25 years!

 Hello! The Dutch Hosta Society celebrated its 25th Anniversary yesterday! 95 members and guests joined in the fun! The weather was sunny and warm!

 We started with cake and coffee at Hosta World

 Jan van de Top gave a great informative presentation!

There are a lot of new Hostas to look out for in the future!

 We had great fun looking around, visiting,

  Shopping!

 Finding a few new ones for the garden!

 And getting friendly advice from Jan van de Top!

 Next stop was the perennial plant nursery The Hessenhof !

 Hans gave us a tour!

 We learned all about the compost!

 The planting station!

 How things are shaping up in the at The Hessenhof!

 There's so  much happening in the plant world!

The auction to raise funds for the society was a great success! 

We finished the day with a buffet! What was it a great 25th celebration! Spirits were high! A lot of familiar faces, new ones too, laughter, friends getting together, Hostas, plants and sunshine!  I think we all went home with at least one plant and memories of what The Dutch Hosta Society is all about! See you at the next event!

At the Fair!

 Hello! What a great day it was for the Dutch Hosta Society to be active promoting Hostas and The Dutch Hosta Society at two Fairs! A sunny, dry, friendly day was enjoyed by the two teams! In Hilversum, in the middle of The Netherlands, we shared stories about slugs, favorite Hostas and visited with the other shade loving plant Societies and Nurseries!

 And in the southern part of The Netherlands, in Oostvoorne,  members were also having fun at the Fair!

Both Fairs were attended by lots of friendly gardening enthusiasts! Hostas are always an eye catcher and a great plant that brings people together! Soon it was time for the Dutch Hosta Society volunteers to pack up and head home with the remaining Hostas but well with more acquired plants for their own gardens! That's how it goes at the Fair, doesn't it? LOL! The next activity that we'll be participating in is at Krijn Spaan Nursery in August! Hope to see you there!