CALENDAR 



Visit www.nliplaiitgrowers.org lor aildilioiial culciKiar items. 



CONTEINTS 



December 



8-12 Poinsettia Trials hosted by 

 Pleasant View Gardens, Loudon. NH; 



contact 1-800-343-4784 lor more 

 InForniation. 



January 



6, 7, 8 Tri-State Greenhouse 1PM 

 workshops; 6th — Augusta, Maine, 

 7th— UNH, and 8th— UVM. This 

 year's special guests are Don Elliott, 

 Applied Bionomics, BC, Canada and 

 Wade Elmer, CI Agr. Exp. Station. 

 The topic: "The Good, Bad, and Ugly 

 'Bugs' and How to Manage Them"; 

 Registration deadline — Dec. 22, 2003. 

 For information, contact Dr. Margaret 

 Skinner, 802-656-5440. 



7-9 Mid-Atlantic Nursery Trade 

 Show (MANTS); Baltimore, MD; 

 contact 401-296-6959 



14 NHPGA Annual 'Winter Meeting; 



Sheraton Wavlarer Inn, Bedlord, NH; 

 For exhibitor inlormation contact 

 Ginny Hast; 603-225-0653 or 

 nhpga@totalnetnh.net 



22-25 ANLA's 2004 Management 

 Clinic; Louisville, KY; 

 contact 202-789-2900 



February 



5 NE Grows, Hynes Convention Cen- 

 ter; Boston, MA; www.NEGrows.org 



6-7 NH Farm & Forest Exposition; 



Center of NH — Holidav Inn, Manches- 

 ter, NH 



27— March 7 Second Annual Spring 

 Flower & Garden Show; Sponsored by 

 People, Places and Plants, '04 Theme: 

 "A Summer Garden in Maine"; 

 Scarborough Downs; Scarborough, ME; 

 Contact: Paul Shampine 800-251-1784 



March 



6-7 Northeast Floral Expo at The 

 Hastings Hotel, Hartford, CT; C'oiitaci 

 C^onnecticut Florists Association at 

 800-352-6946 



9 UCONN Garden Conference for 

 Garden Enthusiast; Lewis B. Rome 

 C^ommons on Storrs campus of 

 University of Connecticut; Full day 

 of speakers; for more inlormation 

 www.hort.uconn.edu/garden 



10 Perennial Plant Conference for the 

 Professional Horticulturist; Lewis B. 

 Rome Commons on Storrs campus of 

 University of C^onnccticut; Full day ol 

 speakers including Stephanie C'ohen, 

 Horitucltural Consultant; Stanton tiill, 

 IPM Nursery and Greenhouse Manage- 

 ment Specialist; Paul Iiikey editor ot 

 People, Places, and Plants; For more in- 

 formation www.hort.iiconn.edu/garden 



13—21 New England Spring Flower 

 Show; Bayside Exposition and Executive 

 Conference Center, Boston, MA; 

 2004 Theme 'T:)eeply Rooted"; 

 see www. masshort.org 



April 



1 1 Easter 



21 Administrative Professionals Day 



30-May 2 Daffodil Show; Tower 

 Hill Botanic Garden; Bolyston, MA; 

 508-869-6111 xlO 



May 



9 Mother's Day 



July 2004 



5—10 Perennial Plant Symposium & 

 Trade Show; Grand Hyatt, New York 

 City, New York; contact 614-771-8431 

 or ppa@perennialplant.org 



August 



4 NENA Show; Rhode Island 



Departments 



3 From the Board 



3 Advertiser s Directory 



5 Fortim 



11 New Hampshire News 



13 Elsewhere in the News 



21 Diagnostic Update 



23 Pioneer Pointers 



25 How About Herbs 



Features 



17 2004 All-American Selections 



Satlv Fcrgnsiin 



18 MEMBER PROFILE 



Editor s Journal 

 Melissa Moore 



On the cover: 



Plectranthiis 'Vanilld Twist' 

 foreground at left; Stobilanthes 

 'Persian Shield' foreground at 

 right; Coleus 'Gay's Delight' far 

 right. A display bed of specialty 

 annuals at Pleasant View Gar- 

 dens Loudon, NH. 



The PLititsntan is publistied in early February, April, June, 

 August, October, and December witli copy deadlines on 

 ttie first of eacli prior niontti. Wliile camera-ready ads are 

 preferred, set-up assistance is available at a nominal fee. 

 Free classified advertising is offered as a member service. 

 We vsill carry a short message (no artvs'ork or logos! for 

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For further information, please contact the 

 editor: Melissa Moore, 845 Loudon Ridge 

 Road, Loudon, N.H. 03.307; phone 60.5-267- 

 8492; e-mail, Moore(®worldpath.net 



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