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Seminars and 

 Conferences 



The University of Connecticut, 

 Storrs, Connecticut, is sponsoring 

 a Perennial Plant Conference, to 

 be held at the Bishop Continuing 

 Education Center on Thursday, 

 IVlarch 5. 



This all-day conference focuses 

 on herbaceous perennial produc- 

 tion and landscape use. Two con- 

 current sessions on production 

 and landscape/retail topics are of- 

 fered — all topics selected to ap- 

 peal to nursery and greenhouse 

 producers, landscapers, retail dis- 

 tributors, and designers. Speakers 

 include |oe Eck, North Hill Design 

 Associates, MA ("Embellishing the 

 Late Season Border"), Dale Hen- 

 dricks, North Creek Nurseries, PA 

 ("New and Different Perennials for 



Production"), and )ohn Mickel, 

 New York Botanical Garden, NY 

 ("Ferns for American Gardens"). 

 Pesticide applicator recertification 

 credits will be available. A prereg- 

 istration fee of $50. (check pay- 

 able to the University of Connecti- 

 cut) is due by February 26. 



For further information, contact 

 Tim Abbey, the program coordina- 

 tor, at 860-345-451 1. 



▼ 

 The New England Regional Turf- 

 grass Conference and Show (NERTCS) 

 will take place March 3-5 at the 

 Rhode Island Convention Center 

 in Providence Presented by the 

 New England Turfgrass Founda- 

 tion, the conference will be a ma- 

 jor educational and networking 

 opportunity for professionals in 

 the turf industry in the Northeast. 



NERTCS is a combination of the 



annual Massachusetts, Rhode Is- 

 land, and New Hampshire turf 

 shows and will include representa- 

 tives from all six New England 

 states. New York, and New |ersey. 



The show's educational program 

 includes sessions on golf, lawn 

 and landscape, athletics, public 

 and private turf management, and 

 facility maintenance; pesticide ap- 

 plicator recertification credits will 

 be available. An extensive trade 

 show will bring together 300 in- 

 dustry exhibitors from throughout 

 North America. |im Palmer, Hall of 

 Fame pitcher for the Baltimore 

 Orioles, will be the honored guest 

 and keynote speaker (he'll be 

 speaking on March 3 at 3pm and 

 sign autographs on the trade show 

 floor between 4 and 7). 



For more information, call the 

 NERTCS office at 401-848-0004. 



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