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Calendar 



May 



14 Mother's Day 



June 



25-28 Garden Centers of America 

 Summer tour; Buffalo area' contact 

 www.garclencentersofamerica.org 



)uly 



8-11 OFA Sfiort Course & Trade Sfiow; 

 Columbus, OH: 614-487-1117 or 

 www.ofa.org 



16-22 Perennial Plant Association 

 Symposium, Montreal, Quebec 



18-20 PA Green Expo; Harrisburg 

 Farm Show Complex, Harrisburg, PA; 

 Contact Pat Hobbs 610-777-0293 and 

 (800-789-5068) or www.pagreen- 

 expo.com 



September 



18-23 Eastern Performance Trials; 

 sponsored by Garden Centers of 

 America 



Contents 



Departments 



New Hampshire News 3 



Elsewhere in the News 5 



New Varieties and POP Ideas .... 11 



From the Board 13 



Rick and Beth Simpson 



Green Summit -Chapter 2 17 



Nancy Adams 



How About Herbs 19 



Maddy Perron 



In Your Book Section 21 



Cover photo credit: The growing 

 season is here! Enjoy our new 

 redesign for The Planstman! 



28-30 America in Bloom Educational 

 Symposium & Awards Program, Eu- 

 reka Springs. Arkansas; Contact www. 

 americainbloom.org 



November 



5-7 27th Annual International Ir- 

 rigation Show; Henry B. Gonzalex 

 Convention Center, San Antonio, TX 

 Irrigation Association, Falls Church, 

 VA 703-536-7080 or ww.irrigation. 

 org 



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April/May 2006 



