The convention will begin Thursday evening July 10 with
vendors open for you to purchase all those wonderful new and exciting hosta
plants, as well as the tried and true classics.
You will want to arrive early to get first choice of some of the rare
beauties. The evening will conclude with
the hostatality suite open to renew those good hosta friendships and meet new
hosta friends.
Friday will feature a Hosta Leaf Show, which is a major attraction
of every convention. Vending will also
be open to purchase more plants. A
speaker will inform and entertain us in the afternoon about the latest
gardening information. Later that evening
the banquet will be held, followed by the plant auction. The evening will end with the gathering in
the Hostatality suite.
Saturday will begin with a breakfast at the hotel followed
by a tour of the Asselborn, Harris, Horton, and
McGovern, gardens. We’ll return to the
hotel for lunch, more vending and viewing of the leaf show, then later leave
for the evening barbeque at Rich’s Foxwillow Pines Nursery, stopping along the
way to visit the Postlewaite, and Van Ostrand gardens. Rich’s is a gardener’s dream, featuring
hundreds of rare, dwarf, and unusual trees and conifers. They also sell hostas, the proceeds of which
benefit the Heifer Foundation.
The plant vendors, who come from all across the country, will
be open Thursday evening, all day Friday, and after lunch on Saturday.
The leaf show will also be open after judging
on Friday and after lunch on Saturday.
Each evening will culminate with refreshments in the hostatality suite
where attendees can unwind and visit with other hosta enthusiasts and engage in
hosta conversation.
Before leaving on Sunday for home, directions will be
provided for more gardens that will be available to tour on your own.
Please join us July 10-12 for a Chi-Town Classic good time!
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