2003 UNH Greenhouse Open House Scheduled for April 4 & 5Coincides with Seacoast Flower, Home and Garden Show By Sharon Keeler March 26, 2003
DURHAM, NH - April is a great time of year to visit the University of New Hampshire Greenhouse Open House. This year's Open House will provide plenty of interesting displays and information to help chase away winter and welcome spring. The two-day event sponsored by UNH's College of Life Sciences and Agriculture, Cooperative Extension and the Thompson School of Applied Science takes place 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and Saturday, April 4 and 5, 2003. It is free and open to the public. UNH's Greenhouse Open House will include educational lectures, colorful displays and demonstrations on a wide range of topics to satisfy anyone interested in home gardening and landscaping. Lecture topics include poisonous and edible plants, a "tour' of China, wild mushrooms, identification of backyard plants and carnivorous plants. Other events and activities include plant sales, a plant diagnostic lab (bring your 'sick' plants for diagnosis) and a scavenger hunt for the children. The UNH Greenhouse is located on Mast Road in Durham. Lectures take place in Putnam Hall across the parking lot. For more information call Cheryl Estabrooke at 603-862-3200 or contact
her by Email at cheryl.estabrook@unh.edu, or visit the Web site UNH Cooperative Extension
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