on 

 August 12. 



A day-long meeting to obtain "as 

 many pesticide applicator's recertifica- 

 tion credits as possible" is being 

 planned for the second week in No- 

 vember. Possible sites include UNH, 

 Manchester. 



March 2, 1992 



The meeting was called to order at 

 7:05 at Pleasant View Gardens in 

 Pittsfield. People attending included 

 Bob Demers, Chris, all board mem- 

 bers, Daniel Lovejoy (Jolly Farmer), 

 and Jeff and Jon Huntington. 



The logistics of the summer meet- 

 ing were discussed. Jolly Farmer will 

 offer home-made cider and doughnuts 

 to the guests. Tables, chairs, por- 

 table bathrooms, tours, signs, areas 

 for parking, exhibitors, lunch and re- 

 certification lectures were discussed. 

 Perillo's will furnish the lunch 

 (there'll be two lines this year to 

 make things move a little quicker). 

 Speakers and an auctioneer will need 

 to be found. The door prize will 

 probably be the same as last year's — 

 a weekend for two at the Snowy Owl 

 Inn in Waterville Valley. 



Publicity has been sent to our 

 usual list of publications. 



Because of the slower economy, 

 some of the advertisers in The 

 Plantsman are cutting back. Board 

 members were asked to give names of 

 possible new advertisers to the editor 

 at the next meeting. A letter and a 

 copy of the newsletter will be sent to 

 these people. Three new ads are 



needed for the next issue and three 

 more for the issue after that. 



The Farm & Forest booth looked 

 fine, but several board members felt 

 we should have had something to 

 hand out — printed material, small 

 plants, horticultural tips. Next year 

 we will do this. 



The next twilight meeting will be 

 at Longacres' Nursery Center in 

 Laconia on June 10. Two twilight 

 meetings are planned for the fall and 

 locations will be announced when the 

 dates are confirmed. We also have 

 sites for four twilight meetings in 

 1993, but it seems just a little 

 early.... 



The board will bring to the next 

 meeting names of possible speakers 

 for the pesticide applicators' recertifi- 

 cation meeting planned for November. 

 Locations for this meeting are being 

 looked into. 



It was voted to ask the member- 

 ship at the 1993 Winter Meeting to 

 approve an increase in dues in 1994. 



It was voted not to buy a camera. 



It was voted to see if there was 

 space for the NHA^T Telafora Unit 

 to hold its Summer Meeting and 

 America Cup Competition at Jolly 

 Farmer on August 12 as well. The 

 additional people would add interest 

 and encourage exhibitors to attend. 

 Peter Corey would look into this. 



Roger Warren suggested that we 

 hold our 1993 Winter Meeting at the 

 Farm & Forest Exhibition in 

 Manchester. This will also be looked 

 into. 



The meeting adjourned at ten. 



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