Sunday, June 24, 2012

Yesterday's  DHS Summer Garden Tour was great!
Help yourself to a cup of coffee for this slide show!
 The weather couldn't have been bettrer!
Sunny, a few clouds, slight breeze and dry!
 First stop, Laren, Gelderland!
 Now there's a great use for old drainage pipes!
 Don't forget to look up!
 And yes, do go and take a look!
 Wow! What's behind that beautiful wall!
 The Hosta shop!
 Time for coffee in the garden then off to....
 Hellendoorn!
 Great wooden carvings throughout this garden!
 Places to sit and take it all in!
 T'here's a Hosta!
 And a place for two!
 Great groupings of Hostas!
 Fun! Maybe this helps to keep the slugs away?
 Enough time was spent at each garden address!
Time for soup, lunch and a chat here before leaving. 
 Stopped by Fahner Nursery in Deurningen(no photo) 
before our last garden of the day in Hengelo!
 To see this classic, old farm was well worth the drive!
 Hostas in flower! Look closely at this one!
 Nice!
 Hostas are growing well here!
 Some Hostas don't need any special treatment at all!
What a great Hosta day out!
New faces, familiar faces, lots of laughs and photo's!
Next Hosta Garden and Nursery Tour: 8 September!

Monday, June 18, 2012

 What a great Hosta weekend! Went to Bingerden! Visited their gardens and saw a lot of great plants being sold by the International Specialist Nurseries! If you're intersested, keep June 14-16 in mind for next year!
 The Dutch Hosta Society's "Hosta Neuzen" newsletter is out! Sent by email and post informing their members of the Summer Hosta Gardens and Nursery Day June 23, 2012! We'll be visiting gardens in Laren, Hellendoorn and Hengelo and Kwekerij Fahner in Deuringen!  See http://www.hostavereniging.nl/  for more details!The weatherman said that the second half of the week will be better weather! See you there!
Hosta Lochness Monster

Monday, June 11, 2012

How about a Hosta ?
And if you are in The Netherlands, the International Specialist Nursery Days are being held at Bingerden this weekend! June 15 - 17th! http://www.bingerden.com/  

Sunday, June 3, 2012

If you are visiting Rotterdam this Summer and want to see a great Hosta collection then you'll have to check out the Arie van Vliet (Hosta) Collection at Trompenburg Gardens and Arboretum! To read more about the collection click on the "Arie van Vliet" page! Yes, over there, to the right, under Pages!