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2008 Spring North Carolina Hosta Society Meeting
[updated April 15, 2008] Our 2008 Spring Hosta Meeting is scheduled for Sunday, May 18, 2008 at CRK’s Attic & Nursery in Lillington, NC (Ross and Cathy Kubeny’s place) at 2:00 PM. The Kubney’s specialize in unusual azaleas, hostas, and daylillies. The azaleas should be blooming and perhaps some of the daylillies will also be getting started. Bring a friend and a chair! Also, remember annual flat fee dues are $10 and now is the time to update your membership.
Get directions and more information about the meeting.
Mr. W.A. Johnson of Lillington has generously offered to have his garden available for us to visit on May 18th as well. His garden was a tour garden during the Hosta Society convention in Raleigh. Mr. Johnson started his garden in 1945 and has been lovingly adding to it ever since. The 2+ acre garden is located at his home one block from the center of Lillington. The garden features formal, cottage garden and natural elements. The garden will be available from 12:00 PM to 1:45 PM so that anyone wishing to visit can see both gardens.
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Hosta in the Mountains
[updated May 8, 2008] Rux Gardens in Waynesville, NC, with help from Green Hill Farm and the North Carolina Hosta Society, will host “Hosta in the Mountains” June 21 in the Waynesville-Asheville area. Features include plant sales (including hostas) all day Saturday at Rux Gardens; lectures from Bob Solberg; photography pointers from nature photographer, George Dixon; and nursery tours by Trish and Greg Rux during the afternoon. Free lunch provided for all registered attendees. (registration is free) A hospitality room with free beverages will be available Saturday evening. Stay overnight and visit the open local gardens as well as many of the public gardens and sights in the Blue Ridge Mountains. In the immediate area you will find the Asheville Arboretum, NC Botanical Gardens, Biltmore House and Gardens, Lake Junaluska Rose Walk and the Corneille Bryan Native Garden, Great Smoky National Park, Blue Ridge Parkway (an entrance is 2 miles from the nursery), a sculpture garden and the Haywood Community College Arboretum. There is no registration fee and lunch Saturday is free! Plan your stay from the list of area hotels and Bed and Breakfasts that is available with the registration form. Mark your calendars now for the weekend of June 21 and 22, and then come enjoy the hostas, gardens and fellowship in the cool mountain air.
Download registration form (PDF)
Contact Trish Rux of Rux Gardens for further details.
Rux Gardens
2930 Old Balsam Road
Waynesville, NC 28786
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(828) 456-4621
2008 Dixie Regional Meeting
[updated March 19, 2008] The next Dixie Regional meeting will be held May 30 & 31, 2008 in Nashville, Tennessee. The Middle Tennessee Hosta Society is hosting with garden tours, a hosta show, Bob Solberg speaking and other fun events.Registration and more information about the convention is available at http://www.dixiehosta.com/hosta-events.htm.
Contact Bob Solberg if you are interested in traveling together to the convention.
2008 American Hosta Society Convention
[updated March 19, 2008] The AHS annual convention will be held in St Louis, MO June 10-14, 2008. Mark you calendars. The registration info is available on the St. Louis Hosta Society’s Web site, http://www.stlouishosta.org/2008/2008.htm.
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