NEW HAMPSHIRE NEWS 



useful in greening up turf grass for 

 winter trade shows and other public 

 events (flower shows, weddings) 

 More dramatic applications might 

 be in the area of commercial sports, 

 in which operators of enclosed domes 

 are beginning to grow turf year- 

 round, removing and replacing turf 

 as needed after each game. In 

 northern areas, this would imply 

 greening — perhaps even growing — 

 turf in enclosed, artificially lit areas. 

 Although this may be the future, 

 the direction seems clear. 



For more, contact Malcolm McPhail 

 at 603-783-4716 or John Roberts at 

 603-862-3202. 



Showtime 



New Hampshire 



Two of New Hampshire's longer run- 

 ning flower shows are being held on 

 the first weekend in April. 



The sixth annual show of the New 



Hampshire Orchid Society is being 

 held April 4-6 at the Nashua Armory 

 on Daniel Webster Highway in Nash- 

 ua The theme is "An April Shower of 

 Orchids;" the mix is now traditional — 

 a preview party the evening before 

 the opening, displays of both cut 

 flowers and living plants, vendors 

 (eight confirmed as of mid-january) 

 and sales, and workshops (video pre- 

 sentations and demonstrations — cul- 

 tural techniques, repotting, mounting). 

 Prizes are to be awarded and, once 

 again, the NHPGA is sponsoring an 

 award— a Pepi Hermann cut glass vase — 

 for the best cut flower arrangement. 



The people in charge this year 

 are Ulla Jurrissen, Charles Wingate, 

 )r., and Wayne Wiegand. For infor- 

 mation, contact Ulla jurrissen at 

 207-439-0922. 



The second show that weekend is 

 the 27th Annual University of New 



Hampshire Greenhouse Open House 

 held at the Plant Biology and Th- 

 ompson School greenhouses on 

 Mast Road in Durham on April 4-5 

 Friday and Saturday only). A joint 

 venture of the Thompson School Hor- 

 ticulture Curriculum and various mem- 

 bers of the Plant Biology Department 

 and Cooperative Extension, the mix 

 here is also traditional — garden dis- 

 plays and plant sales, exhibits and 

 lectures, food and a raffle. There may 

 be some emphasis on the work of 

 Elwyn Meader. Meader, who died last 

 year, was a member of the Plant Sci- 

 ence Department and, from 1948 until 

 the 70s, one of America's leading 

 plant breeders. As usual, one of the 

 strongest aspects of the open house 

 is the number of people available 

 who can answer your garden/turf/in- 

 sect questions. 



For more, contact Bill Lord at 

 603-862-3203. 



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