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February-March 2012 Newsletter is posted. Login to the Member's Only section and go to the SOGHS Newsletters page.
Plan to attend the
2012 Midwest Region Hosta Convention in Rochester, MN, July 12,13,14, 2012,
hosted by Shades of Green Hosta Society (SOGHS). See all the information including
the schedule, theme: Operation Hosta, tour gardens, promotional video, and much more.
Plan to attend the
2012 AHS National Convention in Nashville, TN, June 13-16, 2012.
Clarence H. Falstad, III, from Walters Gardens, Inc.,
shares his advice on
"nutrients for plants" as discussed at the Oct. 6th meeting.
Read the latest Hosta
Virus X Research Summary. Click here to read the HVX Brochure.
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February 2nd - Annual member meeting
Speaker: Cindy Tomashek Topic: "Growing Hostas from Seed"
Thursday, 6:30pm, Fellowship Hall,
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 559 20th St SW, Rochester, MN
January 28th - Convention Planning Meeting
Saturday, 9:00 am, at Jeanne Truestedt's in Pine Island.
Beautiful Weather For Annual Founder's Day Picnic
Host of Founder's Day, Cindy Tomashek, draws a winner. There was
a great turnout for Founder's Day at the Tomashek "ranch". The potluck luncheon, silent auction,
raffle, hosta garden, and wonderful accomodations all made for a wonderful afternoon.
Click here to view a slideshow of
Founder's Day activities and attendees..
An Increased Number of Hosta Leaf Show Exhibitors at the Fair
Thanks to all SOGHS members who entered hosta leaves at the Olmsted
County Fair Hosta Leaf show. There were more hosta leaf exhibitors than we've seen in a number of years.
The most exciting exhibit in the Horticulture Building is the Hosta Leaf Show. The many visitors to the
exhibit are amazed with the wide range of hosta leaf sizes AND they are amused by the unique hosta names.
Thanks to Karen Nolte for organizing the hosta leaf and hosta container classes to encourage more exhibitors.
And thanks to Karen for teaching the hosta container class and to Cindy Tomashek for teaching the hosta leaf class.
The photos below show the three tiered-shelves where the hosta leafs are displayed,
the container entries and the champion leaf entry.
Champion leaf - h.'Gosan Sunproof'- Gerry Meyer
Reserve Champion leaf - h.'Peridot' - Tricia Torrens-Burton
Honorable Mention leaf - h.'Tatoo' - Kelly Tweite
Champion container - Karen Noltee
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