Past Local and National Meetings For 2016
December 3, 2016 – Christmas lunch & meeting – McMaster home – Sponsor: Chattanooga Hosta Society (Chattanooga, TN)
November 19, 2016 – General Meeting – Bellmer Garden House, 10777 Bell Road, Duluth, GA 30097 – Sponsor: Georgia Hosta Society, Facebook (Atlanta, GA)
October 27, 2016, 6:30 p.m. – “Planting Bulbs for Your Garden- Cheekwood Potter Room, 1200 Forrest Park Drive Nashville, TN – Sponsor: Middle Tennessee Hosta Society (Nashville, TN)
October 25, 2016 – Master Gardener and Master Composter Steve Wod – Tulsa Garden Center auditorium, 2435 S. Peoria Ave, Tulsa, OK – Sponsor: Hosta Connection, Facebook, Twitter (Tulsa, OK)
October 20, 2016, 7:00 p.m. – Meeting – Memphis Botanical Garden – Sponsor: Mid-South Hosta Society, Facebook (Memphis, TN)
October 15, 2016 – Board Meeting – Bellmer Garden House, 10777 Bell Road, Duluth, GA 30097 – Sponsor: Georgia Hosta Society, Facebook (Atlanta, GA)
September 26, 2016 – “Big World, Little Hosta: Success with Small and Mini Hosta”, Mary Terrell- The Brahan Spring Recreation Center , 3770 Ivy Ave. Huntsville, AL – Sponsor: Hosta Society of North Alabama, Facebook (Huntsville, AL)
September 24, 2016 – General Meeting with Guest Speaker- Bellmer Garden House, 10777 Bell Road, Duluth, GA 30097 – Sponsor: Georgia Hosta Society, Facebook (Atlanta, GA)
September 22, 2016, 6:30 p.m. – “Plant Disease”, Allan Windham – Cheekwood Potter Room, 1200 Forrest Park Drive Nashville, TN – Sponsor: Middle Tennessee Hosta Society (Nashville, TN)
September 17, 2016, 9:00am – 2:00pm – Plant Sale – Tulsa Garden Center auditorium, 2435 S. Peoria Ave, Tulsa, OK – Sponsor: Hosta Connection, Facebook, Twitter (Tulsa, OK)
September 16, 2016, 7:00 p.m. – Meeting – Memphis Botanical Garden – Sponsor: Mid-South Hosta Society, Facebook (Memphis, TN)
September 16-17, 2016 – Fall Hosta Forum – Sponsor: (Edinboro, PA)
August 25, 2016 – “When the Hosta Bug Bites”, Bob Soldberg- Cheekwood Potter Room, 1200 Forrest Park Drive Nashville, TN – Sponsor: Middle Tennessee Hosta Society (Nashville, TN)
August 22 , 2016 – Slideshow of AHS National Convention in St. Louis, Steve Cunningham- The Brahan Spring Recreation Center , 3770 Ivy Ave. Huntsville, AL – Sponsor: Hosta Society of North Alabama, Facebook (Huntsville, AL)
August 20, 2016 – Board Meeting – Bellmer Garden House, 10777 Bell Road, Duluth, GA 30097 – Sponsor: Georgia Hosta Society, Facebook (Atlanta, GA)
July 23, 2016 – “What’s All The Hype About Hypertufa?”, Lucy Tally- The Brahan Spring Recreation Center , 3770 Ivy Ave. Huntsville, AL – Sponsor: Hosta Society of North Alabama, Facebook (Huntsville, AL)
July 23, 2016 – “What’s All The Hype About Hypertufa?”,
June 25, 2016 – “SURVIOR – THE DIXIE REGION EPISODE”, Mary Terrell & Susan Webb – The Brahan Spring Recreation Center , 3770 Ivy Ave. Huntsville, AL – Sponsor: Hosta Society of North Alabama, Facebook (Huntsville, AL)
June 24-26, 2016 – First Look (Windsor Lock, CT)
June 15-18, 2016 – National Convention (St. Louis, MO)
June 2-4, 2016 – Dixie Regional Conference (Madison, AL)
May 27-28, 2016 – Hosta Leaf Show- Cheekwood Potter Room, 1200 Forrest Park Drive Nashville, TN – Sponsor: Middle Tennessee Hosta Society (Nashville, TN)
May 23, 2016 – “What’s in a Name – The Backstory on Some of Our Favorite Hosta”, Sue Toole- The Brahan Spring Recreation Center , 3770 Ivy Ave. Huntsville, AL – Sponsor: Hosta Society of North Alabama, Facebook (Huntsville, AL)
May 14, 2016 – GHS Hosta Show and Plant Sale – First Baptist Church of Tucker, 2367 Main Street Tucker, GA – Sponsor: Georgia Hosta Society, Facebook (Atlanta, GA)
May 14, 2016 – Annual Plant Sale, Susan Webb – Location: TBD – Sponsor: Hosta Society of North Alabama, Facebook (Huntsville, AL)
May 7, 2016 – MTHS’s Annual Hosta Sale – Maryland Farms YMCA, 5101 Maryland Way, Brentwood, TN – Sponsor: Middle Tennessee Hosta Society (Nashville, TN)
May 7, 2916 – NAHS Annual Plant Sale – Picnic Pavilion at HBG – Sponsor: Hosta Society of North Alabama, Facebook (Huntsville, AL)
May 1, 2016 – Field trip to Green Hill Hostas – Sponsor: Central Carolina Hosta Society, Facebook (Greensboro, NC)
April 28, 2016 – “Hosta Leaf Show Preview”, Georgeann McCoy & Donna Priester and “Hosta review”, Steve Watson- Cheekwood Potter Room, 1200 Forrest Park Drive Nashville, TN – Sponsor: Middle Tennessee Hosta Society (Nashville, TN)
April 25, 2016 – “Annual Plant Swap/Getting Ready for Dixie Regional”, Sharon Darty & Mary Terrell – The Brahan Spring Recreation Center , 3770 Ivy Ave. Huntsville, AL – Sponsor: Hosta Society of North Alabama, Facebook (Huntsville, AL)
April 15, 2016, 7:00 p.m. – Meeting – Memphis Botanical Garden – Sponsor: Mid-South Hosta Society, Facebook (Memphis, TN)
April 9, 2016 – General Meeting and Spring Auction – Bellmer Garden House, 10777 Bell Road, Duluth, GA 30097 – Sponsor: Georgia Hosta Society, Facebook (Atlanta, GA)
March 28, 2016 – “Buy This, Not That: Choosing Alternative Hosta Cultivars for North Alabama”, Lynda Nelson – The Brahan Spring Recreation Center , 3770 Ivy Ave. Huntsville, AL – Sponsor: Hosta Society of North Alabama, Facebook (Huntsville, AL)
March 24, 2016 – “Tropical Plants”, Lucas Holman- Cheekwood Potter Room, 1200 Forrest Park Drive Nashville, TN – Sponsor: Middle Tennessee Hosta Society (Nashville, TN)
March 22, 2016 – “Butterfly Nectar Plants”, Jim Thayer – Tulsa Garden Center auditorium, 2435 S. Peoria Ave, Tulsa, OK – Sponsor: Hosta Connection (Tulsa, OK)
March 18 – 19, 2016 – Hosta College – Sponsor: Great Lakes Region (Piqua, OH)
March 17, 2016, 7:00 p.m. – Landscaping with hostas and other shady characters”, Mary Ann Metz- Memphis Botanical Garden – Sponsor: Mid-South Hosta Society, Facebook (Memphis, TN)
March 5, 2016 – Board Meeting – Bellmer Garden House, 10777 Bell Road, Duluth, GA 30097 – Sponsor: Georgia Hosta Society, Facebook (Atlanta, GA)
March 3-6, 2016 – Nashville Lawn & Garden Show booth, The Fairgrounds Nashville, 500 Wedgewood Avenue
Nashville, TN – Sponsor: Middle Tennessee Hosta Society (Nashville, TN)
February 25, 2016, 5:30 p.m. – Bare Root Prep- Cheekwood Potter Room, 1200 Forrest Park Drive Nashville, TN – Sponsor: Middle Tennessee Hosta Society (Nashville, TN)
February 25, 2016, 6:30 p.m. – “Art in the Landscape”, Judson Newbern – Cheekwood Potter Room, 1200 Forrest Park Drive Nashville, TN – Sponsor: Middle Tennessee Hosta Society (Nashville, TN)
February 22, 2016 – “Designing Your Garden to Attract Birds”, Herb Lewis – The Brahan Spring Recreation Center , 3770 Ivy Ave. Huntsville, AL – Sponsor: Hosta Society of North Alabama, Facebook (Huntsville, AL)
February 18, 2016, 7:00 p.m. – Bob Solberg- Memphis Botanical Garden – Sponsor: Mid-South Hosta Society, Facebook (Memphis, TN)
February 6, 2016, 11:30 a.m. – “Appreciating Georgia Native Plants”, Ken Gohring – Deen Day Sanders Garden House, 10777 Bell Road, Duluth, GA 30097 – Sponsor: Georgia Hosta Society, Facebook (Atlanta, GA)
Jan 10 -24, 2016 – American Hosta Society’s On-line Auction. To bid you must be registered, that can be done here.
January 16, 2016 – MRHS Winter Conference (formerly Winter Scientific Meeting) – Sponsor: Midwest Regional Hosta Society (Naperville, IL)
January 9, 2016 – Board Meeting – Bellmer Garden House, 10777 Bell Road, Duluth, GA 30097 – Sponsor: Georgia Hosta Society, Facebook (Atlanta, GA)