Thank you to all who helped with our annual Dahl-Roeder Memorial Garden cleanup! Many hands made for quick work as we accomplished our cleanup in only one hour. The timing on receiving John’s Northern Star newsletter couldn’t have been better as it reminded many members who came of the date….
Twenty-eight NWHS members were treated to a fabulous luncheon on February 15th at Johnny’s Italian Steakhouse before our 2025 Planning Meeting. The menu included House Salad, Tenderloin Beef Tips, Marinated Grilled Chicken with Linguine Basilica, Garlic Whipped Potatoes, Mixed Fresh Vegetables, Focaccia Bread, Red Velvet, Chocolate Peanut Butter Cupcakes, and…
About 30 members boarded the bus for a fun and exciting day of hosta viewing and shopping at Hillsboro Hosta and Uniquely Hostas. Once again, members filled the lower luggage level of the bus with hostas, companion plants, and other assorted garden ornament purchases. Thank goodness Larry drove himself as…
Another fun and exciting morning with a huge selection of plants for sale. Thank you NWHS members for bringing/donating such great looking plants and helping spread the word about the sale! No commercial advertising this year so, at the Saturday Farmers Market, Mari Krenz and Peggy Freitag even went so…
A huge thank you to everyone who braved the bleak, rainy forecast and helped with our annual Dahl/Roeder Memorial Garden cleanup. Many hands make for quick work as we completed the cleanup and mulching in an hour and a half, just before a light drizzle started. For future reference, it…
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.
Thank you to both hosts, Tammy & Tim Zuehlke and Rose & Ron Verdegan, for letting us tour your amazing gardens. Each garden is unique, and this tour was no exception; the Zuehlkes have a charming, spacious farm setting and the Verdegans have a jam-packed suburban setting. Tim built the…
We couldn’t have picked a nicer morning to be out touring Ron and Penny Tietz’ beautiful garden. Their well-established garden boasts of many awesome, mature hostas adorned with many artistic accenting pieces they have collected over the years. Just love the ‘Billy Goat’s Gruff’ and Troll under the bridge. We…
