HOSTA: Foliage for Every Garden
Hosta Leaf Show presented by the New England Hosta Society
June 18 to 19, 2022. (set up on June 17)
This show is accredited by the American Hosta Society.
Timeline (Preliminary)
Friday, June 17:
12 noon to 4:00 pm: Entries received and Show Set-up
Saturday, June 18:
7:30 am to 9:00 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.
1:00 pm to 5:00 pm: Show open to the public. Included with admission to Tower Hill Botanic Garden
Sunday, June 19:
10:00 am 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 Zilis (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 on Saturday. 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
June 18 to 19, 2022. (set up on June 17)
This show is accredited by the American Hosta Society.
Timeline (Preliminary)
Friday, June 17:
12 noon to 4:00 pm: Entries received and Show Set-up
Saturday, June 18:
7:30 am to 9:00 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.
1:00 pm to 5:00 pm: Show open to the public. Included with admission to Tower Hill Botanic Garden
Sunday, June 19:
10:00 am 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 Zilis (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 on Saturday. 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.
- The Delaware Valley Hosta Society Hosta Shows page
Vendors
- to be announced