Driest June ever on record!

 Here! In The Netherlands!

Land of  dyke's, water management and known

for its below sea level land mass! 28C today!

Traveling east today to Halle, Gelderland!

If you can't find it, just ask!

There's always room for one more!

What a great place to spend a few hours !

Hosta Paradise Open Days(click here)

A slug on the go !

Almost there! On the way to the nearest hosta!

Have you ever wondered how a slug arrived at its destination?

Here's how !

Click on the arrow to watch this amazing video!
Thanks Marjos for sending this video!

Three years on ....

at Het Gazebo in Diepenheim !

What a fantastic day!

 Last weeks low temperature was today's high! 18C

 This made for a great day out to weed around the hostas!

By late afternoon it was time for Hosta Happy hour!

Let's celebrate! Cheers!

There are a lot of great plans and ideas for Het Gazebo!

A greener hosta enhanced future here! 

 Today is also National Weed Your Garden Day ! (click here)

Did you get out and enjoy your hosta garden?

We're back here at Het Gazebo on the 18th of July!

Join in the weeding, fun, laughter and friendship!

That's what the hosta friendship plant is all about!

Hosta Days!

at Hosta World in Barneveld (click here) !

This annual hosta event sure attracts familiar faces!

Including an International list of visitors!
Thanks Jan van den Top for another great year!

Need more hostas? Of course you do!
See you at Fransen Hostas in Ter Aar June 22 & 23rd !

Summer reading!

 Het Hostablad, The Dutch Hosta Society's bi annual mini magazine is out! 

Number 59 ! Full of fantastic photo's, facts and information!

Are you a member? Enjoy your copy!

The Dutch Hosta Society's Summer Garden Tour !

Let's Go!

10.30 Saturday morning! We're in Stroe, The Netherlands!

visiting our first garden of the day Little Boskoop (click here) !

He said there were only a few hostas!

 One of them being Hosta ' June' !

 Another was Hosta ' Fortunei Aureomarginata' !

43 guests/members of  The Dutch Hosta Society enjoyed

exploring this 1.5 hectare garden! 

We followed the Oak tree lane to get to the ....

Exit! Time seems to fly by on a garden tour doesn't it !

Just across the street I spotted this giant hosta filled trough!

Where did they find one that size? 

About an hours drive east of Stroe lies the Dutch village of Ruurlo!

 Next stop ..... Cottage Garden in Ruurlo (click here) !

 1100 m2 sized garden, more than 525 different hostas!

And a great selection of hostas on offer! 

  Time for lunch! Soup provided and your own bagged lunch!

What a fantastic location!

All were re energized! Time for the afternoon programme!

Best Hosta in pot, best new Hosta and the Leaf Show 

The preparations! Lots of leaf variety this year!

 The beginning of June is sure looking great for Hostas!

 And of course, time to wander through this inspiring hosta garden!

 Soon it was 4 pm ! Time to chat, relax, laugh, Hosta Happy Hour!

The afternoon flew by here too! 

Coming Hosta Activities this month include....

Hosta Days at Hosta world(click here) June 8 and 9

Volunteers are busy at Het Gazebo  Wednesday June 13th

Open days at Hosta Paradise(click here) June 22 and 23

Just in case you still need a Hosta or two! 

See you there!