Author: Candy & Darwin Anderson
What Candy looks forward to seeing this summer…
Also looking forward to seeing the new daylilies we bought last year that haven’t bloomed yet, and to seeing the bed that we raised last year with our new martagon lilies and Hosta ‘Jade Cascade.’ Not looking forward to the red lily beetles that showed up last year.
2023 Midwest Regional Hosta Society Convention
The 2023 MRHS Convention, Hosta dreamin’, was held July 13-15 in Rochester, MN. Hosted by the Shades of Green Hosta Society of Southeast Minnesota, this three-day extravaganza featured a kickoff picnic at Camp Creek Farm, garden tours, an AHS accredited Hosta Show, a Rod Kuenster Hosta Seed Growers Seedling Show,…
The Red Bugs Are Coming, The Red Bugs Are Coming!
A new, unwelcome addition to our garden this year is the Lily Leaf Beetle (Lilioceris lilii), AKA scarlet lily beetle or red lily beetle because of their bright red color. These beetles do major damage to your lilies as seen in the photos above. According to dengarden.com, “They feast on…
2022 NWHS Financial Report
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2023 American Hosta Society National Convention
AHS 2023 Fields of Hosta Dreams in Ames Iowa The American Hosta Society 2023 National Convention was held June 7-10 and was organized by a group of hosta enthusiasts in central Iowa. We would like to extend our thanks to the organizers, many volunteers, garden hosts, venders, staff, and bus…
AHS/MRHS 2019 Convention
MRHS Convention July 12-15, 2018 in East Peoria, IL
Another fantastic Midwest Regional Hosta Society (MRHS) convention hosted by the Central Illinois Hosta Society. Here are just some of memories we brought home (click on individual picture to see without caption): Note: the miniature buildings at the Jones’ garden were made by the Jones’ out of concrete and wood. The buildings have lights…