Holiday Gathering The annual holiday party will be the final event of the year, and will be held at the Coxhall Gardens Mansion. We will enjoy a festive pitch-in with members bringing their favorite dish to share. There will be games, games, and games with loads of fabulous prizes. There may even be a few
Coffee and Donuts Spring is nigh! Before long we will be out watching our hostas poking their little eyes up to greet the sun. While we’re waiting, come socialize with us and enjoy morning coffee and Long’s donuts.A special February meeting to get together and go over upcoming events for 2025. Once again join us
Don Rawson in one of his hosta gardens
John Chapin will talk about expanding the shade garden plant palette.
AHS National Display Gardens Guest Speaker: Danny Lawson Danny is a lifelong Kansan who has enjoyed gardening from a very young age. Introduced over 20 years ago to hostas by his older sister Linda, who is a Sedgwick County Master Gardner, his love for them quickly took off. Danny is the President and Newsletter Editor
Hosta 101 and Leaf Show Prep Class Ever thought about submitting leaves for the May Leaf Show but just not sure what you need to do? This is the class for you. Amy will walk you thru all the steps from choosing the proper leaf, cleaning it and soaking them overnight so they are perfect
Hosta Leaf Show 2026 TIMES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE Carmel Clay Library, 425 E. Main Street, Carmel, IN. 46032 Hosta Leaf Show Schedule Entries Received: 8 a.m. – 10 a.m.Judging Begins: 10:30 a.m.Show Opens to the Public: 1:30 p.m. – 4 p.m.Claim Entries: 4:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.Show TearDown Begins: 4:15 p.m. (unclaimed entries will
Members Garden Tour This will be a ticketed tour that is open to the Public Information coming soon.
This year we will be traveling to the popular Western Michigan area again for a 4 day 3 night bus trip beginning on Thursday July 16 and concluding on Sunday July 19. We will be touring gardens we didn’t visit the last time, in the Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, & northern Indiana areas. Stay tuned for more information and to
Celebrating North Ameica in Our Gardens and Landscapes Guest Speaker: Dawn Slack, SICIM, Southern Indiana Cooperative Invasives Management
Member Pitch-in and Auction Feeling benevolent and willing to share that coveted Hosta that you just can’t find anymore? It’s never too early to begin planning which of your favorite, unusual, or hard-to-find Hosta you’ll want to contribute to the annual auction. Got some unused tools taking up space? Are you over the fairy garden
Oh Bats! Our speaker will be from the Indiana Department of Natural Resources and will discuss the status of the Indiana Bat and why we really want them in our landscape. The mammalogists within Indiana DNR’s Division of Fish, Wildlife, & Nature Preserves are tasked with monitoring the populations of mammalian wildlife that occur across