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The Illinois Prairie Hosta Society
holds regular membership meetings generally on the fourth Saturday of each
month from March to October. Meeting time is usually 9:00 AM each Saturday,
which allows gardeners to work in their garden the rest of the weekend.
Some meetings in midsummer are held during the week and some Sunday
meetings are planned. Check the current schedule posted on this site. The
October meeting is the annual meeting for elections of officers for the
following year. An informative newsletter is printed February through
October for our members. It includes hosta articles, meeting information,
photos of gardens visited and upcoming meeting and conventions.
Most
meetings are held at the homes of members and tours of their gardens follow
the meeting. The society conducts a plant sale each spring as the main fund
raising project. The society plans for meetings to include speakers who are
Hosta experts, local nursery persons to discuss various planting ideas and
insect control and discussion by members concerning various types of Hosta
and regional and national judging of Hostas.
With
cooperation of Allerton Park, owned by the University of Illinois, the IPHS
has developed a Hosta Garden in the park. This 1,500-acre wildlife refuge,
donated to the university by Robert Allerton in 1946, is located west of
Monticello and is open to the public without charge. The Hosta Garden,
located near the sunken garden, is being developed into a premier hosta
garden in central Illinois.
The Illinois Prairie Hosta Society is part
of the Midwest Regional Hosta Society.
Membership in the MRHS is not required to join the IPHS but
we encourage membership in the regional group. The MRHS area
includes Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas,
Nebraska along with South and North Dakota. The MRHS publishes
a twice-a-year newsletter, sponsors a WinterScientific Meeting
and holds an Annual Regional Convention in the summer months.
The regional meeting is sponsored by one of the local societies.
Membership in the MRHS is $10.00 per year.
In addition, we
encourage membership in the American Hosta Society. The AHS
publishes the 80-plus page Hosta Journal three times a year, holds an annual
convention with garden tours, conducts scientific forums and hosta shows,
has a web site (www.hosta.org) and membership directory. Over 500 Hosta
lovers attend the annual meeting each year. Membership in the AHS is $25
per year for individual membership and $29 for family.
Whether
you have one or 1000 Hostas we welcome you to the Illinois Prairie Hosta Society.
Remember, "There is always room for one more Hosta!"
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