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NENA Expo August 4 



The NENA Expo heads soutli next 

 summer witli its Expo set for Au- 

 gust 4 in Rhode Island. Watch fu- 

 ture announcements for program de- 

 tails, directions, and registration in- 

 formation. 



UCONN Hosts Perennial 

 Plant Conference 



A one-day conference for the profes- 

 sional horticulturist will be held at 

 the Lewis B. Rome Commons on 

 the Storrs campus of the University 

 of Connecticut. Featured speakers 

 will include: Stephanie Cohen, 

 Horticultural Consultant; Dale 

 Hendricks from North Creek Nurs- 

 eries, Inc.: Stanton Gill, IPM 

 Nursery and Greenhouse Manage- 

 ment Specialist and co-author of 

 Pests and Diseases of Herbaceous 

 Perennials and the Biological Ap- 

 proach; Paul j. Tukey, editor of 

 People, Places, and Plants magazine; 

 Jennifer Brennan from Chalet Nurs- 

 ery and Garden Shop; Dr. Charles 

 Powell, Plant Health Advisory Ser- 

 vices, inc. and co-author of the Ball 

 Pest and Disease Manual; Larry 

 Weaner from L. Weaner Associates. 



Details on the program will be der by phone at 860-486-3336. The 



posted on the web site at $15.00 fee includes shipping and 



www.hort.uconn.edu/ppc/ handling. 



Credit: UCONN News Release, Oct. Credit: UCONN News Release Oct 



2003 2003 



IPM For Perennials 



Two Extension Specialists at 

 UCONN and UMass have teamed 

 up to publish a new manual on 

 IPM for Herbaceous Perennials. The 

 42 page publication, produced in 

 2003, features 85 color photos, 6- 

 tables containing scouting guidelines 

 and a range of IPM recommenda- 

 tions for pest management practices. 

 The authors review many key insects 

 and their life cycles and well as ef- 

 fective monitoring techniques. A 

 portion of the text describes biologi- 

 cal controls and selected crop pro- 

 tection products that are labeled for 

 use on herbaceous perennials grown 

 in New England. 



The authors, Leanne Pundt at 

 UCONN, and Tina Smith at 

 UMass, have prepared an important 

 resource that is now available to 

 growers for just $15.00. To order 

 the IPM/Herbaceous Perennial 

 Handbook send payment to the Of- 

 fice of Communications & Informa- 

 tion Technology, 1376 Storrs Rd, 

 Unit 4035, University of Connecti- 

 cut, Storrs, CT 06269-4035 or or- 



2004 UMass Garden Calendar 



The theme for this year's UMass 

 Garden Calendar is Garden Ques- 

 tions and Answers. The calendar ad- 

 dresses specific garden questions that 

 have been frequently asked of Ex- 

 tension staff over the years. Each 

 month features a garden question 

 and answer accompanied by beauti- 

 ful color photos. As always, the 

 UMass Extension Garden Calendar 

 offers daily gardening tips, 2004 

 Flower Show dates, sunrise/sunset 

 times, and phases of the moon. To 

 order send $11.00 payable to UMass 

 Extension Bookstore, Draper Hall, 

 40 Campus Center Way, Amherst, 

 MA 01003-9244. Bulk orders are 

 available for orders of 10 or more 

 to one address: 10-50 copies ($7.00 

 each), more than 50 copies ($6.00 

 each), plus shipping and handling. 

 For more information go to 

 www.umassgardencalendar.org or call 

 413-545-0895 



Credit: Garden Clippings, Vol. 23 

 No. 7 



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