The Dutch Hosta Society: June 2017

Friday, June 30, 2017

MONOMET

at Het Gazebo!

It's time for the opening!

We gathered at Diepenheim's Cultural Center this afternoon

then strolled along the Upper Regge River to Het Gazebo!

We were welcomed by Diepenheim's Art Society Chairman

Just Schimmelpenninck

The Director of the Mondriaan Foundation

Birgit Donker

and Lucas Lenglet explained how it went!

Bridget and Lucas then blessed MONOMET

with water from the Upper Regge River!

Let the party begin!

The weatherman was right! Rain between 4 and 6 pm!

MONOMET at Het Gazebo!

Soon it will be Autumn, MONOMET will blend in

with the changing colours of the hostas and the beech trees!

Urbain Mulkers and Lucas Lenget

The future is looking good

here at Het Gazebo!

Wednesday, June 28, 2017

Het Gazebo!

and MONOMET

Climb the stairs....

Experience ....

The view!

From here you can appreciate Het Gazebo!

Urbain Mulkers (1945 - 2002) art work!

MONOMET It's a movable steel structure!

Turn the wheel....

and the base slides out!

So that there is still access to the pumping station !

And the hostas are still intact! What a genius work of art!

Today Het gazebo work party volunteers

and a team busy with MONOMET

enjoyed Summer weather...

and a few good Summer showers....down pours!

22 mm rain fell today!

Super for the Hostas!

It was so dry and warm here for the past few weeks!

Hosta flowers !

The great team of volunteers have been at it for two years !

The original plan!

Het Gazebo, June 10th, 2015

The official opening of MOMOMET is this Friday!

What a difference! Just wait and see !

Sunday, June 18, 2017

North Holland!

This year, the Dutch Hosta Society's Summer garden tour

visited the province of North Holland!

The first stop was in Sint Pancras!

What a great welcome!

The Berger Family was the host of the first garden of the day!

Name badges, register for the leaf show, coffee...

and the friendly welcome given by

our new chairman Jos van Unen!

Piet Vriend was thanked by all!

Time to explore this garden full of inspiration!

Great ideas! Colour! Hostas!

Something for everyone, for every garden!

After lunch we all headed to the second garden of the day in Anna Pauwlona! It's called Garden3(Tuin3) ! Why? It's their third garden, they live at number 3 and there were 3 big trees! The day was warming up! Blue skies and sunshine! Refreshments! Jane welcomed us with a lovely explanation about their garden and her only having two hostas....

This one!

And this one!

An order of Lily of the Valley grew to be these!

Turned out to be a good mistake! They look great!

Time flies by on a garden tour! Time to go...

Next stop....Nico Zonneveld

a nursery in Heerhugowaard!

There were hostas there as well!

More plants, coffee, plants...it's a great day!

Then back to the first address for the results of the Leaf Show !

Thanks to all who brought leaves and vases and to the jury!

We rounded off the day with the Hosta Happy Hour! In the garden!

Hosta friendships, laughter, and new plants to take home!

Thanks to all who made this a fantastic day out!

Monday, June 12, 2017

A slug on Youtube!

Have you ever wondered ?.....

Thanks to R. Jeanette Martin !

A time lapse video of a Pacific Banana Slug eating a dandelion. Shot over 30 minutes on Gabriola Island, British Columbia, Canada.

Saturday, June 10, 2017

Hosta Nursery days!

Hostas....What Else !?

Hosta days by Hostas growers!

What a great way to meet up with friends! Yesterdays18 mm rainfall didn't keep the fans away! Today's 20C kept them coming! Hosta enthusiasts from all corners of The Netherlands as well as Belgium and Germany drove kilometers to get that much needed, great quality, Hosta! Hostas mostly! Who can leave with just one? :) There were people with lists, shopping carts loaded up, paid for and then loaded into cars to then make their way to new borders, planters and gardens!