Indian Summer !

25C! Sunny and a warm wind in Diepenheim at Het Gazebo!

This past month has seen perfect growing conditions for weeds!

What a difference from when we left here last month!

The volunteers enjoyed the weather and kept at it!

There is still time to enjoy hosta leaves in a vase!

We'll be here next month! Wednesday  October 17th!

A meeting !

The Dutch Hosta Society Committee meeting

was held at Trompenburg(click here) this afternoon!

After a tour to check out their Hosta collection

and an agenda that kept us busy planning 2019

we're looking forward to celebrating

The Dutch Hosta Society's 30th Anniversary next year!

There is still lots to see this month at Trompenburg!

September Garden Tour ! Today!

The Dutch Hosta Society visited 2 gardens in North Brabant!

It was a gorgeous day! 6C this morning! 20C this afternoon!

First stop Garden in the woods(click here) 

Coffee, Dutch apple pie, friendly faces! Let's enjoy!

 Honorary member Piet Vriend with Hosta' Piet Vriend' 

 Here's a close up of the specially designed pin for Piet!

 For a birds eye view of the garden click here !

Lots of great ideas! Have to see how this one grows!

Thanks Hannie and Wim Guns for the hospitality!

 The second garden was about 7 km away !

 At least 1,200 hostas! And great ideas too! 

What a way to spend an afternoon in September!

 Thanks to Auctioneer masters Jannes and Ben
the Autumn auction was a great success!

 Laughs, bidding, hostas and a few other things

brought in a few extra Euro's for the " vereniging" !

 A photo with Piet!

 Hosta! The Friendship plant!

 Next time you make a flower arrangement,

try adding a hosta leaf in a creative new way!

Thanks Mrs. Bergerhof for sharing this idea!

And if you missed the list!

Thanks Mr. Bergerhof!

September in a hosta garden, after the Summer we had,

was a special treat to us all! Thanks for welcoming us in!

Hosta plans for September !

We have had the warmest Summer in 300 years!

But there are still a few Hosta activities to do!

There is one more chance to visit Hof te Ruurlo (click here) !

 Saturday 1 and Sunday 2 September!

The Dutch Hosta Society hosts their September garden tour
Saturday the first of September 

is in the Dutch province of Noord Brabant! 

Gardens in Maarheeze and Cranenedonck!

See you there!

Don't you just love it....

When a plan comes together!

With a little extra TLC....

Het Gazebo managed to get through the heat wave

and 300 mm less rainfall than what normally falls !

Looking pretty good for the first half of the day!

Het Gazebo and Monomet had a visit from Mrs. Mulkers today!

Is was wonderful to hear Mrs. Mulkers share a few 

special moments about Mr. Urbain Mulkers!

We were each presented with the book Urbain Mulkers!

Thank You so much for your time and generosity! 

This girl loves to weed !

 Where are the weeds?

By the end of the afternoon

 Het Gazebo and Monomet were weed free!

We're back on Wednesday,  the 19th of September!

Hostas and Garlic !

If you're ever in Limburg !

A great selection of hostas and French smoked garlic is in!

Get it while it lasts! The garlic is for eating! Tastes great!

Het Hosta Veldje(click here) !

Thanks for all the information and help Theo!

Almost August !

Summer in The Netherlands!

Warmest July 26th on record! The warmest night after that!

A heat wave! 36 C yesterday! A cooler, 25C today!

The last open hosta days at Hosta Paradise this weekend!

Even Hosta plantaginea 'Grandiflora' is in boom!

A few familiar faces! A few new hostas!

See you there next year!