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BOARD MEETING HIGHLIGHTS 



DECEMBER 3 



The meeting was at Pleasant View; 

 Andrea, Bob, Bruce, Chris, Henry, 

 Peter, Peter, Richard, and Roger 

 were there. 



Richard Emerson will step down 

 as NHPGA representative to the New 

 England Greenhouse Conference; 

 Henry Huntington will take his place. 



Two designers— Joni Doherty, 

 JoniDoherty Design Studio, 

 Northwood, and Debbie Ryan of 

 Moriah Design Agency, Shelbume — 

 expressed interest in submitting port- 

 folios in order to be considered for 

 the job of designing a new organiza- 

 tion logo. 



The Winter Meefing seems pretty 

 much in place. Details — special invi- 

 tations, awards, respoHsibilities of 

 various board members— were dis- 

 cussed. 



There will be a twilight meeting at 

 Michaud's Nursery and Greenhouses 

 on June 16 at 6:30. 



Bob Demers reported on his visit 

 to Eliot Williams Roses in Dover. 

 They would be interested in hosting 

 the Summer Meeting; there's room 

 there for exhibitors, plenty of park- 

 ing, and shelter if it rains. 



The Board decided to have the 

 NHPGA Summer Meeting there on 

 August 18. Perillo's has been asked 

 to handle the meal again. 



There would be one speaker with 

 one credit for pesticide recertification 

 later in the afternoon, but a featured 

 speaker could talk on some other 

 topic of interest 



The applications for the NHPGA 

 scholarship were read and this year's 

 recipients were chosen. It was dis- 

 cussed whether or not to expand the 



pool of applicants by allowing stu- 

 dents from other schools and other 

 agriculture-related studies to apply. 

 It was decided to look into it 



It was decided to create a fact 

 sheet to give out at the Farm & For- 

 est Exposition. Next meeting, each 

 Board member will submit the name 

 of a plant he or she recommends for 

 1993 New Hampshire gardens and a 

 few words about it These will be 

 combined in a hand-out flier. 



JANUARY 7 



Andrea, Bob, Henry, and Peter van 



Berkum met at Pleasant View at 



seven. 



Final arrangements for the Winter 

 Meeting were discussed. Peter 

 Corey will be leaving the Board and 

 a replacement needs to be found to 

 fill his position. It would be appro- 

 priate if this person were from the 

 northern or western part of the state. 



Peter van Berkum brought a port- 

 folio of an "organization promoter" 



who is interested in working for the 

 NHPGA. On thing she might do is 

 find corporate sponsors for well- 

 known speakers for various Plant 

 Grower meetings. It was decided to 

 invite her to give a presentation at 

 the February Board meeting. 



Bob Demers brought a drawing 

 showing a three-leaved plant in a pot 

 sent him by Rick Simpson of Rollkg 

 Green Landscaping and Nursery, 

 Greenland. This design would be 

 used as an official symbol on state di- 

 rectional signs for nurseries, green- 

 houses and garden centers. The 

 Board approved the design. Qt will 

 still have to be approved by the NH 

 Department of Transportation and 

 then by the legislature.) 



The Board also decided to write to 

 the EPA commenting on the regula- 

 tions currently being discussed. 



Final plans for plant material for 

 the NHPGA Farm & Forest display 

 and for people to be there to answer 

 questions will be discussed after the 

 Winter Meeting. »*• 



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