MELNA Executive Director Don Sproul


Don’s Digressions: Our Executive Director’s Column


• MELNA’s Recertification Workshop was postponed from Wednesday, February 27 until Monday, March 4 at Seasons Event Center (formerly Verillo’s) in Portland. Te postponement was due to a storm. About 35 MELNA members attended and gained continuing education credits for the MELNA professional designations.


• MELNA is still looking for members to host Twilight Meetings. One will be held in July and this will include a membership business meeting. Te other will be in September. Contact the MELNA Office if you are willing to host.


• MELNA members dominated awards at the Portland Flower Show held in early March. Congratulations to the following MELNA members:


• Cozy Acres Greenhouses of North Yarmouth received the Beatrix Farrand Design Award for best alternative garden style or design.


• O’Donal’s Nursery of Gorham, the Cary Award for best use of hardy Northern climate plants.


• Skillin’s Greenhouses of Falmouth, the Hardscape Award for most creative use of a hardscape.


• Coastal Lawn Care, Inc. of Cumberland, the John Skillin First-Timers Award for best overall score among new exhibitors.


• O’Donal’s Nursery of Gorham, the Lyle Littlefield Commemorative Award for the garden that best introduces new or little-used woody plants.


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• Jaiden Landscaping of Brunswick, the Palette Award for the garden that best demonstrates skillful use of color.


• Skillin’s Greenhouses of Falmouth, the Pierson Nurseries Award for best use of woody plants native to North America.


• Skillin’s Greenhouses of Falmouth, the Best of Show Award for the exhibit receiving the greatest number of judges’ points.


• Jaiden Landscaping of Brunswick, MELNA’s People’s Choice Award as favorite display voted by attendees.


MELNA’s primary source of getting the most up-to- date information to its members is through our E-NEWS, which is sent every two weeks. If you haven’t been receiving the E-NEWS, please make sure you send you e-mail address to the MELNA Executive Director at MngmtPlus@aol.com and make sure that e-mail from that address is not goping to your SPAM folder!


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