UNH Hosts Poinsettia Open House Dec. 1-3

Thursday, November 17, 2016
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The Thompson School Horticulture Club will again host a wreath decorating activity. Fresh wreaths will be available for purchase, and visitors will be guided by Horticulture Club students to create their own holiday wreath.

DURHAM, N.H. – The Thompson School of Applied Science will host its Poinsettia Open House Thursday, Dec. 1, from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Dec. 2-3, 2016, at the University of New Hampshire in the greenhouses at 13 Botanical Lane. Now in its 11th year, the event is free and open to the public.

A broad selection of the many poinsettia varieties will be available for purchase on all three days and throughout the holiday season. The Thompson School Horticulture Club will again host a wreath decorating activity. Fresh wreaths will be available for purchase, and visitors will be guided by Horticulture Club students to create their own holiday wreath. All proceeds will benefit the Horticulture Club.

Students taking Flower Show Design will decorate the workroom as a winter wonderland.

On Thursday and Friday metered parking is available at the UNH Visitor Center across from the greenhouses; parking on Saturday is free. The greenhouses are also served by Wildcat Transit’s free shuttle service: https://www.unh.edu/transportation/wildcat-transit.

The University of New Hampshire is a flagship research university that inspires innovation and transforms lives in our state, nation and world. More than 16,000 students from all 50 states and 71 countries engage with an award-winning faculty in top ranked programs in business, engineering, law, health and human services, liberal arts and the sciences across more than 200 programs of study. UNH’s research portfolio includes partnerships with NASA, NOAA, NSF and NIH, receiving more than $100 million in competitive external funding every year to further explore and define the frontiers of land, sea and space. 

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