ROCKINGHAM COUNTY 



Botanical 

 Garden 



Rockingham Botanical Garden 



2002-2003 Update 



BY NANCY ADAMS 



There has been exciting movement this past year in 

 the development of the Rockingham County 

 Botanical Garden (RCBG) and big plans ahead for 

 the 2003 season. Here are some highlights. 



We look upon the Rockingham County Botanical 

 Garden as a community effort involving the New 

 Hampshire horticultural businesses and allied trade as- 

 sociations. Master Gardener volunteers, garden clubs, 

 and other interested citizens. If you have any ques- 

 tions or would like to learn more about The Garden, 

 please contact: Nancy Adams, UNH Cooperative Ex- 

 tension, 679-5616. 



2002 Accomplishments 



• RCBG Bylaws completed 



• Board of Directors selection process begun 



• Charitable Trust designation received from the 

 State of New Hampshire, Department of 

 Justice 



• Selected Bill Hoffman, Andover, NH, as 

 landscape architect for the Master Plan devel- 

 opment process. This followed a national 

 search and interview of 7 landscape architect 

 firms 



• Held 2 educational events at garden attended 

 by over 300 local residents 



• Bank account opened for Trust 



• 34 UNH Cooperative Extension Master 

 Gardeners now volunteering with project 



2003 Plan of Work 



• Filed with IRS for 501(c)(3) nonprofit status 



• Initiate membership campaign in Spring 2003. 

 Watch for brochures to come in the mail to 

 NHPGA members 



• Begin Master Plan development process with 

 Bill Hoffman and a broad-based design over- 

 sight team to include NHPGA, NHLA, UNH 

 Cooperative Extension, etc. — Fall 2003 



• Host 2 educational events on-site: June 22 & 

 September 14, IOa.m.-Ip.m. 



• Develop a major signature fund-raising event 

 for July 2004 — Garden Fest Extravaganza 



• Further Board of Directors development 



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