Past Local and National Meetings For 2015
December 5, 2015 – Christmas lunch & meeting – McMaster home – Sponsor: Chattanooga Hosta Society (Chattanooga, TN)
November 15, 2015, 1:00 p.m. – Steve McMurty and Rick Cox, “Honey I Shrunk the Garden” – Bellmer Garden House, 1077 Bell Road, Duluth, GA -Sponsor: Georgia Hosta Society – Facebook (Atlanta, GA)
October 27, 2015, 6:30 p.m. – Dana Dobias. “Shade Groundcovers” – Tulsa Garden Center Ballroom – Sponsor: Hosta Connection – Facebook – (Tulsa, OK)
October 26, 2015, 6:00 p.m. – Mary Terrell, “Gardens from the 2015 American Hosta Society Convention in Raleigh” – Nature Classroom adjacent to Butterfly House – Sponsor: Hosta Society of North Alabama – Facebook – (Huntsville, AL)
October 22, 2015, 6:30 p.m. – Troy Marden, “New and Unusual Hosta Companions”- Cheekwood Potter Room – 1200 Forrest Park Drive Nashville, TN – Sponsor: Middle Tennessee Hosta Society (Nashville, TN)
October 15, 2015, 6:30 p.m. – Reggie Millette – Memphis Botanic Garden – Sponsor: Mid South Hosta Society – Facebook (Memphis, TN)
October 3, 2015, 1:00 p.m. – Plant Auction – Community Center, 1517 Tombras Ave, East Ridge, TN – Sponsor: Chattanooga Hosta Society (Chattanooga, TN)
September 28, 2015, 6:00 p.m. – Eleanor Craig, “Wonderful World of Ferns” – Nature Classroom adjacent to Butterfly House – Sponsor: Hosta Society of North Alabama – Facebook – (Huntsville, AL)
September 27, 2015, 10 a.m. – Self guided tour of the Paul J. Ciener Botanical Garden – Kernersville, NC – Sponsor: Central Carolina Hosta Society – Facebook – (Greensboro, NC)
September 24, 2015, 6:30 p.m. – Mossin’ Annie Marting, “Moss and the Shade Garned”- Cheekwood Potter Room – 1200 Forrest Park Drive Nashville, TN – Sponsor: Middle Tennessee Hosta Society (Nashville, TN)
September 22, 2015, 7:00 p.m. – Jean Lemmon, “Health Soil: Conserving Water, Protecting Streams” – Tulsa Garden Center Ballroom – Sponsor: Hosta Connection – Facebook – (Tulsa, OK)
September 19, 2015, 6:30 p.m. – Plant Sale – Tulsa Garden Center – Sponsor: Hosta Connection – Facebook – (Tulsa, OK)
September 19, 2015 – Fall Hosta Forum
September 17, 2015, 6:30 p.m. – Mary Ann Metz, “How to use Hostas in the Garden” – Memphis Botanic Garden – Sponsor: Mid South Hosta Society – Facebook (Memphis, TN)
September 13, 2015 – annual picnic – Sponsor:Potomac Hosta Society – Facebook – (Washington, DC area)
September 12, 2015 – Jack Driskell, Companion plants, both woody and perennial – Bellmer Garden House, 1077 Bell Road, Duluth, GA -Sponsor: Georgia Hosta Society – Facebook (Atlanta, GA)
August 27, 2015, 6:30 p.m. – Bill Randles, “Terrariums and Succulent Dish Gardens”- Cheekwood Potter Room – 1200 Forrest Park Drive Nashville, TN – Sponsor: Middle Tennessee Hosta Society (Nashville, TN)
August 24, 2015, 6:00 p.m. – Trevor Cole, “Water Features in the Garden” – Nature Classroom adjacent to Butterfly House – Sponsor: Hosta Society of North Alabama – Facebook – (Huntsville, AL)
August 8, 2015 – General Meeting – Colfax, NC – Sponsor: Central Carolina Hosta Society – Facebook – Greensboro, NC
July 28, 2015, 6:30 p.m. – Patricia Harde, “Shaded Gardening” – Sponsor: Hosta Connection of Tulsa – Facebook – (Tulsa, OK)
July 27, 2015, 6:00 p.m. – Ron Cooper and Mark Kimbrough, “Flower Arranging Using Hosta Leaves” – Nature Classroom adjacent to Butterfly House – Sponsor: Hosta Society of North Alabama – Facebook – (Huntsville, AL)
July 9-11, 2015 – Midwest Regional Hosta Society Convention – Sponsor: Midwest Regional Hosta Society (Duboque, Iowa)
July 4, 2015, 6:00 p.m. – Susan Webb, “Hosta Spotlight” – Nature Classroom adjacent to Butterfly House – Sponsor: Hosta Society of North Alabama – Facebook – (Huntsville, AL)
June 26-28, 2015 – First Look 15 – Marlborough, MA
June 23, 2015, 6:30 p.m. – “Plant Swap!” – Ballroom of the Tulsa Garden Center – Sponsor: Hosta Connection of Tulsa, Facebook – (Tulsa, OK)
June 22, 2015, 6:00 p.m. – Annual Plant Swap – Nature Classroom adjacent to Butterfly House – Sponsor: Hosta Society of North Alabama – Facebook – (Huntsville, AL)
June 18-20, 2015 – Regional & National Convention – 3415 Wake Forest Road, Raleigh, NC – “Back to the Future” – Facebook
June 19, 2015, 6:00 p.m. – Meeting of the Dixie Regional Hosta Society – 3415 Wake Forest Road, Raleigh, NC
June 13, 2015 – PHC Garden Stroll – Sponsor:Potomac Hosta Society – Facebook – (Washington, DC area)
June 7, 2015, 2:00p.m. – 4:00p.m. – Dedication of new hosta garden. 490 species or cultivars plus Asian companion plants. University of Tennessee Gardens, 2514 Jacob Drive, Knoxville.
June 6, 2015, 10:00a.m. – 3:00p.m. – Behnke Garden’s Garden Party – Behnke Nurseries, 11300 Baltimore Ave, Beltsville MD – Sponsor:Potomac Hosta Society – Facebook – (Washington, DC area)
Jun 6, 2015, 12:00 p.m. – Picnic – McMasters garden – Sponsor: Chattanooga Hosta Society (Chattanooga, TN)
Jun 5-6, 2015, 6:00 p.m. – HSNA Hosta Leaf Show – Nature Classroom adjacent to Butterfly House – Sponsor: Hosta Society of North Alabama – Facebook – (Huntsville, AL)
May 30, 2015 – PHC Garden Stroll – Sponsor:Potomac Hosta Society – Facebook – (Washington, DC area)
May 22, 2015, 6:00 p.m. – Colebrook Nursey – Sponsor: Hosta Connection of Tulsa, Facebook – (Tulsa, OK)
May 18, 2015, 6:00 p.m. – Steve Cunningham, “Hosta Leaf Show 101” – Nature Classroom adjacent to Butterfly House – Sponsor: Hosta Society of North Alabama – Facebook – (Huntsville, AL)
May 15-16, 2015 – HSNA Plant Sale – HBG Parking lot – Sponsor: Hosta Society of North Alabama – Facebook – (Huntsville, AL)
May 16, 2015 – Green Spring Park Plant Sale – 4603 Green Spring Road, Alexandria, Virginia 22312 – Sponsor:Potomac Hosta Society – Facebook – (Washington, DC area)
May 9, 2015, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm – Georgia Hosta Society Plant Sale – Tucker Methodist Church, Church and Fourth St, Tucker, GA – Sponsor: Georgia Hosta Society – Facebook (Atlanta, GA)
May 9, 2015, 10:00 am – 3:30 pm – Georgia Hosta Society Leaf Show – Tucker Methodist Church, Church and Fourth St, Tucker, GA – Sponsor: Georgia Hosta Society – Facebook (Atlanta, GA)
May 9, 2015, 9:00 am – 2:00 pm – Annual Hosta Sale and Hosta Garden Tour, Memphis Botanic Garden, north gate ‘A’ – Sponsor: Mid South Hosta Society – Facebook (Memphis, TN)
April 28, 2015, 6:30 pm – Linda Vater, “Garden Design” – Tulsa Garden Center Auditorium – Sponsor: Tulsa Hosta Connection –Facebook (Tulsa, OK)
April 27, 2015, 6:00 p.m. – Amy Rakeshaw, “Container Gardening in the Shade” – Nature Classroom adjacent to Butterfly House – Sponsor: Hosta Society of North Alabama – Facebook – (Huntsville, AL)
April 24-25, 2015 – Friends of the National Arboretum (FONA) Plant Sale – US National Arboretum, 3501 New York Ave., NE, Washington, DC – Sponsor:Potomac Hosta Society – Facebook – (Washington, DC area)
April 23, 2015, 6:30 p.m. – Steve Watson, “Introduction to New Hosta Included in the Spring Sale” – Cheekwood Potter Room – 1200 Forrest Park Drive Nashville, TN – Sponsor: Middle Tennessee Hosta Society (Nashville, TN)
April 16, 2015, 6:30 p.m. – Jim Crowder – Memphis Botanic Garden – Sponsor: Mid South Hosta Society – Facebook (Memphis, TN)
April 11, 2015 – General Meeting – Bellmer Garden House, 1077 Bell Road, Duluth, GA -Sponsor: Georgia Hosta Society – Facebook (Atlanta, GA)
April 10-11, 2-15 – AHS River Farm Plant Sale – American Horticultural Society’s River Farm, 7931 East Boulevard Dr., Alexandria, Virginia – Sponsor: Potomac Hosta Society – Facebook – (Washington, DC area)
April 4, 2015, 1:00 p.m. – Craig Walker, “New plants at the Barn Nursery” – Barn Nursery, 1801 E 24th St Pl, Chattanooga, TN – Sponsor: Chattanooga Hosta Society (Chattanooga, TN)
March 29, 2015, 2:00-4:00pm – PHC Annual Meeting and Plant Sale – Merrifield Garden Center, Fair Oaks, Virginia – Sponsor: Potomac Hosta Society – Facebook – (Washington, DC area)
March 23, 2015, 6:00 p.m. – Troy Marden, “Witts End – A Collector’s Garden” – Murray Hall at HBG – Sponsor: Hosta Society of North Alabama – Facebook – (Huntsville, AL)
March 24, 2015, 6:30 p.m. – Tulsa Garden Center – Sponsor: Hosta Connection – Facebook – (Tulsa, OK)
March 19, 2015, 6:30 p.m. – Mark Zilis – Memphis Botanic Garden – Sponsor: Mid South Hosta Society – Facebook (Memphis, TN)
March , 2015 – Hosta Trail Work Day – Sponsor: Mid South Hosta Society – Facebook (Memphis, TN)
March 20-21, 2015 – Hosta College – Sponsor: Great Lakes Region (Piqua, OH)
March 5-8, 2015 – Nashville Lawn and Garden Show– Fairgrounds in Nashville, TN – Meeting for: Middle Tennessee Hosta Society (Nashville, TN)
February 26, 2015, 5:00 p.m. – Bag – N – Tag Hostas for the Nashville Lawn and Garden Show – Cheekwood Potter Room – 1200 Forrest Park Drive Nashville, TN – Sponsor: Middle Tennessee Hosta Society (Nashville, TN)
February 23, 2015, 6:00 p.m. – Ben Ford, “Tranquility – The Preservation of a Hosta Garden” – Nature Classroom adjacent to The Butterfly House – Sponsor: Hosta Society of North Alabama – Facebook (Huntsville, AL)
February 19, 2015, 6:30 p.m. – Peter Hatch, Restoration of Thomas Jefferson’s Garden Monticello – Memphis Botanic Garden – Sponsor: Mid South Hosta Society – Facebook (Memphis, TN)
February 7, 2015, 12 p.m. – Don Dean, “My Path” – Bellmer Garden House, 1077 Bell Road, Duluth, GA -Sponsor: Georgia Hosta Society – Facebook (Atlanta, GA)
January 26, 2015 – Susan Webb, “Designing Your Garden with Hostas” – Boeing Classroom at HBG – Sponsor: Hosta Society of North Alabama – Facebook (Huntsville, AL)
January 10 – 24, 2015 – American Hosta Society’s On-line Auction
January 22, 2015, 6:30 p.m. – Zac Carter, “Downsizing and Modernizing Your 2015 Garden” – Cheekwood Potter Room – 1200 Forrest Park Drive Nashville, TN – Sponsor: Middle Tennessee Hosta Society (Nashville, TN)
January 17, 2015 – Midwest Regional 2015 Winter Scientific Meeting – Sponsor: Midwest Regional Hosta Society (Naperville, IL)