NEW HAMPSHIRE PLANT GROWERS ASSOCIATION |UNE AND |ULY I 998 w. re have a special name for the trees that come from our farms — ^ArcticMist.™ When you order ArcticMist,^^' you are not just buying a tree, but all of the time, attention, and care — from seedling to shipping — that goes into creating a safe, healthy, and beautiful Christmas tree. We plant from seed to achie\ e maximum ciualirs control. All ArcticMistT^^' trees are heavily needled and have dense conical shapes. Their lovely blue color, rich fragrance, and good needle retention make them ideal Christmas trees. Fraser, balsam, white spmce, and pine (white, scotch, and red) are available. In addition, we are introducing fralsam, a fraser-balsam cross. Wreaths are also available. Since our farms are in New Hampshire and Vemiont, we harvest our trees later in the season than many other growers. We also do everything we can to minimize moisnire loss after harvest and during shipping. ■^'ou can order the number of trees that is right for \ t)u — from 25 to a trailer load. We can arrange shipping or you may pick up the trees yourself We respect your schedule and guarantee on time delivery. Our trees ani\ e individually wrapped and ready for sale. All you need to do is remove the wrappers and set the trees out — no broken branches, no last minute trimming. T .0 place an order, or to receixe specific information about this year's trees: Call us at 800/694-8722 or 603/237-5702. Send us a fax at 603/237-8439. ( )r write to us at 38 Bridge St., Colebrook, NH 03576. Our internet address is http://www.sibgotree.com SibgoTree Company \Ne know what you want for Christmas'. ArcticMist Remember, you can only buy ArcticMisP^ at Sibgo Tree Company. ^ TM CALENDAR June « Thursday, |une 18 New Hampshire Plant Growers' Associa- tion Twilight Meeting, Churchill's Garden Center, 12 Hampton Road, Exeter, NH; Jim Moser at 603-772- 2685. 19-20 (Friday, 5-9pm; Saturday 9am-2pm) Tenth Atmiial "Pocket Gardens of Portsmouth" Tour, sponsored by South Church, Portsmouth, NH; 603-436-4762. July 7-9 Perennial Plant Symposium, Westin Hotel, Copley Place, Boston, MA; 614-771-8431. 1 1 New Hampshire Orchid Society Meeting; speaker: Carson Whitlaw, Adel, Iowa ("Native Terrestrial Orchids"), Bedford Public Library, Bedford, NH; 603-654-5070. 15 Connecticut Nurserymen's Association Summer Meeting, Imperial Nursery, Granby, CT; 860-204-9162. 18 Tour of the Gardens of Lake Sunapee, Newbury, NH; informa- tion: Friends of John Hay National Wildlife Refuge at 603-763-4789. 22 "A Cruise into Lake Sunapee's Past" to benefit The Fells, Newbury, NH; 603-763-4789. 25-26 Mount Washington Valley Garden Trail (awards ceremony: July 19); information and map locations: Joan Sherman at 603-367-4764. 26 Ninth Annual State of Maine Open Farm Day; Jane Aiudi at 207-287-3891. August ¥ Wednesday, August 5 New Hampshire Plant Growers' Associa- tion Summer Meeting, UNH Research Greenhouses, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH; Paul Fisher at 603-862-4525. 5 Rhode Island Nursery and Land- scape Association Summer Meeting, Roger Williams Park, Providence, RI; 508-761-9260. 5 Woodman Horticultural Farm Open House, UNH, Durham, NH; John McLean at 603-868-2345. 6 Massachusetts Certified Horti- culturalist (MCH) Exam, Waltham, MA; Rena Sumner at 413-369-4731. 7-9 24 Northeast Organic Farming Association (NOFA) Summer Conference, Hampshire College, Amherst, MA: 978-355-2853. 12 Ne2v England Nursenjmen's Association Summer Meeting, Prides Comer Farm, Lebanon, CT; 508-653-3009. 12 Athletic Turf Field Day, in coop- eration with NESTMA; Mary Owen at 508-892-0382. 14 Benefit Auction, The Fells, Newbury, NH; 603-763-4789. 15 Seventh Annual Plant Sale, The Fells, Newbury, NH; 603-763-4789. 16 Third Annual Rockingham County Open Farm Day; information and itinerary: 603-679-5616. September 9 Connecticut Greenhouse Growers Association (CGGA) "Evening at the Greenhouse," Grower Direct, Somers, CT; 203-261-9067. October 3 Hay Day: A Family Open House, The Fells, John Hay National Wildlife Refuge, Newbury, NH; 603-763-4789. 7-9 National Lawn and Garden Trade Show, Fort Washington Expo Center, Fort Washington, PA; 203-847-9599. 7-10 International Plant Propagators Society Eastern Regional Meeting, Toronto, ON, Canada; Margot Brigden at 860-429-6818. 8-10 International Plug Conference; Kissimmee, FL; 630-208-9080. 19-21 Neiv England Greenhouse Conference, Worcester, MA; Henry Huntington at 603-435-8361. 28-31 Association of Specialty Cut Flower Growers National Conference and Trade Show, Raleigh, NC; 216-774-2887. November 18 CGGA "Evening at the Green- house," DeVylder Florist, Cheshire, CT; 203-261-9067. Departments 4 FORUM 6 FROM THE BOARD Robert Demers 7 NEW HAMPSHIRE NEWS 12 ELSEWHERE IN THE NEWS 25 DIAGNOSTIC UPDATE Dr. Cheryl Smith 27 HOW ABOUT HERBS Tanya Jackson Features 3 NEW HAMPSHIRE HORTICULTURAL ENDOWMENfT 10 SUMMER MEETING 18 CULVER'S ROOT Nancy Surette 19 CONTROL OF BLACK VINE WEEVIL IN POTTED NURSERY PLANTS Dr. Stanley R. Swier, Alan RoHins, Rachel Lamarche, and Meggan Hodgson 20 MEMBER PROFILE: Stratham Circle Nursery 22 MY l.F.Y.E. EXPERIENCE IN BOTSWANA Jennifer Barton Columns 10 KIWI CORNER Paul R. Fisher 17 THE GREEN SPOT Mike Cherim 23 PIONEER POINTERS 24 Z NOTES Jim Zablocki Cover: Floriculture and technol- ogy— two aspects of the UNH research greenhouses; photographs by Rick Raymond. The riMttsman Is published In eaily Febniaiy, April, |une, August, October, and December with copy deadlines being the first of each prior month. While camera-ready ads are preferred, set- up assistance Is available at a nominal fee. Free classified advertising Is offered as a member service. We will carry a short message (no artwork or logos) for one or two Issues of The PlAntsman. AD SIZE 3 3/8-w * 2 l/4"h 3 3/8-v»r X 4 3/4-h 7-w X 2 1/4-h 7-w X 4 5/8-h 7"w X 9 1/2-h 6x Ix $150 $30 $200 $40 S200 $40 $300 $75 $500 $100 For further Infomiadon, please contact the edItoR Robert Parker at the UNH Research Green- houses, Durham. NH 03824, 603-862-2061; or PC Box 5, Newflelds, NH 03856, 603-778-83S3. UNE. JULY. 199 > 1 f i /quality: • SELEaiON: ',& SERVICE" This Is What We Grow At MiUican Nurseries. ^ / .1 ^ vf We're very serious about biological pest control. Are you ready? The Green Spot, Ltd. 603/942-8925 CO-RAY-VAC GROWTH ZONE HEATING THE ULTIMATE IN INFRARED HEATING SYSTEMS . FOR GREENHOUSES ^ ^ Slashes Fuel Bills up to 50%. Extremely Low Maintenance. Greater Heating Comfort. A.G.A. 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THE PL ANTSMAN H Horticulture Goal: $100,000 the seed of a great 90,000 idea is growing into 80,000 a reality! M f 10,000 f r 60,000 ^ 50,000 \i ^r -^0,000 U i f 30,000 1 20,000 ^ 10,000 New Hampshire Horticultural Endowment Here is the list of donors to the New Hampshire Horticultural Endowment. After less than one year, this is quite an impressive testimony to the dedication of the plant community in New Hampshire and surrounding areas. We would like to thank everyone who has do- nated money or contributed time, creative ideas, and encouragement to the project. We have nearly reached our initial goal (pledges now total $85,000) and we look forward to putting the funds to work improving the quality of plants in New Hampshire. PACESETTINC— $10,000 PLUS Pleasant View Gardens LEADING— $5,000-9,999 Ledgewood Farm Newton Greenhouses MAJOR— $3 ,000 -4,999 Ball Seed Company D.S. Cole Growers, Inc. Griffin Greenhouse and Nursery Supply Landscape Clinic Nursery New Hampshire Landscape Association Spider Web Gardens Van Berkum Nursery W.H. Minkowski, Inc. PRIMARY— $ 1 ,000-2,999 Bailey Nurseries, Inc. Chadbournes' Florist Champions of NH Farms/NH Dept of Agriculture Coronis Landscaping, Inc. Deerfield Gardens Florist's Mutual Insurance Company Garrison Hill Florists, Inc. Goldstar Wholesale Nursery, Inc. Orchard Hill Greenhouse Outdoor World Prides Comer Farms, Inc. Rimol Greenhouse Systems, Inc. Rolling Green Nursery Round Table Farm Greenhouse Stratham Circle Nursery and Landscape SUPPORTING— $500-999 Bergevin's Greenhouse Davis Brook Farm Demers Garden Center Ellison's Greenhouses Kathan Gardens Lake Streeet Garden Center Nancy Carlisle Interior Plantings New England Anemones Salmon Falls Nursery UNH Cooperative Extension Wayside Farm SPECIAL— $300-499 A Growing Concern Barrett Greenhouse and Nursery Bayberry Nursery Belknap Landscape Company, Inc. Berger Peat Moss, Inc. Blackberry Farm Charter Oak Landscape Nursery Sales Claussen's Greenhouses Colby Hines Contracting D. McLeod, Inc. Davis Engineering Deer Cap Greenhouse Donald Still Eagle Mountain Evergreens Fred C. Gloeckner Company Gillyflower Glen Hillsboro County Extension Jaderloon Greenhouse Company Johnson's Flower and Garden L'Annscapes La Rue Farms Ledgeview Greenhouse McSherry's Nursery Neva Dun Farm Portsmouth Gardens Putnam's Flowers and Gifts Quietaire Corp. Spring Ledge Farm Sunderman Manufacturing Company The Green Thumb of North Haverhill The Mixed Border Nursery Wi Tree Far DONORS— $300 OR LESS Blue Star Peat Moss Bly Farm Boulder Farm Callahan's Greenhouse Cannon Equipment Company Churchill Garden Center Colebrook Nurseries Dura Green Marketing USA Edgewater Farm Environments Fred C. Gloeckner and Company, Inc. Greenstuff Growing Things Johnson and Dix Fuel Corp. Konjoian's Floriculture Education Service Meredith Gardens Merrimack County Cooperative Extension (2) Revay's Garden Center Ronald B. Laurence, P.E. Consultant Rosemont Farm Sullivan Greenhouse Tammy Hathaway Tenny Farms Uncanoonuc Mt. Perennials UNH Cooperative Extension Village Greenery Yoder Brothers For those wishing to contribute, checks made out to "New Hamp- shire Horticultural Endowment" can be sent to New Hampshire Horticul- tural Endowment, 7316 Pleasant Street, Loudon, NH 0330L For more information, contact Peter van Berkum at 603-463-7663 or Henry HunHngton at 603-435-8361. UNE. JULY. 1991 Some Predictions for Nancy Adams 1999 UNH Cooperative Extension has purchased four temperature log- ging devices through a grant from New England Grows. These devices periodically sample the outdoor temperature, store the data, and, using the accompanying software, allow the temperature to be downloaded to a computer for analysis. How will this information be used? Each day the average out- door temperature will be deter- mined and compared against a base threshold of 50F. Any daily averages higher than 50F will be accumulated on charts. These charts indicate what are called De- gree Days (DD) and this informa- tion can be used to predict insect emergence. Although the method is not always accurate, it does help growers, landscapers, and nursery- men plan for the arrival of trouble- some pests such as Taxus mealy- bug, lilac borer, and lace bug. This year, the project is in the developmental phase. We will be meeting with the NH Department of Agriculture this winter to see how we can best collect, analyze, and disseminate the information to growers in the 1999 growing season. For more, contact Nancy at 603-679-5616. Success in tiie West We try to design a year's twilight meeting schedule so that these meetings are accessible to as many members as possible. Our first 1998 meeting was held on the western side of the state — at Kathan Gar- dens in Newport. A good turnout toured the houses, saw a demon- stration of Kathan's new sign maker, and heard Dave Seavey, Merrimack County Cooperative Ex- tension, discuss the program he's designing to assist garden centers in developing marketing plans. (Kat- han Gardens is involved with this.) We thank Dennis and the Kathan Gardens crew for their hospitality and Dave Seavey for his presentation. A lot seems to be going on in the industry and it's important to get together to see the changes first-hand. 4 Membership Drive! i^ We are looking for a few good new members. WHO DO YOU KNOW? Pass this on to someone who'd benefit from membership. The more members we have, the more we can do for you and our industry. WHY |OIN? Twilight Meetings. Visit horticultural operations around the state, talk with your colleagues, and see how another business solves the same problems you have. Summer Trade Show. Our big event! Meet directly with your suppliers, make new contacts, and enjoy a great barbecue. The Plantsman. The best horticultural association pubhcation in the Northeast. Free with every paid membership. Legislative Issues. More members means more clout on the politi- cal front in Concord. Firm Operator Address Zip Telephone Fax E-Mail Nursery Florist Greenhouse Garden Center Other Wholesale Retail Would you be willing to serve on a NHPGA Committee? Yes No MEMBERSHIP CATEGORIES (please check one) MEMBER: Someone actively engaged in the horticulture industry or allied professioiwl. Annual dues $35.00. STUDENT MEMBER: Full-time student of horticulture-related studies. Annual dues $15.00. EMPLOYEE MEMBER: Employee of member firm in good standing. Annual dues $15.00 Please send application and check to: New Hampshire Plant Growers' Association 56 Leavitt Rd. 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FROM THE BOARD Satisfy Your Customers' Curiosity ROBERT DEMERS Spring is over and for some of us, it's time to slow down, but for me and most garden cen- ters like mine, we have just be- gun. Once Father's Day comes around, our cell-pack annual se- lection will be small, but our jumbo annuals and perennials will be in the thousands. Annuals and perennials in 6 1/2-inch, 8 1/ 2-inch, one-gallon, and two-gallon pots will fill every square inch of space I have. This is also a good time to take a few notes and put them in a spring order file for next year. Give yourself a reminder as to what your customers are buying while it's still fresh in your mem- ory. Also write down what you had a hard time getting or what sold well, so you can grow your own or get more in next year. We try to keep note of what kinds of containers our customers are ask- ing for as well as which ones they are buying, so that next year, we can offer those containers with plant material already in them. Last year we noticed that mixed baskets and Proven Winners sold the best, so a lot of our green- houses were dedicated to growing just these. We also noticed that a lot of our customers bought flower bags or pouches. Some of our growing houses had nothing on the posts, so we grew flower bags on all our empty posts. A few of our houses have shelving or brackets, but the houses that have bare wall were suddenly full. This didn't inter- fere with the natural light and in- creased the retail production value WELCOME, NEW MEMBERS! SHEILA DOHERTY 15012 Sunrise Lane Burnsville, MN 55337 CREENBRIAR FARM RRI, Box 273 Center Ossipee, NH 03814 LILIE LEBLANC PO Box 34 South Acworth, NH 03607 MITCHELL'S FARM AND SEED 414 High Street Boscawen, NH 03303 PURPLE FINCH GARDEN 48 Duston Road Salem. NH 03079 a thousand dollars per house. Creative containers are becom- ing more and more popular. I strongly urge you to attend greenhouse open houses, twilight meetings, and your state associa- tion's trade meetings to learn more about them. Your custom- ers— not trade store bargain hunt- ers, but your true customers — are more educated and more curi- ous— more eager to learn about new ideas. If you don't satisfy this curiosity, your customers will move on to somebody who can. So this year, as you visit our summer meeting on August fifth, take some notes and talk to the various vendors there. Change your way of thinking about how and what you are growing. By doing this, you'll not only sell more, but will keep your custom- ers curious as to what you'll be offering next. Satisfying your customers' curi- osity and your cash register are probably the two best creative- container combination baskets you can grow. Robert Demers, Demers Garden Center, 656 South Mammoth Road, Manchester, can be reached at 603-625-8298. :^<^"'% GARDHVS WHOLESALE GROWERS and SUPPLIERS of QUALITY PLANTS Spring Annuals • Geraniums • Hanging Baskerts Perennials and Foliage Plants 3" to 10" P.O. Box 360 • Alton NH 03809 • Tel: 603-875^444 Located on Route 28, 1 V^ mile south of the Alton Traffic Circle Oumers Bnice and Linda Holmes THE PLANTSMAN NEW HAMPSHIRE NEWS A Vigorous Turnout The Spring UNH-FFA Interscho- lastic Career Development Events were held at UNH Thompson School an April third. It was good to see a very large and vigorous turnout. In the nursery/landscape event, Pinkerton Academy (Derry) earned the largest number of points; Coe- Brown Academy (North-wood), the second largest; and Seacoast School of Technology (Exeter), the third. Individual high scorers were Brad Briggs (Pinker-ton), Sam Barnes (Coe-Brown), and Josh Knowles (Coe-Brown), respectively. Students from five schools tested their skills. Seven schools were involved in the floriculture event. Here, Alvime (Hudson), Dover, and Pinkerton earned the largest numbers of points. Individual high-scorers were Tracey Ross (Alvirne), Becky Moore (Dover), and Kim Smith and Katie Descoteaux (both Alvirne). Once again, many people — from UNH, from FFA, from private in- dustry— involved in organizing this event are to be thanked. Agricul- ture— continually evolving — is still an important part of New Hamp- shire's landscape and encouraging students to enter its various aspects is a worthwhile endeavor. Director Named John E. Pike has been named Dean and Director of the University of New Hampshire Cooperative Ex- tension. The appointment was made by UNH President Joan Leitzel and Vice-president for Research and Public Service Donald Sundberg following a nationwide search. Pike has served as associate director since 1986. Orchids Honored It was "a nice show; a nice turn- out. People are beginning to expect us here around this time of year." This described the seventh annual New Hampshire Orchid Society Show held at the Nashua Armory during the last weekend of April. The trophy sponsored by the New Hampshire Plant Growers' Association was given for the "Best Artistic Display (Members' Choice)" and went to Bob Barth and Marty Epstein for their "The World Ac- cording to Orchid Species" — a globe six feet in diameter, geographically accurate, with over 100 orchid spe- cies placed in the correct locations. Winners included an Aticellia africana grown by Bert Consentino, Manchester, NH; a Lycaste 'Pixie' (brilliant yellow flowers; strong fragrance) grown by Dr. Wilford Newton Greenhouse 32 Amesbury Road, Newton, NH 03858 603-382-5289 Quality Plants green & flowering from 3" to 10" pots Holiday, bedding plants &. dish gardens Year-round cut Snaps, Gloxinias & African Violets Liscensed propagator of Mikkelsen New Guinea Impatiens 75 Chestnut Hill, Route 190 Stafford Springs, CT 06076 W.H. MILIKOWSKI, INC. Greenhouse Supplies & Equipment Plants Bulbs All Your Greenhouse Needs 'Our Goal Is Your Success' David E. Goudreault NH & Maine Representative CT 800-243-7170 Fax: 860-684-3022 UNE.JULY. 1 991 NEW HAMPSHIRE NEWS Neptune, West Newton, MA; and a phalaenopsis 'Penang Queen x Equi- stris' grown by Paul Sawyer, Saw- yer's Exotic Greenhouse, Grafton, NH. For information about these plants and their owners — and the organiza- tion to which they belong, call Joanna Eckstrom at 603-654-5070. Visi- tors and newcomers are welcome. NHLA: Scholarships . . . Two students from the Thompson School, University of New Hamp- shire, have won scholarships from the New Hampshire Landscape As- sociation. Kathleen Carter and Ryan Kuczewski were each awarded $1500 at the association's annual spring conference in March. After careers in teaching, real es- tate, and retail, Kathleen is return- ing to an earlier interest in her study of horticulture. "With a de- gree in horticulture, plants and gardening will have prominence in my life, regardless of the corner of the world in which I find myself," she said. Ryan, also a horticulture tech- nology major, got his first job, at a wholesale nursery, when he was thirteen. "All I usually did was un- load trucks that were full of soil bags. After awhile 1 started filling pots and putting plants into them. This is what started to interest me. 1 liked working with the plants and wanted to know more about them." . . . and Pearson Awards Also at the NHLA spring confer- ence, the 1998 Leon E. Pearson Awards for Landscape Excellence were presented. The Award for Excellence (for consistently superior quality) went to Homestead Landscaping Co., Inc. (Frank Todd, principal), of Rowley, Massachusetts, for a residential de- sign in York, Maine. The Merit Award (for outstanding work) went to Thomas Berger of Green Art, Portsmouth, New Hamp- shire, for the design for a residential town garden in Portsmoutli. The Honor Award (for a project deserving high praise and recogni- tion) was presented to Three Seasons Landscaping (Rick Rideout, princi- pal), Hopkinton, New Hampshire, for the design of a hered garden en- trance for a private residence in Con- cord, New Hampshire. 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New Hampshire Plant Growers' Association Summer Meeting Wednesday, August 5 University of New Hampshire Research Greenhouses Mast Road Extension, Durham, NH 03824 At this year's NHPGA summer meeting, hosted by the University of New Hampshire, the research and renovations taking place at the UNH greenhouses will be a major focus. But there is more. Tours focus upon greenhouse technology, the horticultural farms, landscape mate- rial, and turf. Topics — marketing, new crop develop- ment, computer usage, etc. — and personnel — from Cooperative Extension, Thompson School, and Plant Biology — are wide-ranging. Along with all this, there is the tailgate trade show, an all-you-can-eat barbecue, and the auction benefiting the NHPGA scholarship fund. It is also the day of the annual open house at the Woodman Farm. And August is a time to see the UNH campus — and all its changes — at its most pastoral. It's a time to re- member— and appreciate. Registration information, along with a more de- tailed list of the day's activities, will be sent to all members. Support these people; they support the NHPGA B.E. Supply Bobcat of Boston Capitol Forest Products Paul Cavicchio Greenhouses Chestnut Hill Marketing The Conard-Pyle Company The Don Ward Company Fletcher Granite Company Florists' Mutual Insurance Harry Stoller and Company Hop River Nursery K&S/Greenhouse Supply (of Maine) Laughton Greenhouses Liberty International Truck Northeast Nursery Pleasant View Gardens Prides Corner Farms Rimol Greenhouse Systems The Robert Baker Company Tuckahoe Turf Farm Western Maine Nurseries W.H. Minkowski Winding Brook Turf Farms Research for the Green Industry Dr. Paul Fisher New research on display will be one of the highlights of the NHPGA's summer meet- ing held here at the UNH greenhouses on Au- gust 5. Many projects are underway. Some of our greenhouses have been set up to provide precisely controlled growing conditions and these are packed with a variety of crops re- ceiving different environmental controls. Here, rather than formal talks, there will be poster dis- plays throughout, with people to help you inter- pret the information. Jeremy Bishko, a Master of Science student, is evaluating strategies for controlling pH, espe- cially for bedding plant species. There are many materials that have been recommended to control pH: for example, potassium bicarbonate and flowable lime to make media basic, or sulfuric acid and iron sulphate to acidify the media. We're running tests to find which products and what rates can effectively correct a problem. Plant breeder Dr. Rosanna Freyre is beginning a new crop development program for ornamental plants. One of her first projects, with student Linda Bilodeau, is an evaluation of over a dozen sources of blue pimpernel (Anagallis monellii) for landscape and hanging basket use. Another crop we are evaluating is sandersonia, sourced from New Zealand as an al- ternative cut flower. If you are growing or planning to grow lilies, our greenhouses contain trials of fifteen cultivars of oriental, Asiatic, and hybrid lilies, a project in collaboration with Dr. Heins at Michigan State, Ednie Bulbs, Inc., and several New England growers. My technician, Brandon Smith, and I are developing graphical tracking tools to help growers time lilies for target flowering dates and to optimize growth retardant applications. So come along. These are just a few of the projects on display. I'm sure you will learn something of value for your business. Paul Fisher, Department of Plant Biology, can be reached by phone at 603-862-4^2^, fax at 6o3-862-4j^j, or e-mail at prf@hopper.unh.edu. THE PLANTSMAN STEENBURG & CALLIORAS THE AUCTION PROFESSIONALS, INC. AUCTIONEERS Archie Stccnburgh 603/989-5690 Route 10, Haverhill, NH 0376S Peter Callioras, C.A I 603/868-1070 Calef Highway (Lee), Dover, NH 03820 Rolling Green Landscaping & Nursery 500 varieties of perennials -^ Annuals & herbs Ornamentaltrees, shrubs & vines * Trellises Wholesale prices available ^ Call for 1 998 listing 64 Breakfast Hill Rd., Greenland, NH (Next to 1-95) 603-436-2732 WAGEMAN INSURANCE Homes • Bams • Livestock Machinery • Farmer's Liability Livestock Health & Mortality Workers Compensations • Auto 1^ Insure with New Hampshire's largest independent agricultural agency. 1*800-439-2451 will pur you in touch with an agricultural insurance professional. Your Source FOR THE Finest in Greenhouse Grow your business to new heights with structures, products, and accessories from Rimol Greenhouse Systems, Inc. • Greenhouse Structures • Drip Irrigation & Fittings • GH Film and Polycarbonate • Fertilizer Injectors & Timers • Heaters, Fans, & Vents • Plant Carts & Monorail Systems • Environmental Controls • Shade Cloth & Ground Cover • Generators & Sensaphones • Benches & Expanded Metal Technology. New Company, New Ideas, New Way of Doing Business JNRIMOL^ ^Greenhouse Systems, Inc. 670 N. Commercial Street Manchester, NH 03101-1149 Phone: 603-629-9004 Fax 603-629-9023 JUNE. JULY. 1991 ELSEWHERE IN THE NEWS The 16th Annual Symposium In early July, the Perennial Plant Association's annual symposium will be held in Boston, Massachu- setts. Tours and activities will be both in the city and in the sur- rounding area. The symposium itself is on July 7-9, but tours on Monday, July 6, include "New Hampshire," "Mar- keting and Retailing," "Boston Private Gardens," and "Arnold Arboretum and Mt. Auburn Cem- etery." (Each is all-day; you can only choose one.) The New Hampshire tour in- cludes Uncanoonuc Mountain Pe- rennials Goffstown), Van Berkum Nursery (Deerfield), and Bedrock Farm (Lee), as well as Newbury Perennial Gardens in Byfield, Massachusetts. Symposium speakers include Bill'Cullina, New England Wild Flower Society ("New Ideas in Wildflower Propagation"); Leslie and Peter van Berkum ("How We Operate our New Hampshire Nurs- ery"); Kris Fenderson, Acworth, NH ("Hardy Primulas"); Wayne Winterrowd, North Hill, Reads- boro, VT ("Embellishing the Bor- der with Unusual Annuals"); and Steven Still, Ohio State University ("Cultivar Names, Plant Patents, and Trademarks — What Do They Mean?"). This is only a sampling. And on Friday and Saturday, there are tours to the west and south of the city. For more information (preregis- tration is required by June 20), contact the Perennial Plant Asso- ciation, 3383 Schirtzinger Road, Hilliard, Ohio 43026; the phone number is 614-771-8431; fax, 614- 876-5238. 1997 New England Greenhouse Conference Grant Awards The NEGC has awarded the fol- lowing grants: Dr. Douglas Cox, UMass, Amherst, "Manganese toxicity to marigold and how it is affected by calcium Red Maple 1 .5-3 caliper Varietjes: Red Sunset". Autumn Flame (P.P. 2377). and Armstrong specimen quality, own root (no incompatibility problems), tiigh limbed for street and commercial use 604 Main Street, Cromwell, CT 06416 Phone (203) 635-5500 FAX (203) 635-3685 JK^U Trees Since 1929 ^illane 9ftirsenes,^nc. Growing 500 Acres of New England s Frnest Trees & Shrubs 8" SUMMER ANNUALS «T^ 1 Grwvefs^SE^ 271 North Village Road, Loudon, NH 03301 Phone 603-783-9561 Fax 603-783-9562 THE PLANTSMAN ELSEWHERE THE NEWS and magnesium nutrition" ($2,000); Dr. George Elliott, University of Connecticut, Storrs, and Dr. Wade Elmer, Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, New Haven, "Evaluation of biological fungi- cides for control of soilborne pathogens in greenhouse crop producHon" ($2,000); Ms. Donna Ellis, University of Connecticut, Storrs, "Evaluation of Serangiiim parcesetosum (Colcoptera: Coccinellidae) as a potential predator of silverleaf whitefly, Bemisia argentifolii (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae), in greenhouse poinsettia" ($2,000); Dr. Richard McAvoy, University of Connecticut, Storrs; "A molecu- lar genetic approach to improving Easter lily" ($2,000); Dr. Len Perry, UVM, Burlington: "Comparative resistance of New England aster cultivars to rust fungi" ($1,900); Dr. Lois Berg Stack, University of Maine Cooperative Extension, Orono: "Use of red plastic mulch to increase stem length of field- grown specialt}' cut flowers" ($1,096); Dr. Roy Van Driesche, UMass, Amherst: "Fact sheet on biological control and IPM tactics for sup- pression of western flower thrips in greeiihouse floral crops" ($2,000); Dr. Robert Wick, UMass, Amherst: "Evaluation of disease- suppressive growing media and biological agents for floriculture production" ($2,000). 1998 New England Grows Awards On January 22, 1998, Owen J. Regan, president of New England Grows, made grant presentations of $4,000 each to representatives of the six Nevs- England state Co- operative Extension systems. These grants will be used as follows: Connecticut: to expand their nurs- ery and landscape Web site; Maine: to support Maine's pot re- cycling program, an evaluation of shrub roses, and a new garden ^^"^^SSr^ 1 ^^^^&M Xke f-Ioj^+icu iuy^cx Web ^^,* .-J^L-ku^^ '^ ^^' www.kc ►•+icul+u»*e.coM^ tf ''^PS^'^t ■ ' ^^-"^^^ jl^i^^ -1.800.V\'WVV.6W(£B yV Dynamic Dniem&i Community to: » aHenA virtual +racie skows — • enioy our weekly -Hort Tour news, ideas reqis+er for +Ke real tking • skop in our secure-transoc+ion • create your ov^ kort-related store lyome page web presence • ckat wrtk colleagues Broi^gWf to you ejcclusively on tKe • review or promote prodwc+s • u>-u:^ver life-long-leamirxq WorU Wide Web at tKe address you or plant Qvailability lawncK points can grow to remember. JUNE.IULY. 1 998 #^ Garden Center Consultations and Landscaping Designs Greenhouses, Nursery, Craft, and Christmas Shop 656 South Mammoth Road (Rte. 28A) Manchester, NH 03109 (603) 625-8298 4^ MICHAUD Nurseries & Greenhouses Route 85, PO Box 334, Exeter, NH 03833 (603) 772-3698 Wholesale & Retail Annuals, Perennials, Nursery Stock Perennials, Plugs, Geraniums, Prefinished Mums Bulbs, Holiday Crops, Flowering Plants Joseph Giannino Co. Representing Fine Growers of Quality Plant Material P.O. Box 757, Rowley, Massachusetts 01969 Telephone: 978/948-8167; Fax: 508/948-8167 Container-Grown oJJA'^ (LShrubs, Roses \FARm/ ^ylilies in% George M. Timm Owner Davis Brook Farm io6 Bonds Comer Road, P.O. Box 476 Hancock, New Hampshire 03449-0476 Phone/Fax 603-515-4718 HARRY STOLLER & CO., Inc. 109-113 Essex St., Haverhill, Mass. 01830, (508) 37^^838, (800) 322-0332 We cater to the small and medium size nursery in any quantity desired: 5. Wire baskets 1. New heavy grade domestic burlap sqs untreated & no-rot-treated 2. Open burlap bags 3. New windbreak burlap 4. Balling bags 6. Flat-folded burlap basket liners 7. Truck covers a Sisal twine & poly twine 9. Woven polypropylene sqs. WHOLESALE NURSERY TREES • EVERGREENS • SHRUBS 150 acres of quality plants WntG for catalog t^ember MNA. NENA Millers Falls Road. Turners Falls. MA 01376 Telephone 4 1 3 863-25 1 0 S tewart^" NURSERY, Inc. THE PLANTSMAN ELSEWHERE THE NEWS center training program; Massachusetts: to continue the Landscape Pest Message System (an 800 number for Green Indus- try professionals to access weekly pest and disease information); New Hampshire: to develop a Growing Degree Days monitoring system, produce a garden center evaluation handbook, and support research looking at mycorrhizae applications; Rhode Island: to increase grower knowledge of proven methods to control deer injury to nursery and landscape stock; Vermont: to help establish a study of rust diseases of perennial asters, expand coverage of perennials on Dr. Leonard Perry's Web site, and support trials of new overwintering covers for container perennials. New England Grows will be held on January 28-30, 1999. For infor- mation, contact Virginia Wood at 508-653-3009. Election Year Results A Connecticut Legislative Alert from the Connecticut Greenhouse Growers' Association read in part: "The Labor Committee of the Connecticut General Assembly has approved and sent to the House and senate floors a bill that would raise the state mini- mum wage from the current $5.18 per hour to $6.30 .... jumping the wage up a full $1.12 in one swoop will have a devastating ef- fect on hiring entry level workers and will suddenly put pressure on employers to raise other em- ployee wages — whether justified or not. "The Labor Committee has also approved and sent to the House and Senate floors a bill that would mandate overtime pay (time-and-a-half) for all workers on Sundays and holidays in com- panies that have retail facilities of 3,5000 square feet or more. Cur- rently, you pay overtime only on hours worked beyond 40 in a work week — and the employer has always been the one to deter- mine what the work week is. This bill suddenly changes the rules." As of May first, the minimum wage was increased by one dol- lar— Connecticut's minimum wage is now $1.03 above federal stan- dards; the bill mandating Sunday overtime pay is still pending. "The Geranium Specialists" Wholesale Qrowers 2 1/2" Geraniums (year round) 4" Pre-finished Geraniums 2 1/2" Ivy Geraniums & Fuchsia Martha Washington Geraniums Spring Hanging Baskets, Lilies/Bulbs Azaleas, Cyclamen, Poinsettias, Foliage J.B. CARPENTER & SON, INC. 603/659-3391 220 SOUTH MAIN STREET NEWMARKET, NH 03857 WEBBER'S DUBLIIV Nursery PERENNIAL SIX-PACKS WHOLESALE PRICE LIST PERENNIALS * HERBS * WILDFLOWERS 150 Varieties in 6-cell packs UPS Shipping Available WEBBER'S DUBLIN NURSERY P.O. Box 266 DubUn, NH 03444 603-563-8180 603-563-8272 U N E . I U L Y . 1 9 9 1 OESCO, INC. • PO Box 540 • Rte. 116 • Conway, MA 01341 800-634-5557 • 413-369-4335 • FAX 413-369-4431 • www.oescoinc.com • email:info@oescoinc.com mummimmmm A world leader in development, production and sales of horticultural products Only the finest floral producte: bear the Yoder name. You can see them on television and in picture spreads in leading publications In numerous) store and i^arden center promotions In municipal parks and botanical gardens and countless home and backyard settings iSder ...somethings to grow on Mary-Jayne Lattig (203) 468-8890 1-800-232-9557 Ext 800 Fax: (203) 468-8891 New England Asters • Keepsake Azaleas • Foliage * Poinsettias • Frophet series garden mums • Fot Mums Koses • Dahlias * Hibiscus • New Guinea Impatiens * brokered Plugs a(\d Oeraniurr]s • Ferer\r\\als 1028 Horseneck Road, Westport, MA. 02790 508-636-4573 508-636-5615 508-636-3397 FAX Specializing In Heath... Heather... Bearberry... Perennials... Seashore Plants... also, a full line of quality nursery stock "Our Sen ice Keeps (irouiiig and (ironing." Laughton's Garden Center Inc. Cal Laughton, Florist Distributors of Nursery Overwintering Blankets WHOLESALE AND RETAIL NURSERY NURSERY STOCK • ANNUALS • PERENNIALS • FERTILIZERS • INSECTICIDES 1-800-692-7752 155-165 Princeton Blvd., No. Chelmsford, MA 01863 CHARLES LAUGHTON, PRESIDENT • DAVE POLGREEN. NURSERY SALES THE PLANTSMAN The Green Spot Norman was small for his age. This didn't bother him though. He was as tough as nails and ready for anything. And, as he would soon find out, his "anjrthing" was just around the comer. Norman is a parasitic nematode. As a member of his Hb clan, he was automatically given due re- spect. The Hb (for Heterorhabditis bacteriophora) clan was known for its agility and versatility. Its members wear tough outer jackets and all are cool. Initiation into full membership requires that the clan's nearly-adults submit to an underground adven- ture of sorts. They're told to leave the safety of their hideout (which, incidentally, is the carved-out, rotting remains of a grub) and to locate a new hideout host without getting fried in the sun or dehydrated. As did his brethren, Norman complied. Snaking his way along a myriad of uncharted passageways, trying to pierce the darkness, Norman hunted his quarry. However, Norman, always trying to impress, wasn't after just any hideout host. He was after the roomy and impressive Japanese beetle grub. And he could feel in his gut that he was getting close. Norman scored! "One super-grub coming up!" he shouted into the darkness. His buddies heard the distant shout and began to move toward it. Norman managed to cut his way through the hideout's exterior, exposing the soft and supple flesh. Just as he was about to enter and claim vic- tory for himself and his tribe, the other nearly- adults rounded the bend with a whoop. They stopped in their tracks. Something was different. It was Norman. He was now . . . uh, grown, or something. The approached Norman with reverence. They admired his new posture. They hoisted him onto their shoulders and carried him into the host. To- gether they ravaged and subdued the grub. A few days later, Norman, a magnificent ex- ample of an adult nematode now, and his well-fed buddies, also grown, swaggered back to headquar- ters to share the tale of Norman's triumph. Well, news travels fast in the dirt kingdom. The managing seniors, Norman's forefathers, had al- ready heard the saga. When Norman the Nematode walked through the door ahead of the pack, the tribal leaders, in unison, spoke only two words: "Hey Norm!" Mike Cheritn, president of The Green Spot, Depart- ment of Bio-Ingenuity, gj Priest Road, Nottingham, NH oj2go-62o^, can be reached at 60^-^42-892^. Wholesale (jold Star Whalesale Nuneiy is a family owned business. Since 1952 we have been offering the finest wholesale planting maienais to landscape contiactocs throughout the N£. area along with the one element that tnily sets us apan fiDm the competition_.service. Gold Star welcomes your comments and suggestions. Make us your ooe-stop for the best in wholesale landscape supplies. «n!!fflw>M{fii!iiiffi'^fiiifliii-ifr^if^ftia Tel: 800-287-4716 Hie More You Grow, The More You Know. ( Par Aide Golf Accessories •AND MUCH more: Two Locations For Your Conveisience: 16 PiNKHAM Rd West U.S. Route 5 Barrington, NH White River Jct., VT (603) 868-71 72 (802)295-21 1 7 THE PLANTSMAN TAKE ROOT v.^ SHERMAN! '^•Iling to tomcon* cr»at*i a sal*, buf hsiping somcon* to buy crootcs a customsr." 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In addition, all of our warehouses are connected via computer. This enables us to know instantly where a product is located when we are quoting a price. By knowing exactly what is in our fully STOCKED warehouses, our quotes are more accurate, our deliveries quicker, and your overall savings are greater. MAKING MORE SAVINGS AVAILABLE TO YOU!! |-^^B-| GmPPlPl GREENHOUSE & NURSERY SUPPLIES MASSACHUSETTS CONNECTICUT MAINE NEW YORK-Latham NEW YORKAuburn NEW JERSEY VIRGINIA 1619 Mam Stteel 20 Grandview Court 50 West Gray Road 4 Airport Park Boulevard 1 Ellis Drive 2 Corporate Drive 5612 Pride Road Tewksbury, MA 01876 Cheshire, CT 06410 Gray, ME 04039 Latham, NY 121 10 Auburn, NY 13021 Ctanbury. NJ 08512 Richmond. VA 23224 Phone 978-851-4346 Phone:203-699-0919 Phone 207-657 5442 Phone 518-786-3500 Phone:315-255-1450 Phone:609-409-9399 Phone:804-233-3454 FAX 976-851-0012 FAX: 203-699-9615 FAX 207-657 5439 FAX 518-786-3586 FAX 315-255-0580 FAX 609-409-9360 FAX 804-233-8855 V 'i^^^ f^"lA^>^ ^^ NHPGA TWILIGHT MEETING CHURCHILL'S GARDEN CENTER Thursday, |une 18, 6-8 pm 12 Hampton Road (Route 27), Exeter, NH 03833 For most people, it's been a good year — springs early; sales are up. So take an evening off — one evening — and celebrate. loin New Hampshire Plant Growers' Association members and friends for a clambake — yes, a genuine clambake — lobster, clams, and chicken — being put on by Churchill's for you for this occasion. And there's no charge. But it's more than just a party. There's a lot to learn here. Churchill's has recently undergone major changes — a new 6,000-square foot green- house, theme gardens, a perennial area featuring Blooms of Bressingham, expanded nursery yard, redesigned parking and traffic pat- terns— basically, a new layout. You'll see how a garden center can, by using limited space efficiently, continue to develop and expand. Along with all this. Dr. Cheryl Smith, UNH Cooperative Extension Plant Health Specialist, will be here to discuss disease problems and so- lutions— so bring some questions along with your appetite. As we said, there's no charge for the feast, but we do need to know numbers — an RSVP by Friday, )une 12, would be appreciated. Call |im Moser at 603-772-2685. See you on the 18th. (DIRECTIONS: Take 101 East to Rte 88 exit; go left at stop sign. Churchill's is 1/4 mile on your right. Or take 101 West to Route 1 I 1 exit; go left, then right at stop sign onto 27. Churchill's is one mile on your left.) Association Officers President ROBERT C. RIMOL 670 N. Commercial Street Manchester, NH 03101 1149 Telephone: 603-629-9004 Fax: 603-629-9023 Secretary / Treasurer CHRISTOPHER ROBARGE UNH/TSAS Horticultural Facilities Manager Durham, NH 03824 862-1074 Directors ROBERT DEMERS Demers Nursery and Garden Center 656 South Mammoth Road Manchester, NH 03103 437-6336 TAMMY HATHAWAY 61 Squamscott Road, Stratham, NH 0388S 778-3912 ANN HILTON 4 Karacull Lane Pittsfield, NH 03263 435-6425. HENRY HUNTINGTON / Pleasant View Gardens 7316 Pleasant Street, Loudon, NH 03301 435-8361 GEORGE TIMM / Davis Brool< Farm PO Box 476, Rte. 137 South Hancocic, NH 03449 525-4728 PETER VAN BERKUM 4 James Road, Deerfield, NH 03037 463-7663 TIM WOLFE / Lake Street Garden Center 37 Lake Street, Salem. NH 03079 893-5858 Exteitslon Liaison NANCY ADAMS 113 North Road, Brentwood, NH 03833 603-679-5616 Alternate Member DAVID GIURLEO 324 Howard Street, Northboro, MA 01532 508-393-4534. NH PLANT GROWERS ASSOCIATION The Plantsman Editor UNH Research Greenhouses Durham, NH 03824 NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION U.S. POSTAGE PAID PERMIT NO. 43