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2007 Young Nursery Professional of the Year Award
Congratulations to Doug McElroy of Newton Greenhouses, Newton, NH. Doug is the recipient of the 2007 Young Nursery Professional of the Year award from the New England Nursery Association. This annual award was developed to recognize, honor and encourage participation, achievement and growth by an individual in the industry who has not yet reached the age of 40; who has shown involvement in his or her state association; who has contributed to the success of their company; and has portrayed a positive image of the nursery industry to the public. Nominations for the Young Nursery Professional of the Year are made by the individual New England state associations. Congratulations Doug!
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Welcome Dr. Brian Krug, UNH Specialist, Greenhouse Floriculture
We
are pleased to welcome to New Hampshire the newest UNHCE Specialist,
Dr. Brian Krug. Brian has a keen interest in sustainable production to greenhouse crops...how to produce crops more efficiently and cost effectively with decreased inputs (energy, labor, pesticides, fertilizers, etc.) and less impact on the environment. This will undoubtedly involve cross-disciplinary activities with other specialists - a wonderful benefit of working in a collborative university setting.
He will be continuing plant growth regulator experiments this spring for 6-8 weeks on crops such as marigolds, cosmos, geraniums, begonias, salvia, vinca, and Easter lilies. Brian will also be expanding his tissue analysis nutrition experiments with geraniums to better interpret desirable nutrient levels throughout the plant's growth cycle.
Brian will be spending a good deal of time traveling throughout the state with local county Extension agriculture educators this spring & summer meeting growers, refining research needs, offering guidance on production problems, and generally getting a handle on New Hampshire horticultureal opportunities and challenges.
If you have a problem which falls within Brians purview, don't hesitate to contact him or request a visit. He's looking forward to learning more about New Hampshire floriculture and is excited about his future here in the Granite State.
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Millican Nurseries and ABC's Extreme Makeover Home Edition
Millican Nurseries participated on the ABC Network program, 'Extreme Makeover Home Edition'. In the episode, Ty and the crew help the Voisine's, loving, close-knit family, whose home was demolished after a devastating flood. Country music star, Rodney Atkins helps kick off the build.
Millican Nurseries donated the plant material for the home as well as provided staff to help supervise the planting.
For more information and additional video, click here.
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Events
Landscaping by the Water’s Edge: An Ecological Approach to Landscaping Shoreland Property
Landscaping
at the Water’s Edge is a three-part workshop for Conservation
commissions, planning/zoning board members, lakes association
representatives and other local decision-makers. The scope of the
training includes an understanding of soils and water movement, site
assessment, erosion control techniques, guidelines for vegetative
buffers, principles of ecological landscape design, plant selection and
planting, and low impact lawns.
Date: July 15, 17 and 22, 2008
Time: 5:45 – 9:00 PM each day
Location: The Knowlton House, Lake Sunapee Protective Association, Main Street, Sunapee Harbor, NH
First
person: $99 pre-registration (by July 8th) or $125 late registration.
Second (and third) person in any family/organization: $49 each.
For more information, please call Sadie Puglisi (ext. 323) at 603-225-5505.
Register online here >
For directions to the event >
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