ELSEWHERE 



N THE INEWS 



Strategies for Plant Health 

 Management of Woody 

 Ornamentals 



This recently updated 44 page 

 manual, written by UMass Exten- 

 sion Educators for professional 

 grounds managers and landscape 

 contractors, is now available. The 3- 

 hole punched and bound reference 

 includes articles on: 



• IPM and plant health care 



• Bio rational pesticides 



Fertilizing trees and shrubs 



Planting and maintaining trees 

 and shrubs 



Sour mulch 



The long term drought effect on 

 trees and shrubs 



References for production nursery 

 operators 



Utilizing the UMass Urban For- 

 estry Diagnostic Lab and the Soil 

 Testing Lab 



To order send check (payable to 

 UMass) for $17.00 to the UMass 

 Trees, shrubs and vines for low Extension Bookstore, Draper Hall, 

 maintenance landscapes 40 Campus Center Way, Amherst, 



MA 01003-9244. Credit card orders 

 are accepted by calling the Exten- 

 sion Bookstore at 413-545-2717. 



A New England plant hardiness 

 zone map 



FILLMORE 

 BENCH TOP FLAT FILLER 



°**ii g ^ isi i ytf . « *gg8ittatyf w gBi w' ' 



mK 



•%\ 



AFFORDABLE AUTOMATION 



Lightweight at 70 lbs. Compact— 22" W, 36" L, 30" H 



3 Cubic Foot Hopper Adjustable 



Heavy Duty, All Welded, 16 + 18 gauge galvanized steel construction 

 Externally operated paddle auger, keeps potting soil from bunching 



Contact: Russell Nolin at (603) 476-8855 



for additional product information send SASE to: 



Nolin Welding & Fabrications 



RFD 1, Box 373, Route 171; Moultonboro, NH 03254 



WINTER 2005 



17 



