HOSTA: Foliage for Every Garden
Hosta Leaf Show presented by the New England Hosta Society
Dates to Be Announced, as the COVID 19 pandemic situation evolves.
This show is accredited by the American Hosta Society.
Timeline
Friday:
12 noon to 4:00 pm: Entries received
Saturday:
7:30 am to 9:30 am: Entries received
10:00 am to 12 noon: Judging (restricted to judging staff)
10:00 am to 4:00 pm (tentative): Vendors open. Enhance your hosta garden with lovely hosta and companion plants from five nurseries specializing in hosta. Scroll down to see the list.
12 noon to 4:00 pm: Show open to the public. Included with admission to Tower Hill Botanic Garden
4:00 pm to 5:00 pm: Show break-down. Claim entries, entry tags, ribbons and awards by 5:00 pm, or they will be disposed of by the staging committee.
Featured speaker
Mark Zillis (hosta hybridizer, author and recipient of the American Hosta Society 2001 Alex J. Summers Distinguished Merit Award) presents two different talks in the Tower Hill Botanic Garden Auditorium. Times and subjects to be announced.
Show Schedule and Rules
HOSTA: Foliage for Every Garden Show Schedule
Location
Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive, Boylston, MA
Hosta Leaf Show presented by the New England Hosta Society
Dates to Be Announced, as the COVID 19 pandemic situation evolves.
This show is accredited by the American Hosta Society.
Timeline
Friday:
12 noon to 4:00 pm: Entries received
Saturday:
7:30 am to 9:30 am: Entries received
10:00 am to 12 noon: Judging (restricted to judging staff)
10:00 am to 4:00 pm (tentative): Vendors open. Enhance your hosta garden with lovely hosta and companion plants from five nurseries specializing in hosta. Scroll down to see the list.
12 noon to 4:00 pm: Show open to the public. Included with admission to Tower Hill Botanic Garden
4:00 pm to 5:00 pm: Show break-down. Claim entries, entry tags, ribbons and awards by 5:00 pm, or they will be disposed of by the staging committee.
Featured speaker
Mark Zillis (hosta hybridizer, author and recipient of the American Hosta Society 2001 Alex J. Summers Distinguished Merit Award) presents two different talks in the Tower Hill Botanic Garden Auditorium. Times and subjects to be announced.
Show Schedule and Rules
HOSTA: Foliage for Every Garden Show Schedule
Location
Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive, Boylston, MA
Leaf Show Resources
- The American Hosta Society Hosta Show Judging page. Scroll down to get the links to the Classification pages, reference tables on leaf sizes and classificiation, articles on preparing leaves for the leaf show (Leaf Show Preparation from Plant to Bottle, Fun - Cut Leaf Pandemonium and It's Show Time) and more.
Vendors
- to be announced