MIDWEST REGIONAL HOSTA SOCIETY NEWSLETTER

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MIDWEST REGIONAL HOSTA SOCIETY NEWSLETTER
HOSTA LEAVES
ISSUE NUMBER 59
FALL 2005
WINTER SCIENTIFIC MEETING DESCRIPTION AND REGISTRATION FORM
WHAT DID YOU MISS IN JUNE?—SPRINGFIELD, MO
President
DeEtta Montgomery
Temple Lane No. 2
Davenport, IA 52803
Vice-President
Scott Hildebrandt
1020 Redwood Dr
Norwalk, IA 50211
Secretary
Treasurer
Editor
Audra Wilson
Peter Postlewaite
Floyd Rogers
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Editor‘s Epistolary Elucidations
(Go ahead! Look it up!)
The Greater Ozarks Hosta Society put on a great show this past June. Most of this issue‘s contents will demonstrate what a wonderful time we had in Springfield. Much of the garden writeup material came directly from the convention booklet with additional comments by various
contributors. I thank them all.
For those who missed Springfield, we have another opportunity at the other end of our region,
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in July 2006. See page 26 for a preview—the registration information
will appear in the next issue. I hope to see you there.
In the meantime, we have the Winter Scientific Meeting in January. If you have attended one
of these, you will be there again. You know the sessions‘ value and the fun we have. If you‘ve
never attended, Schaumburg in January is a dream come true. Fill out the registration on page
27 and make travel plans now.
On behalf or the Midwest Regional Hosta Society, I would like to thank Tom Micheletti for his
past service to this organization. As important as those accomplishments have been, he has
made even greater contributions. How many people, would you guess, have been affected by
Tom‘s enthusiasm for the greatest perennial the world has ever seen? I have the answer, but I
need to quote Tom himself. ―Gazillions!‖
Thanks, Tom.
Welcome to my first edition of Hosta Happenings. As I do with every effort, I try to be perfect,
but realize that will not happen. Several people have proofread the newsletter and I thank them
for their efforts. I encourage suggestions on improving the product, and also encourage volunteers for authoring articles and proofreading future editions. Enjoy!
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Midwest Regional Hosta Society Newsletter, Fall 2005, page 2
The Hosta Hotties (and Hosta Honey's too!)
by Mary Schwartzbauer
Location, location, location! We all know what a common phrase that is, but it doesn't just refer to real-estate. Where you sit on the bus at a Hosta Convention can mean the difference between having a nice relaxing conversation with an old friend, to getting to meet someone new,
to becoming a Hosta Hottie. Pick your seat carefully.
It all started out innocently enough, I selected a seat near the rear of the bus as the front was
pretty much full already. A red flag should have gone up right there - the ―A‖ students always
sit up front, while the ―D‖ students congregate in the back of the classroom. My usual convention buddy, Connie Linder, had family obligations, so was not present which left me alone to
face come what may.
Flag number two should have popped up when I realized I was in close proximity to Tom and
Becki Micheletti, and Carl and Kay Johanson. Betsy and Floyd Rogers were present and Kim
Larsen as well. Anything can happen you know. Anyway, light conversation began and, as so
often happens without anyone being any the wiser, a shift occurs in the chatter. Soon we were
knee deep in a conversation about the Hosta Hussies of nearby Illinois and thereabouts. We of
course realized immediately that we were of a higher class than the hussies (although it has
come to my attention, that we have a few members who have ―dual membership‖ so to speak)
and labeled ourselves Hotties. The men had a hand in the terminology - thanks guys. Anyway,
uniforms were quickly discussed, and as Kim has an affinity to hats, and a red sequined one was
noted in a shop near the hotel, red hats were quickly adopted as part of the ensemble. (Red and
Hottie go together don't you think?) Tee shirts were also discussed - stay tuned. We realize we
may be stepping on some Red Hat Society Lady's toes ever so slightly, but some of us would be
of legitimate age to fit into that category. Besides, there is enough rebellious behavior in our
group to challenge the Red Hat Society Ladies to the fact that they don‘t own the color red or
the sole use of red hats.
As we approached the hotel from our garden tours, we had not a care about lunch, but we did
need to get back in time for the auction - we haven't completely flipped after all. Becki, Kim
and I rush to the shop where the hats were and come out donned in red finery. Back at lunch,
our cohorts are amused and before you know it, we are running an escort service back and forth
to the shop. The shop owner got such a kick out of us that she wants us to send her pictures.
By the time the auction started, there were at least seven or eight women with red hats on, a
charter membership had been started with no fewer than 15 members, and the men in the place
had expressions of utter confusion. Just how we like it!!
I should note at this time that the bus conversation did allow for Hosta Hunks as well, but that is
kind of in limbo at the moment. They seemed more interested in developing SAS -Studs
Against Slugs or Society Against Slugs. That uniform would consist of yellow tee shirts complete with holes in them - sounds like a great sister organization to the Hotties.
Meanwhile, it was decided that membership to the Hotties is pretty loose. You must register
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your desire to become a Hottie with me, and then the only requirement is to wear your hottie hat
(proudly) to the Midwest Convention Auction - wearing it at dinner is optional. Of course it
goes without saying that you must conduct yourself in a manner befitting of a Hottie as well
(open to interpretation).
We caused quite a stir as we came down to dinner with our Hottie hats on. I noticed a young
girl looking at me admirably and soon she came up to speak with me. ―I love your hat‖ She
said. As the conversation ensued I learned her name was Jamie McBurnett and she was the
niece of Pat Payton and Jean Hudson. She and her younger sister, Marissa, had come to the
convention. She expressed interest in becoming a Hottie herself. Although proud to have
younger members to carry forward the Hottie torch, we came up with the name Hosta Honey
for the younger members of our sub-organization. They are to wear pink hats (continued ripoffs from the Red Hat girls) until they reach Hottie age. Alexandra and Constance Fiedler,
young Rudy's sisters, looked on in quiet confusion. When they were approached about membership, they weren‘t quite sure and reserve the right to join at a future date.
Charter membership includes: Mary Schwartzbauer, Becki Micheletti, Kim Larsen, Kay Johanson, Betsy Rogers, Nancy Solberg, Audra Wilson, Sally Freeman, Pat Payton, Jean Hudson,
Joyce Flies, Audrey Schlund, Kathy Witkowski, Jan Everson, Cheryl Hird, Lisa Putnam, Janet
Hoover, and Peg Mossberg.
Look forward to more information from the Hosta Hotties as we blossom.
P.S. There has been no formal decree stating a Hosta Hottie has to be female. There has been
one honorary membership awarded, and that is simply due to the fact that he looks marvelous in
red! (And he always thought his color was yellow!!)
This article is lovingly dedicated to the memory of the late
Kay Johanson who passed away this past spring.
Hosta Propagation – The Roston Process
June 3, 2005 - Garden of Dreams at Honey Branch Caves, Sparta, Missouri
by John L. Van Ostrand
The hosta propagation technique, which Dr. Bill Roston described in his lecture, I will refer to
herein as the ―Roston Process‖. While most readers are likely familiar with the nomenclature
describing the various parts of a hosta and certain other terms, I am including a bit of term definition for those who may not be as well versed. The rhizome is a solid piece of cellular plant
material located at and just below the ground level which connects the petioles (leaf stems) to
the roots. The bud of a single eye plant is called the apical bud and contains the meristem or the
growing part that will form the leaves and stems. The meristem is located at the tip of the apical
bud. Dormant buds are small buds or latent eyes containing leaf/stem material that develop at
the perimeter of the rhizome, typically one for approximately every one to three leaves. With a
young, single-eye plant, apical dominance prevents the dormant buds from developing into a
new eye unless the single eye (or apical bud) becomes damaged. Apical dominance is controlled by hormones within the plant. Hormones must flow between the meristem and the dormant buds through the rhizome to maintain apical dominance.
There are various ways of breaking apical dominance, some of which have been in use for
years. Dr. Roston knew of a gardener who would take a lawn mower and mow off the bed of
hostas as they came up in the spring. This stimulated the growth of additional eyes causing the
hostas to branch out faster than would occur naturally. Another older technique is to step on the
hosta eye bud as it is coming out of the ground in spring thereby damaging the apical bud and
stimulating growth of the dormant buds around the periphery of the rhizome.
Figure A: The Cutting Line
Bill Roston has found that hostas can be
cut off at or near the ground surface at a
point he calls the ―cutting line‖ (see Figure A) for the purposes of propagation
and to stimulate the growth of auxiliary
or dormant buds around the base of the
eye that has been cut off. To initiate this
process he cuts the eye free of the rhizome with a flexible knife leaving no
regular roots attached to the eye. It is
desirable if a few starter roots are attached to the base, but not always necessary. Take the top cutting, dust the base
at the cut line with rooting hormone containing a fungicide and place in a plastic
bucket containing moist peat moss. The
cutting will form new roots producing a
new clone of the mother plant in about
three weeks. The peat moss should be
kept moist during the rooting period. The plant remaining in the ground will typically be improved because this process breaks the apical dominance permitting the dormant buds to grow
into new eyes. A key feature of this process is determining the base of the cutting zone or the
line where the horizontal cut is to be made. Simply put, if the leaves fall apart after you make
the cut, the cut is too high. Also, you do not want to cut through the middle of the rhizome.
Bill demonstrated by placing a long flexible knife with the blade held horizontally against the
ground at the base of the hosta and pressing down moderately so the cut will be made at or just
below ground level. Most of the rhizome remains undisturbed in the ground with a fraction of
it attached to the base of the eye that is being removed. If the cut is made too high, the plant
may take root, but it is less likely. Separate
leaves will not work using this process. If
the cut is being made on an older, multipledivision plant, it is easiest to take the cutting
from the side in which case the knife will be
more vertical in order to cut the eye free of
the rhizome (see Figure B).
The ―Roston Process‖ is not to be confused
with ―Rossizing‖ (a different process used
to break apical dominance by splitting the
rhizome vertically while the whole plant
typically remains in the ground). The tops
of the plants that were cut off may develop
brown leaves or brown spots on the leaves
giving them a rough appearance during the
time it takes them to root; but about 90 perFigure B: Side Cutting
cent of them will survive to become new
clones. This process can be done in fall before frost using the tops which would otherwise soon
be wasted by the onset of winter. The tops can be used to make new plants while the rhizomes
remaining in the ground will be improved for next year by stimulating the dormant buds. For
older, multiple-division plants, fall cuttings work best if you use one of the younger eyes that
have recently formed along the outside edges of the clump. Once the fall cuttings have rooted
they can be placed in a cold area where they should go dormant for a period. The writer has
found through his own experimentation that placing small cuttings in a sealed plastic bag with
normally moist soil (but not wet) will help to prevent desiccation of the soil during the period of
dormancy. This process can be used with either single eye or multiple eye plants where additional clones are desired and where additional fullness of the original plant is also desired. Of
course, in the first year the new eyes that form will not be as large as the original eye which
they replace, but they will improve the following year.
Bill indicated that hostas have a tremendous will to live. Recently he had pulled up an unwanted hosta seedling and tossed it into one of the ponds in their ―Garden of Dreams‖ (the
name given to their beautiful garden) assuming it was disposed of. Sometime later he was
amazed to find that the plant had taken root along the shore of the pond. Recently he placed a
layer of 10 to 12 inches of mulch over a bed of hostas in the fall. In the spring, to his surprise,
these plants still came up. He dug up some of the plants to find that they had produced long
―vertical rhizomes‖ or white, stem-like material rising from the original rhizome to the surface.
A new set of roots was beginning to form at the grade level along with a normal plant. He
found that the vertical rhizomes or the connecting links cut into approximately two inch long
segments and dusted with rooting hormone containing a fungicide and placed in moist peat
moss will produce clones in about three weeks. This should also be considered a part of the
―Roston Process‖ although it is a separate technique which uses the basic ―Roston Process‖ to
develop clones from the ―vertical rhizomes‖. If you want to try this at home, Bill suggested
placing a wire enclosure around the selected plant and filling it with about 10 - 12 inches of organic material, such as peat moss, and digging out the plant in spring once it forms a plant at the
top surface of the added fill material. Then proceed to section the vertical rhizome to produce
new clones. Additionally, both the plant which forms at the ground surface and the old rhizome
at the bottom of the fill material can be used to make new plants.
Bill sees deer eating off the tops of the hostas or hail seriating the leaves as a propagation opportunity. When this occurs, he cuts off the hostas horizontally along the cutting line and continues to implement the ―Roston Process‖. The tops with the damaged leaves will still take
root, and the plant remaining in the ground will sprout new leaves that are undamaged by hail
or deer. Again, the new leaves on the plant will not be as large as the original in the first year,
but they will have an improved appearance over deer foraged or hail damaged leaves for the
remainder of the summer season.
The ―Roston Process‖ can be used to salvage individual eyes that are sometimes accidentally
cut free of the rhizome without any roots attached when a larger clump is being divided. The
writer has had success saving such rootless eyes by planting them directly in the ground, but the
success rate is not as high as Bill has achieved using the damp peat moss. Bill also has used the
―Roston Process‖ to salvage a plant that has been infected with crown rot by removing the top
part and sterilizing the base of the eye with a bleach solution (suggest using 10 to 20 percent
bleach). The diseased rhizome is abandoned and a new disease free root system will form on
the eye that has been removed. He keeps such plants segregated in a separate bucket from other
cuttings. I do not know about everyone else, but I was so excited about this new method that I
already have two buckets full of new cuttings.
Midwest Regional Hosta Society Show 2005
hosted by the Greater Ozarks Hosta Society
June 3, 2005
Oasis Convention Center
Springfield, Missouri
365 entries, 28 exhibitors
Award
Cultivar
Exhibitor
Best of Show
H. 'Cookie Crumbs'
Nancy Solberg, Franklinton, NC
Best Seedling/Sport
H. Seedling K I K2
Scott Hildebrandt, Norwalk, IA
Best of Section I
H. 'Parhelion'
Best of Section II
H. 'Regal Splendor'
Carol Kautzmann, Marshfield, MO
Best of Section III
H. 'Wolverine'
Kim Larsen, St. Paul, MN
Best of Section IV
H. 'Rhythm and Blues'
Kathy Witkovski, Windsor Heights, IA
Best of Section V
H. 'Cookie Crumbs'
Best of Section VIII
H. Seedling STRK2
Best of Section IX
H. Seedling BB2
Best of Section X
H. Seedling KIK2
Best of Section XI
H. 'Stiletto'
Salem Hildebrandt, Norwalk, IA
Best of Section XII
H. 'Sea Thunder'
Amy Peterson, Roseville, MN
Best of Division II
H. 'Stiletto'
Container Grown Hosta
Cecilia Forsee, Harrison, AR
Best of Division III
Betsy Mahoni, Cleveland, OK
Trough/Container Gardens Arranged for Effect
Horticulture Sweepstakes
Best Artistic Design
Artistic Sweepstakes
"Our National Forests"
"LIVE PLANT EXPO"
(to be called ―Midwest Preview‖ in future shows)
Seedlings
Vendor Judges
1st
Seedling #20
2nd
Seedling # 10
rd
3
Seedling #30
HM Unknown Seedling
Jim Schwarz, Dubuque, IA
Greg Johnson, Marshalltown, IA
Peoples Choice
1st
Seedling #30
nd
2
Seedling #20
3rd
Unknown Seedling
HM Seedling # 10
Gregg Johnson, Marshalltown, IA
Sports
Vendor Judges
1st
Sport of H. 'Twist of Lime' #1
2nd
rd
3
Sport of H. 'Gold Edger'
HM Sport of H. 'Love Pat'
Ron Simmering, Bettendorf, IA
Joe Jeffery, Lebanon, MO
Peoples Choice
1st
Sport of H. 'Gold Edger'
2nd
rd
3
HM Sport of H. 'Love Pat'
Ron Simmering, Bettendorf, IA
Joe Jeffery, Lebanon, MO
FAVORITE GUEST HOSTA
H. 'Climax' donated by Tony Avent
Runnerup H. 'Stingray' donated by Tony Avent
Constructing An Easy-to-Build Garden Bench
by Peter Postlewaite
Reprinted with permission from the Nov/Dec 2004 issue of Chicagoland Gardening Magazine
I needed to replace a wooden garden bench that had rotted, and because I prefer the look of
wood, I wanted another wooden one. I was determined, however, that the replacement bench
would be weatherproof. Unable to find a suitable bench at a reasonable price, I set out to build
one myself.
I wanted a bench that was attractive, comfortable,
and easy to build. I also wanted a design with simple lines that would blend into the garden landscape. Unable to find plans that suited me, I came
up with a freelance design that incorporated elements of some of the benches I had seen. I have
only basic woodworking skills, so the design
avoids any complicated joinery. The bench is assembled using deck screws and carriage bolts –
there is no gluing.
Constructed of pressure treated lumber, the cost of materials was about $35. It took me about
eight hours to build, and I got a great deal of satisfaction from this project. The bench fits perfectly into my garden, is very comfortable, and requires no protective coating. Tools required
are a power saw, a power drill with screwdriver bit, and a pair of clamps to hold parts together
during assembly.
To build one yourself, start by visiting your local building supply center to purchase the items
on the materials list. Check for lumber that is not warped and has as few knots as possible.
Construction steps (refer to Assembly Diagram for dimensions):
1. From one 2x8, cut two front legs (part A). For the 60-degree angle, it helps to create a cardboard template. If a protractor is not available, then folding a 6‖x9‖ piece of paper in half
diagonally will yield a 60-degree angle.
2. From the second 2x8, cut the seat back (part D), which is 62 inches long.
3. From the remainder pieces of 2x8, cut two rear legs (Part B). When cutting the rear legs,
note that the back edge is 5/8‖ shorter than the front edge. This results in a bench seat that
is tilted backward slightly, for comfort and water drainage. To avoid confusion during assembly, after the back legs have been cut, use a pencil to mark the bottom edges.
4. From the 2x12, cut the bench seat (part C), which is 58 inches long.
5. From the leftover portion of the 2x12, rip a 4½‖ strip. From this 4½‖ strip cut two arms
(part E). Note that the back edge of the arm is cut at a slight angle in order to match the angle of the seat back.
6. Using coarse sandpaper, round off saw cut edges that will be exposed after assembly: the
top of the front legs, the ends of the seat bench, the ends of the seat back, the front and sides
of the arms. This is done to improve the appearance of the bench by making it look less
―manufactured‖.
7. Assemble the first bench leg by laying the front leg on a flat surface, and then positioning
the rear leg on top (use a wood scrap as a prop to keep the rear leg level). Tip: place the
leftover piece of the 2x12 against the bottom edges of the front and rear legs to assure
proper alignment. Clamp the two leg pieces together. Drill three 5/16‖ holes and insert carriage bolts from the front leg side, so that when the bench assembled, the heads of the bolts
will be what is visible from the side. Add washers and tighten nuts. Assemble the second
bench leg being careful to position the front and rear legs so that it will form a ―matched
pair‖ with the first leg assembly – that is, the rear leg will be toward the inside of each leg
assembly when the seat bench is added.
8. Stand the two leg assemblies on a level surface, with the rear legs inward. Set the seat
bench on the top of the rear legs, with the back edge of the seat bench aligned with the junction point of the back edges of the front and rear legs. This will result in an approximately
3‖ overhang in the front. Attach the seat bench to the rear legs with two screws on each
side, by driving the screws down through the seat bench into the top of the rear leg. Then
drive three screws from each side of the front leg into the end of the seat bench.
9. To attach the seat back, tip the bench forward on its face. Position the seat back so that
there is approximately a ½‖ overhang above and on either side of the front leg. Attach with
three screws on each side.
10. Position the arms so that they
are level and aligned with the
bottom edge of the seat back,
then clamp to hold in place.
Attach each arm with two
screws from the side and two
screws from the back.
Materials List:
2 – 2‖x8‖x8‘ Pressure treated boards
1 – 2‖x12‖x8‘ Pressure treated board
6 – 5/16‖x3½‖ coated* carriage bolts
with washers and nuts
24 – 3‖ coated* #8 deck screws
(typically sold in a 1 pound box)
1 – sheet coarse (40 grit) sandpaper
*coating on bolts and screws prevents rust
The Roston Garden: ―Garden of Dreams‖
Sparta, MO.
Submitted by Lou Horton
"An Ozark Hosta Adventure" began with a Friday evening bus trip to Bill and Judy Roston's
―Garden of Dreams‖. Bill got hooked on hostas after buying the property and needing a good,
hardy, reliable shade plant to fill some garden
space. That innocent venture into garden in the
shade began the garden as it is today.
What amazed me most about the garden of Bill,
Judy, and Brian Roston was not the beauty of
the waterfalls, the impressive specimen hostas,
or even the massed groups of mature hostas
(have you ever seen ‗Sagae‘ massed in a drift?
What amazed me the most is that the garden exists in the first place. Let me explain. The garden is located in a valley that until 12 years ago
did not contain any soil. It did contain numerWater features, specimen trees, pathways
ous impressive rock outcroppings, two caves, at
least one natural waterfall and a lake. It did not,
however, contain any medium in which plants
could grow. Every plant is growing in soil that
was brought in and placed by hand. To hold the
soil in place on the various levels, rock was gathered on the property and from elsewhere in the
area and placed to create what amounts to raised
beds for the hostas, ornamental trees, and native
plants which now grace the several cultivated
acres that make up the garden. In addition, paths
were carved out, steps were laid, and several
structures were constructed in the family‘s spare
time.
Wedding Grotto, waterfalls
In addition to the wonderful hostas, the
―Garden of Dreams‖ contains large numbers
of native plants and an excellent array of
Redbuds that includes several hard to find
weeping and variegated cultivars. Today,
the garden is a popular place as a background for weddings and from spring until
fall, multiple weddings take place there each
week. The Roston garden is truly the product not only of one family‘s dreams but of
an incredible amount of hard work.
Paths through the hosta glades
The Cross Family—Hilltop Farm
Ash Grove, Missouri
Reprinted from convention booklet with comments by Lee Coates
Hilltop Farm is the creation of the Cross Family. In conjunction with their greenhouse business
Oscar and Amy have gathered and grown the largest collection of mature specimen hostas in
this area! Everyone I spoke to at the convention referred to them as "Huge" or "Really Big".
Hilltop's Beauty is that all the hostas are displayed in well defined beds and in a compact area.
Eldon Jameson of Lincoln, NE. was amazed at how much seemingly mature hostas had grown
since his last visit to the garden!
Hilltop Farm is a family farm dedicated to
providing a wide assortment of quality plants
that will grow in the toughest conditions. We
started our plant growing business in 1983 as
an outgrowth of our hobby-gone-wild.
Now, 22 years later, with close to 20,000
square feet of greenhouse space, and over an
acre of outdoor growing areas, we still continue to offer a large assortment of quality
plants.
Well-grown specimen plants
We have greatly expanded our display areas
over the years. We now have over an acre of
ever-expanding flower beds, a must-see part of
our farm which allows you to see full-grown
specimens of many of the plants we sell.
Almost every plant we sell is grown at our
farm, allowing the highest level of quality
Luna moth admiring hosta
available. We have 483 varieties of Hosta for
sale and over 1000 varieties in inspirationgiving display beds.
How do you display your minis?
A full line of other shade loving plants, including many varieties of hardy ferns, heucheras,
hellebores, astilbe, corydalis, and more will help
round out your shade beds. To all of this add a
wide selection of tropicals, 100's of orchids and
a wide variety of sun perennials varying from
tiny sedums to 15 feet tall ornamental grasses!
Close Memorial Park
Reprinted from convention booklet
Close Memorial Park and its sister, Nathanael Greene Park, are connecting Springfield city
parks with an emphasis on horticulture. This multi-acre park features walking trails, a lake, and
a bright future. Area plant societies are in the process of putting in display gardens for the public. The hosta garden is one of the first display
gardens and plants are donated and maintained
by members of the Greater Ozarks Hosta Society. Dr. Bill Roston spent hours designing the
garden and building the Missouri native rock
fountain. He was our host for the tour.
The hosta garden at Close Memorial Park is a
Greater Ozarks Hosta Society Project. It contains about 240 varieties and has only been in
existence for four years. The garden has allowed our society to demonstrate to the genBill Roston‘s fountain
eral public why we love the genus hosta.
Betsy Rogers & Carl Johanson
In the fall of 2004 the size of the garden
doubled and a water feature was started. If
you will take notice you can see the rock
stacking artistry of Bill Roston who spent
countless hours along with a few others creating what will become another showcase
for the public to enjoy! It is the intent of the
Greater Ozark Hosta Society to create what
will become another of the recognized AHS
display gardens.
Missouri native rock fountain
‗Striptease‘ and a sport
Gary and Joyce Charles
As a farmer's daughter with a love of plants, my experience with hosta began about 10 years
ago and has grown considerably after attending a hosta cut leaf show and joining the Greater
Ozarks Hosta Society. I now have over 90 varieties of hosta and approximately 140 plants.
The hosta garden began in 1996 and has expanded
each year. Over the last 6 years I have laid over 10
ton of Arkansas flat rock in our yard for raised
beds. In these beds, with the hosta, I have shade
perennials and a mahonia for an accent plant. Each
fall our club has an auction and I usually tell my
husband, Gary, I don't need any more, but I usually
come home with more! When we go nursery shopping, my husband will spot a hosta and say, "Do
you have that one?" And I say "Where am I going
to put it?" Being a hostaholic is catching, so beware. Thank goodness we have an acre lot.
Arkansas flat rock & accent pieces
I have lots of high shade and sun. I began gardening
with roses and dahlias but was tired of digging and
storing the dahlias tubers each year. I still have several of the original roses. I am trying to get out of
the business of growing roses and haven't mulched
them in the winter for the last 2 years, but haven't
lost a one! You will see a large number of perennials
throughout the garden. I love trying new plants just
to see how well they do in the Ozarks. Our beds and
vegetable garden has drip irrigation. I also use rusty
One of many sitting areas
iron accent pieces in my beds. There are sitting areas
throughout the garden. I also have a collection
of whimsical frogs scattered about the yard.
As the tours ended Saturday Joyce learned that
her garden had been selected by a 417 Magazine
to be the feature article as the 2006 garden of the
year! The Magazines photographers would be
at the garden to capture everything that MRHS
Convention attendees had just enjoyed!
Mahonia
Joe and Susanne Jeffery—Hosta Oasis
Lebanon, Missouri
Reprinted from convention booklet
As I am sure you have read many times, ―Oh it's just a hobby that got way out of hand.‖ Well,
not in this case. Hosta Oasis is an ongoing labor of love, one that has Susanne and I wrapped
around its little finger.
Our little piece of ground has been in my family
for nearly 100 years. We purchased 25 acres.12
years ago and built our home. Hostas weren't
even a word to be recognized for another four
years. With 15 acres of native Ozarks hardwood
trees, shade is an abundant natural resources.
Our first hosta bed is roughly 6' x 12' and contains a dozen of the most exotic hostas that Sam
Walton's discount garden supply offered.
Hostas growing in a stream
Our true introduction of hosta came from a visit
to the Springfield lawn and garden Show the
previous year. We had picked up a brochure
from something called ―Garden of Dreams‖.
Susanne and I decided to take a trip and see
what it really was. As the saying goes "you
know the rest of the story". Brian and Bill Roston welcomed us with hospitality, knowledge,
and most of all, a love of hostas, trees, flowers...well, life and the many joy nature provides.
We began to think maybe we had room for some
additional hostas so we made a new bed. Then
Well-spaced, well-mulched
we needed companion plants so off to the nurseries! Over the past several years we've been
fortunate to be able to increase our labor of love
to include over 600 varieties of hostas, several
unique trees and plants with no real intention of
stopping.
Mass plantings
We would be honored to have you visit us; we
love our garden and love to share it with others.
It is a living thing, evolving, growing and
changing constantly.
Michael Fessenden—Myron Royce Farms
Ozark, Missouri
Our gardens were created during 2000 and 2001 with additions each year thereafter. As a landscaping company we wanted a way to show plants in their natural setting and demonstrate using
large boulders, Japanese maples, flowering trees, shrubs, and perennials for maximum year
round color.
An old cow farm pond was turned into a beautiful garden complete with two waterfalls and a
cedar pavilion. On up the gravel walking trail under big trees we created our Hosta Shade Gardens complete with a brick patio, fire pit, and children's sandbox. Our gardens are used frequently for meetings by garden clubs and Michael's Sunday school class, who teaches 3rd
grade.
Myron Royce Gardens was created to showcase landscape materials and techniques and is used
as a sales tool by owner Michael Fessenden. The gardens run the full gamut of landscape situations. Some of the elements of the garden were just refinements on what was already there and
other situations are contrived to fit the environment!
Michael has incorporated structures, water features, and unusual plants in a very appealing
manner. Bob and Jacki Pool were so captivated by the wide variety and use of conifers in the
garden they almost forgot to give the hostas their fair due. Almost everyone agreed that it was
way to much garden to enjoy in such a short amount of time!
Anything but green
Minutes, MRHS Board Meeting
June 3, 2005, Springfield, MO.
A meeting of the MRHS board was held on Friday, June 3, 2005, in Springfield, MO. Tom
Micheletti, President; Carolyn Hamilton, Secretary; Scott Hildebrandt, Treasurer; and Irwin
Johnson, Newsletter Editor, were in attendance. Floyd Rogers and Jim Schwarz were also in
attendance as visitors.
A motion was made by Irwin and seconded by Scott to accept the corrected minutes of the
January board meeting, as published in the Spring 2004 newsletter. Motion carried.
Scott Hildebrandt, Treasurer, reported the following balances as of 6-1-05:
Savings
$464.16
Checking
$43.25
Strong Account
$24,418.54
Total
$24,925.95
Scott also amended the 2005-06 budget as printed in the Spring newsletter, as follows:
Newsletter $5000
Web Site Fees $200
AHS Awards $125
Miscellaneous Office supplies and postage - $200
Grants - $1000 to Rotary Gardens in Janesville, WI for signage and Sluggo
Total $6525
Irwin moved and Carolyn seconded the Treasurer‘s report be approved. Motion carried.
Carolyn advised she has purchased Isabel Bloom‘s as Midwest Regional Awards for the National Hosta Show.
Tom advised the following slate of officers be presented for nomination at the General Meeting:
DeEtta Montgomery - President
Scott Hildebrandt - Vice President
Pete Postlewaite - Treasurer
Audra Wilson - Secretary
Chuck Steele - AHS Representative
Floyd Rogers - Newsletter Editor - Appointed by President
Irwin moved, Scott seconded and motion carried.
Irwin has advised Peter Cross, AHS Display Garden Chair, of the nomination of the ICC Garden in Peoria as another garden from this region as an AHS Display Garden. Peter will present
this to the AHS Board for approval at the summer meeting.
Because we have several more gardens being recommended for AHS Display Garden status and
a previous motion had provided the MRHS pay for the signage, we would like an itemized ac(Continued on page 19)
BOARD MEETING, JUNE 3, 2005 (Continued from page 18)
counting for the signs for this region which would include production of the sign and shipping.
Tom will contact Mary Schwartzbauer regarding this matter. The AHS has requested an additional $1500 from MRHS for additional signs. Carolyn moved this be approved and Irwin seconded. Motion carried.
Floyd Rogers, incoming newsletter editor, recommended the MRHS use bulk mailing for our
newsletters. He advised we would share the cost of the bulk mailing permit with the Northern
Illinois Hosta Society and it would cost approximately $.60 per newsletter vs. the present $.83$1.03 we are now paying for first class. Scott moved and Carolyn seconded we proceed with
this for the November mailing. Motion carried.
A discussion was then held on the web site for MRHS and Tom Micheletti volunteered to continue as the liaison.
Tom also advised the MRHS use the name of Midwest Preview as a standard name for the new
competition of special seedling and sport introductions. This was agreed on by all.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned.
Carolyn Hamilton
Secretary
Minutes, General Meeting
June 4, 2005, Springfield, MO
A general meeting of the MRHS was held on Saturday, June 4, 2005, at the convention held in
Springfield, MO. The following board members were in attendance: Tom Micheletti, President; Carolyn Hamilton, Secretary; Scott Hildebrandt, Treasurer; and Irwin Johnson, Newsletter Editor. DeEtta Montgomery was not in attendance.
Tom thanked the Greater Ozark Hosta Society for hosting this year‘s convention and welcomed
everyone. A get well card for DeEtta Montgomery is being circulated for anyone wishing to
sign. A moment of silence was also held on the death of member, Kay Johansen.
A motion was made by Irwin and seconded to accept the corrected minutes of the January board
meeting, as published in the Spring 2004 newsletter. Motion carried.
Scott Hildebrandt, Treasurer, reported the following balances as of 6-1-05:
Savings $464.16
Checking $43.25
Strong Account $24,418.54
Total
$24,925.95
Scott also amended the 2005-06 budget as printed in the Spring newsletter, as follows:
GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING (continued from page 17)
Newsletter $5000
Web Site Fees $200
AHS Awards $125
Miscellaneous Office supplies and postage - $200
Grants - $1000 to Rotary Gardens in Janesville, WI for signage and Sluggo
Total $6525
Kathy Witkowski moved and Betsy Rogers seconded the Treasurer‘s report be approved. Motion carried.
Tom read the following slate of officers:
DeEtta Montgomery - President
Scott Hildebrandt - Vice President
Pete Postlewaite - Treasurer
Audra Wilson - Secretary
Chuck Steele - AHS Representative
Floyd Rogers - Newsletter Editor - Appointed by President
Arlie Temple moved and Ron Simmering seconded the slate be approved by acclamation. Motion carried.
Joanne Johnson moved and Terri Simmering seconded a $1000 grant be awarded to the Rotary
Gardens in Janesville, Wisconsin, for signage and slug control. Motion carried.
Kim Larsen moved and Mary Schwartzbauer seconded that another $1000 grant be approved
and sent to the University of Minnesota for Dr. Ben Lockhart‘s continuing hosta disease research. Motion carried. The budget for 2005-06 will be amended to $7525.00.
Tom advised the MRHS has paid for previous Display Garden signs for those gardens in this
region and an additional $1500 would be required for additional plaques. It was moved and
seconded we continue to fund the plaques foe those gardens in our region. It has been recommended to Peter Cross, AHS Display Garden Chair, that the ICC Garden in Peoria be awarded
this status. Peter will present this nomination to the AHS Board at the summer meeting.
Tom also advised the MRHS use the name of Midwest Preview as a standard name for the new
competition of special seedling and sport introductions. This was agreed on by all.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned.
Carolyn Hamilton
Secretary
Vendors‘ Views
Our convention vendors work really hard preparing, traveling, manning tables. We owe them
more than our patronage and our thanks – we owe them a moment in the spotlight. Betsy
Rogers had a great idea during the setup process in Springfield: Let‘s ask them to write down a
few notes on their favorite hosta(s) at this moment. Here are their thoughts:
Nancy Solberg – Green Hill Farms
This morning I would have said that my favorite hostas are the sports that come from ‗Sum and
Substance‘. Hostas like ‗Parhelion‘, ‗Sum of All‘ and ‗Lady Isobel Barnett‘ are my favorite
named sports. I also collect some of the ‗Sum and Substance‘ sports that will never have names
or make it into the trade.
Now that I‘m here at the Midwest Regional Hosta Convention in Springfield, MO and my H.
‗Cookie Crumbs‘ won BEST OF SHOW I‘m rethinking the favorite thing. I have always really
like the crumb series. ‗Cookie Crumbs‘, ‗Cracker Crumbs‘ and ‗Bread Crumbs‘ are great
minis.
Janis Lee – Lee’s Gardens
Although H. ‗Blue Angel‘ is not necessarily my favorite hosta, it is one of my best sellers consistently year after year and seems to be a real favorite especially with many of my male customers. I have noticed that men seem to like their hostas big and blue but most don‘t want to be
bothered with slow growing blues. As their ‗Blue Angel‘ matures, they start to crave more
large hostas so they move on to H. ‗Guardian Angel‘, and then for more variety they want
‗Fallen Angel‘ and ‗Earth Angel‘. The H. ‗Blue Angel‘ family has been a favorite at Lee‘s Gardens for many years at least to the customers.
Gary Lindheimer – Naylor Creek Nursery
1. ‗One Man‘s Treasure‘ – great form, red petioles with red into nice dark green leaf –
good substance.
2. ‗Blue Mouse Ears‘ – great grower, wonderful round blue leaf with great substance –
flowers held at right height – plant does everything right.
3. ‗Lakeside Cupcake‘ – nice smallish plant with great substance, superb variegation and
nice growth rate.
Bill Silvers – Silvers-Ebert Nursery
H. ‗Lakeside Shore Master‘ – Mary Chastain is one of the best hybridizers in the business.
Hosta has great texture, growth, deep dark colors in the leaves which hold all year. One of our
best sellers at all the shows.
Oscar Cross – Hilltop Farm
H. ‗Stained Glass‘ – fragrant flowers, vigorous growth, great color.
Eric Kinman – Stark Gardens
H. ‗Norwalk Chartreuse‘ – A quiet moist evening and a full hosta bed means perfect food for
me, your local slimy slug. Hmmm … a beautiful medium mound of upright chartreuse leaves.
The petiole is somewhat long, but not too far a crawl for a hungry critter. Finally, the top of the
petiole, and wait! Somewhat rounded, mildly corrugated, a striking purple flower … I just
can‘t! I‘m starving, my nature is to feed on hosta, but this plant, this ‗Norwalk Chartreuse‘, is
just too perfect.
Bob Solberg – Green Hill Farm
When it comes to favorites for, family comes first. Two of our newest hostas are named for
two of my children. ‗Little Miss Magic‘, a small bright yellow hosta with feathery, flowing foliage is named for my daughter, Jenny. It has surprising substance and with ‗Tardiflora‘ as one
of its parents, it flowers in August and looks good into Fall.
‗Nate the Great‘ is named for Nathan. It is a proud, tall, very upright hosta. A cross of H. nigrescens and ‗Tokudama Aureonebulosa‘, it has the strengths of both parents, cupped bluegreen leaves, straight scapes and a strong growth rate. Photos of both hostas can be found on
the Green Hill Farm website, www.HostaHosta.com.
Seed Auction at Winter Scientific
by Tom Micheletti
As you know, the Northern Illinois Hosta Society hosts the Winter Scientific Meeting for the
Midwest Regional Hosta Society, the third week of Jan. each year. In order to help defray the
rising cost of holding the meeting, I am attempting something different. As our seasonal timing
does not allow the sale or auction of live plants, I am attempting to hold an auction of Hosta
seeds. I have contacted several hybridizers and growers for the donation of Hosta seeds. The
preferred seeds would come from known breeder Hostas; from intentional crosses made to produce a new and exciting Hosta variety; and of course open pollinated seeds (ones the bees
crossed).
In each case as much information that can be provided about the seed is beneficial to the success of the sale. Each batch of seeds should be labeled with the name of the Hosta the seeds
came from. In the case of intentional crosses, both the maternal parent, the one the seed came
from X the name of the plant the pollen came from (the father). Hybrid crosses are always labeled maternal parent X paternal parent. These types of crosses should be more desirable in an
auction.
In the case of an open pollinated plant (one the bees pollinated), you only know the maternal
parent, the plant the seed was harvested from. If the plant is a breeding type of plant (streaked)
or if it has interesting characteristics (ruffled/wavy margins, heavy corrugation, rounded leaves,
intense blue color, etc) it would still be desirable, but the name of the plant must be known.
Seeds from very common varieties would be the least desirable, for example open pollinated
seeds from H. 'Frances Williams' etc.
You can place the seed in plastic bags by plant name, and I will distribute it into smaller quantities for auction. Please remember only seeds with a plump kernel on the end will grow plants,
so please try to clean the seed somewhat before sending it to me. PLEASE DO NOT SEND
ME SEEDS IN THE PODS. I WILL ONLY HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO PACKAGE SEEDS
FOR SALE AND NOT CLEAN SEED PODS. Please mail the seed to me by Dec. 1 so I have
time to package it.
Tom Micheletti
The Hosta Patch
23720 Hearthside Dr.
Deer Park, IL 60010
847-540-8051
www.hostapatch.com
Harvesting Hosta Seeds
by Tom Micheletti
Each year seed pods form on many of our beloved Hosta plants. The first urge is to cut those
pods off the plant to tidy up the garden. Don‘t be too hasty to remove those precious seed pods.
They may grow an exciting new Hosta variety! But alas, seed grown plants will not be the
same variety Hosta from which the seed came. They may resemble the parent, but are genetically different. Growing Hostas from seed is very basic, not at all unlike growing tomatoes
from seed. But the first step is to harvest and clean the seeds before they can be sown.
Whether the seed pods that formed on the Hosta plant are from open pollinated seeds, ones the
bees crossed for you or from intentional crosses made by the gardener, harvesting and cleaning
are the same. After a Hosta flowers, if it was successfully pollinated, and the petals wilt and
fall off, the ovary from that flower will expand and develop seeds within it. The seeds must
ripen in order to be viable and grow into new plants. The length of time it takes a seed to ripen
and mature varies with the species of Hosta involved, the weather and moisture conditions.
Suffice it to say that by fall most seed pods will have matured and ripened. The exception are
the late flowering Hostas like H. ‗Tardiflora‘ that wait to flower until September. In northerly
climates they may not have enough time to ripen their seeds before killing frost.
Regardless of the variety involved, I wait until sometime in October here in northern Illinois, to
harvest my seed pods. I keep an eye on the scapes on which the pods are growing. As the
scapes begin to turn a yellow/gold color, is when it‘s time to harvest the seed pods. If you wait
too long to harvest, before you know it, the pods will open by themselves and spill their precious ingredients on the ground. By the way, I also keep an eye on the weather. If a hard, killing, frost is predicted, I will harvest my seed pods to avoid damaging the seeds. They are usually close to being ready for harvest anyway. I cut the scape just below the first seed pod and
place it in a completely dry Styrofoam coffee cup. You know the tall ones you get at gas stations or doughnut stores. I write the name of the plants involved in the cross or the name of the
plant in the case of an open pollinated plant, right on the cup with a pencil. It will emboss the
cup and it is easy to read. These I set in my unheated garage until it‘s time to clean seeds from
the pods, usually after I have cleaned up the garden and am ready to settle in for winter.
As the time approaches to clean seeds from the pods, I gather supplies, I use a baking sheet to
work on, and the tool of choice is toothpicks. Upon checking the Styrofoam cups, I notice
some of the pods have begun to split open, spilling some of the seeds into the cup. This makes
the job of cleaning much easier. Working at the kitchen table, over the baking sheet to collect
the falling seeds, I take one of the scapes out of the Styrofoam cup and clean the seeds from
each pod using the toothpick to probe each seed out of its seed segment. I let the seeds fall onto
the baking sheet. After I have cleaned all the pods in that cup, I dump the contents of the baking sheet, back into that cup that has the information written on it. I follow this same procedure
with all of the cups until all the seed pods have been cleaned.
In order to remove the chaff from the seed, I winnow the seed outdoors. To do this I select a
day without much wind. I place the seeds from one of the Styrofoam cups back in the baking
sheet while outside. I gently blow over the seeds to remove the chaff. Chaff consists of undeveloped seeds, just the wings, and any other debris that may have gotten mixed in the cup such
as pieces of seed pods. The lighter chaff is more easily moved by a gentle breeze than the heavMidwest Regional Hosta Society Newsletter, Fall 2005, page 24
ier seeds with the plump kernel. I pour the good seeds back into the cup and dump the chaff
into the compost pile.
A note about seed pods. Hosta seed pods have three segments or lobes. There is a row of seeds
on each side of the lobe. Viable seeds are black, or dark brown, oval shaped, and have a plump
kernel on one end, with the rest being a papery wing. Any seeds that are not black or do not
have a plump kernel will not grow plants. Sometimes seeds do not mature properly. Immature
seeds may be black but have no kernel, they may be white, or light brown, or even a combination of white and brown. These will not produce new plants. Only a seed that is black or sometimes dark brown with a plump kernel on one end are viable. Also some seed pods will not
open by themselves. In this case they must be forced open with the toothpick and any viable
seed removed.
Well that‘s all there is to harvesting Hosta seeds. A little time, a little patience, and the results
may be a new and exciting Hosta variety to take the world by storm.
H ‗Golden Dome‘ - a former open-pollinated seedling
MIDWEST REGIONAL HOSTA CONVENTION 2006
The 2006 Midwest Regional Hosta Convention is being hosted by The Southeast Wisconsin
Hosta Society [SEWHS]. The convention, Rootin Tootin Time In Milwaukee, will be held on
July 13,14 and 15th on the North side of Milwaukee, Wisconsin in a suburb called Brown Deer.
The Four Points Sheridan is our convention center hotel. It is located about 2 ½ miles west of
I-43 on Hwy 100. Each person who attends will be given a newly registered hosta named
H.‘ROOTIN TOOTIN‘.
We plan to treat you to some of the traditional German heritage which is found in all of our
communities and many of its residents. Friday night will be highlighted with a traditional Milwaukee area Friday Night Fish Fry [chicken is also available]. A German band from Friestadt
will play German music and German garbed dancers will entertain us. German cheeses and
beer will also be part of the convention hostatality food.
Vendor sales will begin on Thursday late afternoon. Friday will be the leaf show, potted seedling and sport competition and the auction following the Fish Fry. That leaves plenty of time
on Saturday for garden tours.
We will start out at Boerner Botanical Gardens in Hales Corners. Boerner is one of the AHS
awarded national display gardens. Hostas are prominent in the official gardens and in the trial
gardens. SEWHS makes certain that Boerner has the newest and best Hostas in their gardens
each and every year.
After leaving Boerner you will travel to 4 private gardens that have been created and cared for
by the members that own them. We will be traveling by bus to Elm Grove to see Irwin and
Joanne Johnson‘s hillside and hilltop gardens, to Menomonee Falls to see Marshall Hendricks‘
gardens and water features, to Cedarburg to meander through the Arts and Crafts styled Hosta
and perennial gardens of Chuck and Gail Steele and on to Grafton to the 8 acre homestead of
Chuck and Jan Finke where you will find hybridized seedlings and their Hosta parents.
Saturday evening will be the awards banquet and our last chance to experience Wisconsin
Hostatality. Sunday is an on your own opportunity to visit other members gardens that have
been lovingly designed and cared for. Hostas are the main feature but each garden has unique
water features, architecture, and unique personal touches that make them special.
Registration will be available after January 1, 2006. Be sure to check the SEWHS website,
WWW.SoutheastWisconsinHosta.Org for more information. Rootin Tootin t-shirts and ―I Love
Hostas In My Bed‖ garden aprons will be for sale before and during the convention.
Come see us in Milwaukee on July 13, 14 and 15th for the 2006 Midwest Regional Hosta Convention.
Chuck Steele and Jack Barta, Co-chairmen
Winter Scientific Meeting of the Midwest Regional Hosta
Society, Hosted by the Northern Illinois Hosta Society
It‘s time to begin planning for winter. The Winter Scientific Meeting of the Midwest Regional Hosta Society that
is. This year‘s big winter event will be held Saturday, January 21, 2006 at the Hyatt Regency Woodfield Hotel,
1800 East Golf Rd., Schaumburg, IL (800) 223-1234. They have given us an $81.00 room rate. Please make your
own reservations, before January 6, and mention the Hosta Society to guarantee the rate. The Hyatt Regency
Woodfield Hotel is the same great location, as last year‘s very successful event.
Again we have an All Star line-up of speakers with interesting and timely topics:
Glenn Herold—Hydrangeas
John Elsley—New Perennials
Dawn Anderson—Growing Hostas in Pots
Mark Zilis—Hostas of Distinction
Ron Karlic—My Garden Throughout the Season
Bob Balitewicz—Inducing Ploidy in Hostas with Treflan
NEW! Auction of Hosta seeds
The cost of the winter extravaganza is only $45.00 per person, which includes a continental breakfast and a deli
buffet lunch. Please make checks payable to the Northern Illinois Hosta Society, and mail before January 6, 2006,
with your name, address, phone, and the number attending, to:
Morgan Wilson
1880 N. Hennepin
LaSalle IL 61301
Phone (815) 224-1383
Sign-up after January 6 2006 is $55.00.
Registration will begin on Friday, January 20, from 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm, and Saturday morning from 7:00 am - 8:00
am. The program will run from 8:00 am - 4:30 pm on Saturday. Dinner Friday and Saturday nights will be on
your own at one of the many fine area restaurants. The Hospitality Suite will be open from 7:30 pm -11pm, both
Friday and Saturday nights, for all that good Hosta fellowship. I look forward to seeing you there.
Sincerely,
Tom Micheletti
Northern Illinois Hosta Society
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MIDWEST REGIONAL HOSTA SOCIETY
NOVEMBER 2005 NEWSLETTER
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AMERICAN HOSTA SOCIETY
We invite you to join over 3,000 other hosta enthusiasts as members of the American Hosta
Society. Members receive three issues per year of The Hosta Journal, which includes color
photographs of hostas, reports on national conventions, scientific information concerning
current research having to do with hostas, and advertisements of interest to hosta families.
Membership checks should be made out to ―AHS,‖ and mailed to Sandie Markland, AHS
Membership Secretary, 8702 Pinnacle Rock Court, Lorton, VA 22079-3029. Dues for one year
are $25 per year for an individual and $29 for a family. Joining AHS will enable you to attend
our national conventions: next year in King of Prussia, PA., and in 2007 in Indianapolis.
MIDWEST REGIONAL HOSTA SOCIETY
Our Regional Society is composed of over 300 members in AHS Region Five (Illinois, Iowa,
Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin) and
many members from other states. We publish a twice-a-year newsletter, hold an annuial
convention each summer, and hold the Winter Scientific Meeting each January in Schaumburg,
Illinois. To join, or renew membership, please send a check for ten dollars per year to Peter
Postlewaite. Next summer‘s convention will be held July 2006, in Milwaukee, WI. Our
conventions include a Hosta Show; a Judges‘ Clinic; garden tours; speakers; vendors of hostas,
companion plants, and garden art; a lively auction; a sit-down banquet and a buffet dinner; and
lots of hospitality and fellowship!

MIDWEST REGIONAL HOSTA SOCIETY NEWSLETTER

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