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EVENTS AND MEETINGS

2010 Calendar of Events - Updated 7-29-2010

More information about the following events is forthcoming in future newsletters. Contact Phyllis Weidman to sign up to volunteer to help at any of our events.

All St. Louis Hosta Society meetings are held at 1:00 pm at the Creve Coeur Government Center, 300 N. New Ballas, St. Louis, MO 63141 (between Ladue Rd. and Olive), unless otherwise noted.

Feb. 21	Annual Pot Luck Lunch The club will provide sandwiches and drinks. Members please bring the following: if your last name begins with A-M side dish or salad, N-Z dessert. DVD presentation of 2010 AHS national convention. Club plant orders due. List of club plants included in Jan. newsletter. Extra order forms will be available at the meeting. Payment is due with your order. Present Leaf Show schedule. Short business meeting
March 21	"Garden on the Rocks" presentation by Jim Hoefener, master gardener. Present Leaf Show Schedule Short business meeting
April 18	Vendor Day and Club Plant Pick Up. Join us for some early season garden shopping! We have a great variety of vendors lined up - bring a friend or two and your checkbook. Club plants will be available for pick up. If you cannot pick up your plants, please make arrangements to have someone pick them up for you. Next month's Leaf Show will be explained with demonstration Short business meeting
May 16	Leaf Show - Jim Weidman, Show Chair Short business meeting Leaf show set up begins at 11:00 am; judging begins at 1:00 pm
June 18 5 PM-7 PM	Set up for Plant Sale at Missouri Botanical Garden - Help set up for plant sale and display. Drop off your plant donations at any society officer's home in advance or bring them to the Garden on Friday, June 18 between 5:00 pm and 7:00 pm.
June 19 9 AM-5 PM	St. Louis Hosta Society Plant Sale, Missouri Botanical Garden, Orthwein Room. The plant sale is one of our society's biggest fund raisers. Sale is open from 9am to 5pm.
June 23-26	2010 AHS National Convention, Bloomington, MN
July 8-10	2010 Midwest Regional Convention, DesMoines, IA
July 18	Annual Hosta Auction - This year we have a large lot of cherished hostas and companion plants donated by members, Martha and Lamar Karlovetz. They have permanently moved to their home in Florida and donated their hosta collection to the St. Louis Hosta Society. Their very generous donation is much appreciated. Let's make this year's auction for the sale of those special or rarer select hostas from your garden. Pot up early, label, and drop off at any officer's home or bring them to the auction. Bring some friends and your checkbook - it will be a fun auction!
August 15 1:00 pm	"Native Plants" presentation by Joan and Larry Hummel. Meeting will take place at Shaw Nature Reserve, Gray Summit, MO. We will meet at the Visitors Center. [Admission is free with Missouri Botanical Garden membership. Otherwise, the cost is $3 ($2 for seniors). The Society will pay all admission fees.] From the Visitors Center, we will drive the short distance to the Whitmire Garden. There are restroom facilities available, plus the nearby air-conditioned manor house is open in case anyone needs to get cooled off. There are many benches where you may rest and plenty of shade. Wear comfortable walking shoes, bring insect repellant if you wish, and bring a cold drink (no hospitality available). Click here for directions.
Sept. 19	"The Perennial Plant Pallet of the City Garden" presentation by Bill Ruppert of National Nursery Products.
Oct. 17	"Plants for Success in the Shade Garden" presentation by Dave Wanninger, horticulturist at Beaver Creek Nursery (located in Poplar Grove, IL).
Nov. 21	St. Louis Hosta Society DVD presentation
Dec. 5	Holiday Party - Creve Coeur Govt. Center at 1:00 pm.