JOIN US FOR FUN, FRIENDSHIP, AND HOSTAS!
Our Mission
To educate, inform, and inspire gardeners of all levels about growing and gardening with the genus Hosta.
September 15, 1:00 – 5:00 pm
Fall Festival, Auction and Pitch-in
Coxhall Mansion
Remember to start digging soon for plants you want to bring to auction so they have time to perk up and look good. This will be a pitch-in like last year with the Society supplying drinks and utensils. Information on what member are to bring is forthcoming as will be recommended prep for plants.
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Dennis E. “Nick” Carter, 82, passes away on August 17, 2024
Nick served as IHS 8th President from January 2006 to 2009. He and Sherry were avid gardeners with interest in any plant. Living and gardening for years on the NW side of Indianapolis, Nick was always a contender to win Best of Show in our local hosta leaf shows. His crowning achievement was best of show at the Cleveland national convention. He and Sherry were always very active in Society events and always helpful to the new members with questions.
Nick leaves to cherish his memory his loving wife of 42 years, Sherry (Russell) Carter, his brother Douglas Carter, his son and daughter-in-law Nick and Jeanne Carter, and his grandchildren Elizabeth and Nicholas Jr.
A Celebration of Life will be held on Friday, October 4th at 12 PM at Flanner Buchanan-Washington Park North, 2706 Kessler Blvd West Dr.
Welcome to the Indianapolis Hosta Society website!
What an exciting time it is for the IHS!
After several years at Holliday Park in Indianapolis, the society partnered with Coxhall Gardens in Hamilton County in 2023, and the majority of our programs, meetings, and events are now held at the Mansion at Coxhall Gardens.
Adjacent to the mansion, work has begun to realize our long-time goal of establishing a public garden to further our mission to educate, inform, and inspire gardeners about the genus Hosta. While there is still a bit of work to be done, great progress of the IHS Display Garden has been made. This beautiful oasis promises to inform and impress the public for many years to come.
Yearly activities of the society include presentations by local, regional, and national speakers on a variety of garden-related topics, garden tours – both local and regional, and many other fun-filled social events.
Check this website for information about membership in the IHS. Grab a friend and join us. After all, the Hosta is known as “the friendship plant!”
On behalf of the entire Board of Directors, thank you for visiting our website, and we hope to see you soon!
Happy Gardening,
Lana Gersich
President
Coxhall Demonstration Garden
