NEW HAMPSHIRE l\ E W .S 



A Friend is Remembered 



A special dedication cereiiionv was 

 held October 16, 2003 at 

 Merrimack Valley Middle School's 

 new greenhouse. The educational fa- 

 cility, named the Carl Woodward 

 Memorial Greenhouse, will provide 

 students in grade 6-8 with an op- 

 portunity to work with plants, con- 

 duct science experiments, and learn 

 lite-skills in economics, horticulture, 

 and commimications. 



The greenhouse, supplied by 

 Rimol Greenhouse Systems, Inc. ot 

 Hooksett, was purchased with hinds 

 donated by the MVMS PTO and 

 private donations. The greenhouse, 

 is a tribute to Woodward who was a 

 longtime employee ol the MVMS 

 school district, prior to his death. A 

 number ot colleagues were on hand 

 to otter remarks and thank all who 

 volunteered their time and talents to 

 build the educational facility. Two 

 MVMS teachers will oversee student 

 utilization ot the greenhouse. 



Nearly all the utilities are now in 

 place including the electricity and 

 plumbing. All that remains is a final 

 hookup to make the heaters opera- 

 tional. 



During the busy Summer! 

 NH is Represented Nationally: 



At the lulv OVA Summer Meetins,, 



held July 16, Doug Cole was elected 

 as treasurer ot OFA. Based in Ohio, 

 OFA is a national organization 

 which supports floriculture profes- 

 sionals. New Hampshire is now well 

 represented as Doug Cole and 

 Henry Huntington both serve on its 

 board ot directors. 



New Hampshire Research is 

 First Class 



On July 13, 2003 Paul Fisher re- 

 ceived the Alex Laurie Award from 

 OFA in Columbus, OH. Paul Fisher 

 is .\n associate professor and exten- 

 sion specialist at UNH in Durham. 

 Paul received this award with his 

 graduate student Jeremy Bisko and 

 his colleague Bill Argo ot the 

 Blackmore Co. for outstanding re- 

 search in horticulture. His research 

 was published in HortScience. Paul 

 Fisher's research is valued by today's 

 grower. 



NHPGA Auction Raises Money 

 for NHPGA Scholarship 

 Awards 



Thanks to generous donors and bid- 

 ders, the NHPGA auction raised 

 over $1000 dollars for their 2003 

 scholarship awards. The auction was 

 iield at the NENA Summer Expo at 

 Pleasant View Gardens in Loudon, 

 NH. 



The Good, Bad, and Ugly "Bugs' 

 How to Manage Them 



and 



Tri-State Greenhouse IPM workshops will he held January 6 (Maine), 

 7 (UNH), and 8 (ll\M). The topic: "The Good, Bad, and Ugly Bugs' and 

 How to Manage Them. " 



Cost: $45.00 



Recert. credits: hopefully 6. 



Deadline: Dec 22, 2003 



Questions: Dr. Margaret Skinner, 802-656-5440. 



This year's special guests are Don Elliott, Applied Bionomics, BC, Canada 

 and Wade Elmer, CT Agr. Exp. Station. 



No registratio7i at the door. Sign up now. these sessions fill up. 



The following is a list of the gen- 

 erous donors who made the auction 

 successful: 



Bigelow Nurseries 



Liolduc M.mutacturing 



Casertano Greenhouses 



Charter Oak Landscape & Nursery 

 Sales 



Chestnut Hill Marketing 



Davis Brook Farm 



Eaton Farms 



Ferrucci Nurseries 



Fletcher Granite 



Gold Star Nurseries & Sod Farm 



nine's Horticidtural 



Hoogendoorn Nurseries 



Hop River Nursery 



Imperial Nurseries 



K & S Associates 



International Pottery Alliance 



ITML Horticultural Products, Inc. 



Millane Nurseries 



Millican Nurseries 



New Christie Ventures 



New England Nursery Sales 



Northeast Nursery 



Northern Nurseries 



Pleasant View Gardens 



Prides Corner Farm 



Rhode Island Nurseries 



Seik Horticultural from Conterton 



Nursery 



Still's Turf Depot 



Sunny Border Perennials 



Sylvan Nurseries 



The Robert Baker Co. 



Tuckahoe Turf 



W.H. Minkowski 



Wood bourne Cidtural Nurseries 



The 2003 NHPGA Scholarships will 

 be awarded at the 2004 Joint 

 NHPGA/NHLA Winter Meeting on 

 January 14, 2004. 



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