Something for the Winter!

Hosta Quiz 4! 

Every picture represents the name of a Hosta!

M.O. at Het Gazebo!

 Their M.O today....weeding...hot chocolate, "kerststol"(click)...weeding

That's it for 2016 at Het gazebo!

We're ready for Spring 2017 and a new plan of action!

(artists in residence lounge)

After a festive lunch we explored Diepenheim's art galleries/studios!

' Modus Operandi' , ' The Life of Lines' and Kim Habers!

All very different, all unique in their own way!

There's still more to explore... next time......

something about an old amazing tree, gardens, castles...

Wood chips!

 Welcome to Het Gazebo in Diepenheim!

A beautiful Autumnal November 16th!

Time to attack a HUGE pile of wood chips!

Meet the friendly group of enthusiastic volunteers !

Many wheelbarrows, coffee and laughs that's for sure!

There was a lot of this!

To cover the paths through this big artistic Hosta leaf!

Moss anyone? Where did that come from? Number 30? 

 The end result!

 The pile of wood chips all used up! Het Gazebo has a new look! 

One more visit planned for 2016! Wednesday, December 14th!

See you in Diepenheim for hot chocolate and laughs and of course

a bit of work at Het Gazebo.

"To get started in the garden can be difficult, but it's always a challenge when it's time to stop!"

 Wednesday the 19th of October a group of volunteers challenged the weather and got together in Diepenheim! It was a really wet day here in The Netherlands! Between the showers and the coffee breaks, pumpkin cake, lunch and a tour of the art displays that Diepenheim is known for, they were able to enjoy a bit of blue sky and sunshine as they cleared the paths of weeds!

This would cheer up anyone on such a rainy day!

The wood chips have been ordered for November 16!

Join in, bring a wheel barrow! Coffee, cake and lunch provided!

2017 is soon approaching!

A few of The Dutch Hosta Society committee members gathered together in Otterlo today to discuss a few agenda points and to plan the upcoming calender of events! 2017 is shaping up to be another great Hosta year! We'll see each other on March 4th for the Hosta Master Class and AGM! Three months later join in the Summer garden tour on Saturday, June 17th! Then soon to follow is the annual September garden tour! Saturday September 2nd! Mark these dates on your calender!

Summer in September!

 It sure did feel like a Summers day! Het Gazebo Work party was back in Diepenheim today to do a bit of weeding between the hostas!  With sunshine and blue skies, the coffee break was enjoyed outdoors, again! Home made apple pie! What a treat! Thanks Hans! The trailer soon was being filled with weeds, weeds and more weeds! A hearty lunch gave us energy to get us through the afternoon. Before long is was time to pack up and enjoy the Hosta happy hour! Outside! September here in The Netherlands has really been unseasonably warm! Our next planned visits here are on October 19th to do one more round of weeding and on November 16th, we'll be wheeling around loads of bark mulch to fix up the paths!  See you then!  

September Garden Tour!

 The Dutch Hosta Society's 2016 September garden tour started in Oudeschip, a village located in the most northerly tip of Groningen, The Netherlands! Near Eemshaven! We were guests at Plant Nursery "On the Dike"(click)  Friendly faces, coffee and a local specialty, Groningen cake, made all feel welcome to the start of a fun filled Hosta day! Some of those who came had a very early start to the day! 300 km away! We explored, shared a few stories and checked out the plants that were on sale of course!  Around 12:00 we headed over to the next garden...

...passing Eemshaven on the way!

The new modern windmills producing electricity!

An old traditional windmill is in view!

 We soon arrived at Family Muntinga's  "Hobby Garden" in Uithuzermeeden!  Their fresh home made soup along with our own packed lunches made eating al fresco, one great big table, in September a real treat! The weather was warm and sunny for our afternoon visit here!  Hostas big and small, a veg garden and colorful borders...inspiration shared by one member to the others! Thanks for opening your garden to us! Then it was time to head 60km south to Stadskanaal! 

 Stone Farm(click), with its hosta-walk, folly, beehives and eccentric creative collections is situated on a 2 hectare plot of land that they bought 47 years ago! There wasn't really anything there, who would want to live there people thought way back then! Bringing in boulders from the surrounding area and filling it with trees and plants, it grew into "Stone Farm"! The afternoon ended with the traditional "Hosta happy Hour", including home made apple juice! The members of The Dutch Hosta Society that participated as well as the three gardens that we visited this year made the day what it was! Fantastic!

Hosta photo art!

Created by Dutch Hosta Society member Marie Louise Harre!

"It's a life time project!"

Het Gazebo Work Party, the volunteers from The Dutch Hosta Society and those from Diepenheim, were at Het Gazebo Wednesday to do a bit of weeding! And weeding they did! When the day started, it was like we were never there last month! This Summer has been a great growing season for hostas as well as weeds! A good mix of a few rainy days and plenty of sun! By the end of the "Summer, 25C, alfresco" day there was quite a noticeable difference! Big results! Big smiles! Happy Day! The next planned Gazebo Work Party is on the 21st of September! See you there!

No Hot Chocolate weather today!

 

The "Het Gazebo"team was back in Diepenheim! 

Blue skies, sun and a 31+C day didn't keep them away!

Lots of water while weeding and refreshing watermelon, thanks Iris,

kept spirits up during the warmest July 20th on record!

Great work team! See you back at Het Gazebo on August 17th!
(Click on the photo to see it enlarged)

( Google Images)

Hosta Summer planning!

 The Dutch Hosta Society committee meeting was hosted by one of its members yesterday! A day to explore the garden and do a bit of planning for the months ahead!

 The Hostas are looking gorgeous!

 huge, XL,  Hosta 'Millennium' on centre stage!

Coming events...

Join the volunteers at Het Gazebo next week, July 20th

Again on the 17th of August

The Dutch Hosta Society's September garden tour ...

on Saturday September 3rd is shaping up!

Lots to see and do! Join the fun! Become a member!

Summer Vacation!

Wishing you great snail travels this summer!

Summer time snail reading!

( Google Images)

 Summer! Hostas are looking great!

Time to find something from the book shelf 

for those warm evenings out in the garden!

 The sound of a wild snail eating by Elisabeth Tova Bailey (click)

Check out the book trailer on the website!

For a bit of a chuckle, there's always this!

Happy Summer days! See you next time at....

Het Gazebo July 20th!

What a wonderful world!

Hosta World (click) had their open house yesterday and today!

Warm weather, great coffee, international visitors and lots of hostas!

It's always a joy to walk around...there's so much choice!

Do you still have room or would like a few more hostas?

There are more open house days at Fransen Hostas (click)

 June! There's still lots of time to go out and collect more hostas!

Het Gazebo, one year later!

We're back at Het Gazebo today! 

(click on the picture to enlarge it)

What a great day with great results! The weeding was being taken care of from an ever increasing team of volunteers from The Dutch Hosta Society and Diepenheim! We've been helping out here, and each other, for a year! Well, the 10th of June to be exact! But what's two days when you're amongst friends in a great, one of a kind Hosta garden! What a difference a year makes! 

We're back ...July 20th, August 17th, September 21st, October 19th, November 16th and December 14th 2016,,,depending on the weather! If you're in the area join in! The year ahead will bring more positive results at Het Gazebo!

Hosta Summer Garden Tour!

 The Dutch Hosta Society was in South Limburg today!

Wiel's Hosta Garden(click) was a great surprise!

90 meters deep, it's a hosta garden with a touch of the orient!
Click on the photo's to enlarge them!

 The leaf show, best hosta in pot, lunch and the traditional Hosta Happy Hour took place at the cozy Hosta Field (click) ! We had a great time! All part of a Hosta get together! Laughter and smiles surrounded by hostas!

 Perfect Hosta for today!

Follow that car to the next Hosta activity!

We're back at "Het Gazebo" Thursday, June 8th

and Hosta World (click) hosts their open house June 10 & 11th!

See you there!

Garden Fairs!

 The Dutch Hosta Society volunteers enjoyed sunshine and warm weather this year at two garden fairs this weekend! The very popular Bos en Burcht fair in Oostvoorne is always a joy to attend! Show plants, happy people and hostas lead to a lot of fun and success! Hostas are still a plant to have in the garden!

"Stoer in de Schaduw", Strong in the shade, the shade loving plant market in Pinetum in Hilversum had many hosta lovers stop by the stand !  The Rhododendron, Fern and Fuchsia Societies plus a garden orchid stand and 3 different plant nurseries, there was something for every shady corner in the garden!
The next garden fair where you will find The Dutch Hosta Society is Green Sunday, 18 September in Losser!

Join in!

That's what the volunteers did at Het gazebo in Diepenheim!

( click on the photo's to see them enlarged)

The Hostas are really growing!

 As well as the weeds!

 This is also a great place to see which 

hostas grow better in challenging conditions!

We've had quite dry and warm weather for a while!

What a difference a day makes!

The next time we're at Het gazebo is on Wednesday, 8th of June!

But before then there is The Dutch Hosta Society's

Summer garden tour in Limburg(click)

See you there!

Het Gazebo in April!

The morning mist lifted and there was blue skies and sunshine!

What a great Spring day at Het Gazebo!

The volunteers are quite the active team!

A few more Hosta sections were lifted and replanted!

You can read about Het Gazebo in the local news flyer!

A fun "EHBHo" First Aid for Hostas!

What a great day in Diepenheim...

While in other parts west there was hail and thunder storms!

We're back in Diepenheim on the 18th of May!

Looking forward to seeing you there!