ASSOCIATION OFFICERS 



President 

 Bob Demers, Jr. 



Demers Nursery & Garden Center 



656 South Mammoth Road 



Manchester, NH 03103 



625-8298 



Secretatry / Treasurer 



Christopher Robarge 



UNH/TSAS 



Horticultural Facilities Manager 



Durham, NH 03824 



862-1074 



Directors 



Andrea Capron 



Box 232 



Center Ossipee, NH 03814 



539-6030 



Bruce Holmes 



PO Box 75 



Center Tuftonboro, NH 03816 



569-2127 



Henry Huntington 



Pleasant View Gardens 



RFD #3, PO Box 3701 



Pittsfield, NH 03263 



435-8361 



Ben Shambaugh 



Wayside Fanii 



North Sandwich, NH 03259 



284-6886 



Peter van Berkum 



4 James Road 



Deerfield, NH 03037 



463-7663 



Roger Warren 



Box 318 



Meriden, NH 03770 



46t)-3226(H); 448-6110 (W) 



Richard Zoerb 



Gloeckner & Company, Inc. 



72 Hawkstead HoUow 



Nashua, NH 03063 



TWILIGHT MEETING 



Kathan Gardens, Newport 

 April 29 



The next NHPGA Twilight Meeting will be in the west-central 

 part of the state at Kathan Gardens in Newport on Thursday, 

 April 29 at 5:30 pm. 



The first crop here at Kathan Gardens was grown by Ollie 

 and Anne Kathan in an unused chicken coop in the spring of 

 1956. The business has grown a lot since then and is now one 

 of the major greenhouse/garden centers in that region. 



But it's still a family business — Dennis (Ollie and Anne's son) 

 runs it now. He'll be giving a tour, talking about changes that 

 have been made over the years, discussing Kathan's being both 

 a wholesale and a retail business and how he's made these two 

 aspects work together; he'll discuss public relations and market- 

 ing techniques (including the quarterly newsletter he writes him- 

 selO and tell what seems to work best for him. There's a soil- 

 mixing and steaming system to see (Dennis believes in loam), 

 as well as the wide range of annuals and perennials (some new, 

 some old-fashioned) offered. 



Kathan's grows a high-quality product and around the end of 

 April, the display areas should be in full flower. It's a comfort- 

 able place as well, and after the tour, refreshments will be 

 served and there'll be a chance to ask questions and talk with 

 friends and neighbors. 



From the south, take Exit 9 (Rte 103, Bradford) from 89N; go 

 right. In the center of Newport, bear left (Main Street). Turn 

 right at the traffic light. Then, after crossing a bridge, bear 

 right (up a hill). For more information, call Dennis at (603) 863- 

 1089. See you there. 



NH PLANT GROWERS ASSOCIATION 

 THE PLANTSMAN EDITOR 

 UNH RESEARCH GREENHOUSES 

 DURHAM, NH 03824 



NON-PROFIT 



ORGANIZATION 



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