Christmas was very mild and much of January was pretty free of snow however in a two to three week period in February it seemed like it snowed constantly. The snow banks just kept piling up and around mid-month the displays of icicles were pretty impressive. Roof rakes were sold out in all the Home Depots, Loews, Tractor Supplies and local hardware stores like Bradley's. Wolfeboro Power sold out of snowblowers. Buyers from as far south as Connecticut!

Early February was the date for New England Grows, one of North America's largest educational conferences and trade shows held at the Boston Convention and Exposition Center. More than 12,000 attendees from the horticulture industry participate in this event each year. Those attending from Carroll County Landscape were Dave Alessandroni, Jan Bicknell, Tyrrell Nickerson, Patti Thomas and Dave Luczek. It was a great opportunity to soak up as much new information as possible and check out the latest tools, machinery and a host of other products and plants that were on display