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NHTI Business & Industry Training
31 College Drive
Concord, NH 03301-7412
(603) 271-6663
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Foreign Language and Culture Series presents

ARABIC, JAPANESE and GREEK!
Come and enjoy an exciting summer of learning world languages
and cultures with native speakers! Cost for each program is $225.

  • Arabic
      Dates: Sept. 27, Oct. 4, 11, 18 & 25, 2010, 5:30 – 8:30 pm
  • Japanese
      Dates: Oct. 12, 19, 26, Nov. 2 & 9, 2010, 5:00 – 8:00 pm
  • Greek
      Dates: Nov. 16, 23, 30, Dec. 7 & 14, 2010, 5:00 – 8:00 pm

Landscaping Seminar Series

Whether you build landscapes professionally, design them or simply enjoy them, this series of seminars helps you acquire skills necessary to optimize the functional and visual potential of residential landscape. With the help of experts, learn how to improve the value of your property and enjoy the beauty of your outdoor living space.

Home Gardening Secrets that Save Time and Energy
Are you a working professional or busy parent that has always wanted to garden but can't seem to find the time? Are you interested in growing your own fresh food, but can't imagine adding another chore onto a 40 hour workweek? It might be time to learn how to fit gardening into your life from Dot Perkins, program coordinator for the Master Gardener program and a life long gardener, herbalist and plant & insect identification specialist with UNH Cooperative Extension. Dot will share time saving gardening techniques such as "composting in place," that will save you time, money and energy, changing your gardening life forever!
Price: $49
Date: September 11, 2010, 9:00 am – noon

Extending the Gardening Season
The gardening season is not over yet! Fall is the ideal time to plant trees, shrubs, perennials and bulbs, prepare beds for next spring and seed and fertilize lawns. There are many garden chores that if done in the fall will improve the vitality and appearance of the landscape in the coming year. Dave Seavey, an agricultural educator at UNH Cooperative Extension for 33 years, will discuss these important garden and landscape chores for the fall. Topics will include perennial weed control, general garden clean up, composting, meadow vole control, protecting plants from winter injury, fall fertilization of lawns, trees, and shrubs, mulching and more. There will time allotted for questions and answers. By putting a little thought and effort into your landscape off-season, you will reap the benefits the next growing season.
Price: $49
Date: September 25, 2010, 9:00 am – noon

Private Spaces: Landscape Design for the Homeowner
Are you a homeowner interested in redesigning an existing uninspiring landscape or in a new home starting from scratch? Learn about the fundamentals of residential landscape design necessary to create a plan, the first step in creating a successful design. Robert Pollock, a landscape architect, instructor at NHTI and owner of Pollock Land Planning in New Hampton, will explain how to create a landscape plan for maximum use and aesthetic appeal, plant material selection and how to deal with issues related to sun, shade, drainage, water and maintenance.
Price: $89
Date: October 2 & 16, 2010, 9:00 am – noon

Register Today!

Revised: 16 Aug 2010