CALENDAR 



CONTENTS 



FeBruary 



FEBRUARY 20-26 National FFA Weefe 



FEBRUARY 23 Vermont Plantsmens 

 Association Annual Meeting, Holiday 

 Inn, Rutland, VT; for information: 

 (802) 244-7048. 



FEBRUARY 24-27 The Rhode Island 

 State Flower Show, Convention Cen- 

 ter, Providence Rl; for information: 

 Ken Lagerquist at (508) 761-9260. 



FEBRUARY 26-27 FTD Region One 

 Convention, Newton, MA; for informa- 

 tion: Ray Savage at (603) 352-1155. 



March 



MARCH 5-6 Vermont Plantsmen's 

 Association Lawn & Garden Show, 

 Sheraton, S. Burlington, VT: for 

 information: (802) 244-7048. 



MARCH 6 Florel "Workshop, 

 Konjoian's Floriculture Education 

 Services, Inc., Andover, MA; for in- 

 formation: Peter Konjoian at (508) 

 683-1 1 14. 



MARCH 5-13 New England Spring 

 Flower Show, Bayside Exposition 

 Center, Boston, MA; for more: Mas- 

 sachusetts Horticultural Society at 

 (617) 536-9280. 



MARCH 16 New Hampshire Landscape 

 Association Spring Conference, Barton 

 Hall, UNH, Durham, NH; for more: 

 1-800-639-5601. 



MARCH 16 Maine Landscape and 

 Nurserij Association (MLNA) Twilight 

 Meeting, part of the Southern Maine 

 Technical College Plant and Soil 

 Department Distinguished Lecture 

 Series, 4:00 PM, SMTC, South Port- 

 land, ME; for information: (207) 

 225-3998. 



MARCH 25-26 2ith Annual University 

 of New Hampshire Greenhouse Open 

 House, Plant Biology and Thompson 

 School Greenhouses, Durham, NH; 

 for information: Otho Wells at (603) 

 862-3208. 



April 



APRIL 28-MAY 1 Third Annual New 

 Hampshire Orchid Society Show. (AOS 

 approved), Bedford Mall, Bedford, 

 NH; for information: (603) 654-5070. 



May 



MAY 1 3 New Hampshire State FFA 

 Competitions, University of New 

 Hampshire, Durham, NH; for infor- 

 mation: Dave Howell at (603) 862- 

 1760. 



]une 



JUNE 9-11 International Lilac Society 

 Meeting. University of New Hamp- 

 shire, Durham, NH; for information: 

 Owen Rogers at (603) 862-3222. 



^ lUNE 16 New Hampshire Plant 

 Growers' Association Twilight Meeting. 

 D. S. Cole Growers. Loudon, NH; 

 6-8 PM; for information: Doug Cole 

 at (603) 783-9561. 



]uly 



JULY 9-13 International Floriculture 

 Industry Short Course, Cincinnati, 

 Ohio; for more: (614) 487-1117. 



JULY 12-15 AAN Convention, Balti- 

 more, MD; (202) 789-2900. 



JULY 14-16 MANTS, Baltimore, MD; 

 (301) 256-6474. 



JULY 26-28 PANTS, King of Prussia, 

 PA; (717) 238-1673. 



August 



AUGUST 10 NENA Summer Meeting. 

 Aqua Turf, Southington, CT; for in- 

 formation: (617) 431-1595. 



^ AUGUST 17 New Hampshire 

 Plant Growers Association Summer Meet- 

 ing, Ledgewood Farm, Moultonboro, 

 NH; co-hosted by Spider Web 

 Gardens, Center Tuftonboro; for 

 information: Chris Robarge at (603) 

 862-1074. 



AUGUST 26-SEPTEMBER 3 Profes- 

 sional Plant Growers Association (PPGA) 

 Technical Tour of Denmark; for infor- 

 mation: 1-800-647-PPGA. 



September 



SEPTEMBER 22-27 27th International 

 PPGA Conference and Trade Show. Buf- 

 falo, NY; for more: 1-800-647-PPGA. 



October 



OCTOBER 17-19 New England Green- 

 house Conference, Sheraton Sturbridge 

 Inn, Sturbridge, MA; for informa- 

 tion: Henry Huntington at (603) 

 435-8361. 



The Illustration on the cover and page 23 is by GRACE N. AZNIVE, and 

 appeared in Appalacfila, |une 1933. The illustration on this page, also by 

 Ms. Aznive, appeared in Appalacfiia in December of the same year. 



FORDM 



FROM THE BOARD 



HOT ANNUALS FOR 

 SUNNY LOCATIONS 

 Ro^er Warren 



WILDFLOWERS ON 15 



NEW HAMPSHIRE ROADSIDES 

 Thomas ). Cilligan. P.E. 



MEMBER PROFILE 20 



BURSEY'S: GOOD DESIGN 

 MAKES GREAT MARKETING 



THE SPLENDOR OF BONSAI 23 



EAST AND WEST 

 Patricf; J. McGowan 



LIVING WITH REGULATIONS 25 



William Zweigbaum 



The Plantsman is published in early Febniaiy, 

 April. June, August, October, and December 

 with copy deadlines being the first of each prior 

 month. Wiiile camera-ready ads are preferred, 

 set-up assistance is available at a nominal fee. 

 Free classified advertising is offered as a mem- 

 ber service. We will carry a short message (no 

 artwork or logos) for one or two issues of The 

 Plantsman. 



For further information, please contact the edi- 

 tor: Robert Parker at the UNH Research Green- 

 houses, Durham, NH 03824, (603) 862-2061; or 

 PO Box 5. Newfields,NH 03856, (603) 778-8353. 



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