Upcoming Meeting Information

                                                                                                                                                        FALL HARVEST POTLUCK AND GAMES                                                                                     

          The West Michigan Hosta Society invites you to attend the Fall Harvest Potluck on Tuesday, October 25th at 6:00 pm at the Plainfield Senior Community Center located at 5255 Grand River Drive NE, Grand Rapids, MI  49525. This is a wonderful and relaxing time in which we get to know one another better and enjoy food, fun, fellowship. Ginny Pearce will present a program on The Basics of Landscape Design with Hosta Eye Candy.  We will play some games and pass out prizes!  In addition, we will have a drawing for two Hosta College scholarships. Please bring your own tableware, drinks, and a generous dish to pass. Coffee, tea, and hot chocolate will be provided. See you there! 



          Here are the results of the favorite hosta voting by attendees of the Hosta Show on July 23rd and 24th, 2022 at Frederik Meijer Gardens:

Dancing Darling - 20 votes

Liberty - 19 votes

Lakeside Paisley Print - 19 votes

Niagra Falls - 17 votes

Fickle Blue Genes - 13 votes

June - 10 votes

Rainbow's End - 9 votes

Tootie May - 9 votes

Victory - 8 votes

Blue Angel Streaked - 7 votes

Emerald Ruff Cut - 7 votes

Calendar of Events for 2022

February 17  (Thursday)                            WMHS Spring Membership Meeting                Presentation to be determined                Frederik Meijer Gardens - 6:00 pm

March 19  (Saturday)                                Hosta College - Virtual Event

May 19 (Thursday)                                      WMHS Spring Potluck and Auction                Allendale Township Hall                           Potluck 6 pm  -  Auction 7 pm    

May 21 (Saturday)                                MHS Workday at Hidden Lake Gardens            9 am - 12 noon         

June 4  (Saturday)                                      WMHS Bus Trip to visit Fox Hosta Farm,     Olga Petrysyzn, and Mike Groothuis          

June 8 - 11  (Thursday thru Saturday)     AHS National Convention                   Minneapolis, MN

June 18 (Saturday)                                      MHS Hosta Show and Sale                           Hidden Lake Gardens 

June 24 - 26 (Friday thru Sunday)            Great Lakes Region Hosta Tailgate 2022       Grand Rapids & Kalamazoo

July 23 & 24 (Saturday & Sunday)             WMHS Hosta Show                                       Frederik Meijer Gardens  -  11 am to 5 pm  

August 11 (Thursday)                              WMHS Fall Membership Meeting / Garden Tour Location to be determined 

August 21 (Sunday)                                   MHS Workday at Hidden Lake Gardens            9 am - 12 noon                                          

October 25 (Tuesday)                               WMHS Fall Harvest Potluck                            Plainfield Senior Community Center  -  6 pm 

    AHS Hosta Popularity Poll 2020  

  1.  H. 'June'

  2.  H. 'Liberty'                          

  3.  H. 'Lakeside Paisley Print'

  4.  H. 'Sagae'

  5.  H. 'Rainbow's End'

  6.  H. 'Halcyon'

  7.  H. 'Goodness Gracious'

  8.  H. 'Victory'

  9.  H. 'Sum and Substance'

10.  H. 'Earth Angel'

11.  H. 'Paradigm'                       12.  H. 'Guardian Angel'               13.  H. 'Autumn Frost'

14.  H. 'Key West'

15.  H. 'Blue Angel'

16.  H. 'Dancing Queen'             17.  H. 'Striptease'                     18.  H. 'Abiqua Drinking Gourd'     19.  H. 'Wheee!'                          20.  H. 'Ripple Effect'           
                          

AHS Mini Popularity Poll 2020

  1.  H. 'Blue Mouse Ears'

  2.  H. 'Mini Skirt'

  3.  H. 'Pandora's Box'

  4.  H. 'Cracker Crumbs'

  5.  H. 'Frosted Mouse Ears'