Shady Choice Hosta Society

04/12/2026

Here are a few pictures of some of the more than 400 different varieties of our hostas and one companion plant. Zone 6a.

Pictures have the hosta identified.

04/09/2026

Tentative Schedule of Events for 2026

May 7 – 10, Spring Plant Sale at Lauritzen Gardens. May 7th is evening only and for garden members only. May 8th, 9th, and 10th are open to the public, with Lauritzen plants in a tent in the parking lot.

Shady Choice member Joni Renshaw will also be selling plants but inside the building during normal hours. Also, since she will be representing Shady Choice and pushing for members, she is requesting member(s) would assist her in her booth. If this is something you could do, please call Joni at 402-838-1046 or email at [email protected].

May 30, Saturday, 1:00 pm, garden walk at the home of Robin Wettengell and family, 21944 Marcy Cir, Elkhorn NE 68022.

She has told Sue Adkins that she has a tremendous number of hostas and other plants.

June 7, 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m., Annual Plant Sale, Mangelsen’s Parking Lot, 3457 S 84th St.

If you are donating plants, please put the plant in a pot early in 2026 so they will have time to rejuvenate and look good for the plant sale. Also, please have the plants identified and we would appreciate a suggested price. Bring them to Mangelsen’s parking lot before 10:30 a.m.

If any member would like to assist setting up the canopy, tables, chairs and off-loading and arranging donated plants, please be at the sale site before 10:30 a.m. And, if you want to stay for a little while to assist selling plants, recording sales, answering questions, and assisting customers’ taking plants to their car, if needed, would be great.

At this time, I would like to advocate for a member to “take over” the plant sale duties. I have mentioned many times, and I will once again, that I am trying to stop doing most of the things I do for Shady Choice, such as the plant sale, coming up with events, and managing the Green Hill Farm hosta sale (if we continue doing it). I will, for now, continue publishing the newsletter, unless someone has a “burning desire” to become an editor. But I will say that this will be my next to last year for the newsletter.

June 10 – 13, 2026, American Hosta Society Convention.

For information on registering for this convention, go to www.ahs.org for the reservation form.

June 13, 6:30 a.m. until late afternoon or early evening. Van trip to the gardens of Kris Jurik, Ames, Iowa.

According to information received from Kris, the peonies and iris will be done but lilies will just be starting.

More details in future newsletters. In the meantime, here are four links to YouTube videos of her gardens.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgmctj5r2wQ (News)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IM-6XwgfLK4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VaXEfhzzgs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMbRmr0H1Uc&t=637s
July 31, 7:00 pm, Garden Walk at the home of Wanda and Ray Wollberg, 2224 S 85th Ave, Omaha NE. As Sue mentioned in the message, this is a South Omaha Horticulture Society event but they have invited Shady Choice members to participate in the garden walk.

July 9 – 11, 2026 – Madison, Wisconsin
Madison Marriott South Hotel, 706 John Nolen Drive, Madison, WI 53713

Make your hotel reservations by calling (608) 251-2300 or use the link at the MRHS convention website: midwesthostasociety.org
Remember to request the special 2026 MRHS Room Rate.
(Room Rate is $129 per night – plus $18 per person for breakfast)

September ?, 4:00 p.m., Wrap Up Meeting, home of Sue Adkins and Jim Skow, 5109 S 51st St, Omaha NE. Date to be determined. This is a potluck meeting so please bring a side dish or dessert.

Also, due on the same date is Photo Contest Entries.Look for more information and rules accompanying this Newsletter.

03/11/2026

The first meeting of Shady Choice is this Sunday, March 15th. Hope to see a large number of members.

March 15, 2:00 – 4:00 p.m., Business Meeting and presentation by Danny Lawson, Social Hall, Mt Calvary Church, 5529 Leavenworth St, Omaha NE

We will entice you with FOOD because this will be potluck so bring your best side dish or dessert. Shady Choice will provide fried chicken from Family Fare.

Speaker will be Danny Lawson, who is President of the Wichita Hosta Society and Editor of The Hosta Journal, publication of the American Hosta Society.

For the past several years, Danny has visited many of the AHS Official Display Gardens as well as gardens that have been on tour for National as well as Local Conventions. In addition to the many pictures he has taken, he has some videos as well.

Send a message to learn more

01/28/2026

Here is the January 2026 Newsletter.

Officers of Shady Choice Hosta Society

President: Sue Adkins
Vice-President: John Miller
Treasurer and Membership: Raymond Wollberg
Secretary: Chris Broshar
Historian: Vacant
Newsletter Editor: Gary Hicks

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

Well this winter is something. A couple weeks ago I was out in the yard pulling some creeping Charlie from one of my flower beds and then it got so cold. I’ m waiting for another warm spell so I can start cutting some stuff down. The good news about it being cold is it gives you time to "Look At Plants" online or in catalogs. I keep seeing these GIANT Hostas on Facebook and must admit some have me drooling. I'm really not a shop on-line type of girl but it's getting pretty tempting.

Just a couple of notes:
The dues notices will be going out soon, so send those back as we like all our members and want to keep seeing or hearing from you.

Gary has set up the March meeting (March 15th) which is our first meeting of the year and we have a Hosta expert coming - it's a potluck (my favorite kind of meeting) so get that on your calendar. Hope to see you there!
Sue

DUES! DUES! DUES!

Just a reminder that most of you will need to pay dues this year. Dues must be paid not later than March 31, 2026.

On January 14, 2026, Ray Wollberg sent an email invoice for dues to everyone he has an email address for. In fact, he advised me that several have already paid their dues with a new payment app he has started. For those who have a PayPal account, you can use it to pay your dues.

For those who do not have an email, you will receive an invoice with the paper copy of the newsletter. Also, if you did receive an email invoice and get a paper copy, you will receive the newsletter without an invoice.

Tentative Schedule of Events for 2026

February 21, Midwest Regional Hosta Society Annual Winter Symposium.

(The below is from an email I received from the American Hosta Society.)

Join us as we celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Midwest Regional Hosta Society. The annual Winter Symposium kicks off our year of celebration in Milwaukee on Saturday, February 21. Note our new venue at the Embassy Suites. Your registration includes Friday evening hostatality, 6 speakers on Saturday, silent auction and lunch. All attendees will receive a special commemorative anniversary gift and a voucher good for $10 in vending at our summer convention in Madison. Register now !!! For more information and registration form hold down Ctrk and Alt keys and click on the link below. [https://midwesthostasociety.org/events.shtml](https://midwesthostasociety.org/events.shtml...)

March 15, 2:00 – 4:00 p.m., Business Meeting and presentation by Danny Lawson, Social Hall, Mt Calvary Church, 5529 Leavenworth St, Omaha NE

We will entice you with FOOD because this will be potluck so bring your best side dish or dessert. Shady Choice will provide fried chicken from Family Fare.

Danny Lawson, who is President of the Wichita Hosta Society and Editor of The Hosta Journal, publication of the American Hosta Society.

For the past several years, Danny has visited many of the AHS Official Display Gardens as well as gardens that have been on tour for National as well as Local Conventions. In addition to the many pictures he has taken, he has some video as well.

June 7, 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m., Annual Plant Sale, Mangelsen’s Parking Lot, 3457 S 84th St.

If you are donating plants, please put the plant in a pot early in 2026 so they will have time to rejuvenate and look good for the plant sale. Also, please have the plants identified and we would appreciate a suggested price. Bring them to Mangelsen’s parking lot before 10:30 a.m.

If any member would like to assist setting up the canopy, tables, chairs and off-loading and arranging donated plants, please be at the sale site before 10:30 a.m. And, if you want to stay for a little while to assist selling plants, recording sales, answering questions, and assisting customers’ taking plants to their car, if needed, would be great.

Also, at this time I would like to advocate for a member to “take over” the plant sale duties. I have mentioned many times, and I will once again, that I am trying to stop doing most of the things I do for Shady Choice, such as the plant sale, coming up with events, and managing the Green Hill Farm hosta sale (if we continue doing it). I will, for now, continue publishing the newsletter, unless someone has a “burning desire” to become an editor.

June 10 – 13, 2026, American Hosta Society Convention.
For information on registering for this convention, go to www.ahs.org for the reservation form.

September ?, 4:00 p.m., Wrap Up Meeting. Date and place to be determined. What we really need is for a member to volunteer to host this meeting. Shady Choice will pay for required supplies. No alcohol should be available. This is potluck so other members will bring a side dish or desert.

Call for Information: For those members who receive other societies’ newsletters may notice that each month many societies acknowledge month and date of birth of members.

I would like to do that for Shady Choice members so please provide your month and date of birth to me at [email protected] or call our land line 402-298-8684 and if no answer, leave a message with the requested information.

Thanks.

Personal Note

I don’t normally like to put non-club related information in the newsletter, but to tell the truth, it is becoming increasingly difficult to find articles and things of interest. I have asked several times for members’ input and have received some. In addition, I do from time to time repeat something from other societies’ newsletters.

Another reason for this “personal note” is that I am very proud of the Hicks family. We are blessed with a healthy family. We have been fortunate that we have only 2 members, out of the 46, who have serious health problems. Currently, both are doing great.

This past Christmas Eve, we had the most attending our celebration we have ever had. There were 40 family members including Marty and me.

Our daughter-in-law, Kerri, is a very good photographer and takes lots of photos of attendees. This year, she decided to take three group pictures. Below is the first one she took. It is Marty and me and our adult children.

Missing from the picture is our oldest son (Michael) and his wife (Julie), and our daughter (Denise) and her significant other (Jason).

The second group consisted of our 20 grandchildren. Missing in the picture is our grandson (Hunter) who is in the Air Force stationed in Las Vagas, his wife, and his son (Logan) from a previous marriage and his stepson, as was our granddaughter (Abigail), her husband (Beau) and son (Hudson). Also missing is Dallas and Connor, sons of Julie.



This year, our grandson (Jonathan), who is also in the Air Force, and has not been to a Christmas celebration for many years, came back with his wife (Stephanie), who is also in the Air Force, and their son (Oliver). Her son (Cadin) from a previous marriage spent Christmas with his father.

The third picture is of our 14 great grandchildren.

As mentioned previously, missing is Logan, Hudson and Cadin.

Hosta Tips and Whatnot

Hello Hosta Enthusiasts!

Whether you are new to growing Hostas or a seasoned expert, you probably have a list of useful hints or other to share.

Your experience is something from which others can benefit. We’d love to hear from you about what has and has not worked for you. What may seem like a simple common step in your gardening practices, may be just the gem of an idea to solve another’s problem.

Please send in as many of your tips, tricks, ideas or whatnot as you’d like. Also, commentaries on your Hosta journeys can be a great help too them.

Please send them to: Gary Hicks at [email protected]

They will be sorted and shared in upcoming newsletters.

(The above is a reprint from the Ontario Hosta Society January 2026 Newsletter. Some modifications were done to add Gary Hicks, were appropriate.)

Green Hill Farm, Inc.
2026 Special Hosta Club List

Included with this newsletter, for those who receive it electronically, is a description of offered hostas, a picture of each hosta, as well as the price.

Please provide the name and how many of each hosta you would like to order. Provide this information to Gary Hicks by either calling 402-298-8684 (land line so no text) or emailing [email protected]
NOT LATER THAN MARCH 23, 2026.

Gary Hicks will receive the order, separate hostas into individual orders and arrangement to get them to who purchased them.

Once I have the shipping amount, I will provide the total amount due when plants are picked up.

Notice for those members who get a paper copy of the newsletter. I have reviewed all past orders and found that only 4 members who receive paper newsletters ordered hostas from Green Hill Farm. And 3 of them have an email I can send the list and description of hostas to. Since we would make 12 color copies of 5 pages, which equal to 60 pages, I will not send the information to you.

However, 12 members who receive paper newsletters do have an email address I could send the Green Hill Farm list. If you would like to receive it electronically, please email Gary Hicks at [email protected]. With the cost of paper and ink, I am just trying to save Shady Choice some money.

The AHGA Hosta of the Year (1996-2025)
The American Hosta Growers Association established the AHGA Hosta of the Year program in 1996. The winners were selected by a vote of AHGA members. Award winners are hostas that are good garden plants in all regions of the country, are widely available and in sufficient supply, and retail for $15.00 to $20.00 in the year of selection. The AHGA Hosta of the Year program was terminated in 2025. The criteria used by AHGA was primarily for marketing purposes.

The AHS Hosta of the Year (2026-Present)
With the termination of the AHGA Hosta of the Year program in 2025, the American Hosta Society Board decided to continue the Hosta of the Year program with new guidelines for selection of the AHS Hosta of the Year. The winner of the AHS Hosta of the Year uses the winner of the Benedict Garden Performance Award as the Hosta of the Year for the following year. If the Benedict Garden Performance Award winner has previously been an AHGA Hosta of the Year selection, a previous recent Benedict Garden Performance Award winner is selected as the next AHS Hosta of the Year. The new criteria used by AHS are not for marketing purposes but are meant to guide gardeners to hostas that have demonstrated excellent garden performance.

The AHS Hosta of the Year for 2026 is Hosta “Halcyon’.

The AHS Hosta of the Year for 2027 is Hosta ‘Clear Fork River Valley’.

Calling all Gardeners with cameras.

We would like to start publishing some of your photographs in our Newsletters.

Categories include:
• Individual Hostas
• Garden Views
• Hostas with Garden Art
• Hosta Leaves and Flowers
• Hosta Hybridizing
• Leaf Art

Please identify all hostas in your photos as well as other plants. Also, identify which above category photo represents.

Photos must be submitted in .jpg format.
Submissions should be sent to:
[email protected]

09/12/2025

Van Trip to Hosta Alley
By Gary Hicks

Early on a chilly morning, like 5:30 am, 10 hardy members of Shady Choice met at the home of President Sue Adkins to board a 15-passenger van to start the adventure to Hosta Alley in Pleasant Hill, Missouri. That is the home of Gayle Hartley Alley and her husband, Phil Alley. Participants are Sue Adkins, Gary Hicks, Marty Hicks, Engracia Jimenez, John Miller, Marilyn Jensen, Joni Renshaw, Katie Novak, Julie England, and Leslie McPeak. Joni and Katie had spent the night in a hotel because they came from Tekamah and would have had to leave real early to get to Sue’s house by 5:30.

First, we had to get everyone into the van, which was kind of a chore because the van sat at least a foot and half off the ground. That is important because at least three members, including myself, have knee problems so lifting them high off the ground was not easy to do. Fortunately, Sue had a small step stool that folded so it would fit under a seat when not in use. That step stool helped tremendously with a lot of assistance from Sue and John Miller. John drove the van, and we want to say THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!

Once we got the van loaded with some snacks; muffins, cookies, apples, bananas, and bottled water, and members we started “on the road” at 6:15.

For the next hour or so, John drove and everyone else was talking with each other. Our first stop was a rest stop at Rock Port, Missouri. After those who used the facilities and got back on the van, we continued our trip South. And it was at this time that we started on the snacks.

The next stop was the Quick Trip gas station in Platte City. This is actually a very busy spot and lots of business have been added over the past 10 years or so. Marty and I have been making the trip down I-29 to Kansas City for many years. Our son moved to Gardner, Kansas a long time ago so we have made the trip many times. He now lives in Olathe.

Once everyone was once again loaded in the van, we headed for our last stop, Hosta Alley. Arriving there at about 10:30. Marty called to let Gayle know we were a few minutes away. There is a sign when you pull off the main road and start up their very narrow, winding and steep driveway. It says, “Hosta Alley-steep hill-give it some gas”

And you really do need to give it some gas.

Phil Alley was already waiting for us as we arrived, and Gayle came walking out of the house.

Once everyone exited the van, Gayle said a few things and then asked if everyone would sign her Guest Book and she took a head shot of everyone.

Some members followed Phil to the gardens located near the driveway. Gayle told me that she bought most of the hostas, although some were given to her by the register of a hosta. In fact, when Marty and I went down in June, I took a crown of H. ‘Mrs Cleaver’, which was registered in August, to Gayle.

Apparently, I am not the only one because I noticed she had a hosta recently registered and the most sought-after hosta today, H. ‘Emperor’s New Clothes’. I continued wandering the gardens and taking a lot of pictures, including the one identified previous, which will be uploaded to the Shady Choice Hosta Society page. Many of the pictures were of hostas that were still looking good and many I had not heard of.

Engracia and John were very interested in the large variety of Japanese Maples they have throughout the gardens. They spent a lot of time talking to Phil about the different trees.

One of the most fascinating structures is a working water wheel with observation tower. The wheel was not working when we arrived but as folks got closer to it, Phil turned on the water supply and electricity and the wheel started moving. It even has a small “river” for the water powering the wheel to run to a pond. Those pictures were also uploaded.

After more than 2 hours viewing the gardens and talking to Gayle and Phil, we went to the deck to sit down and rest, and for those who needed, to use the restroom.

Also, at that time, we decided to have some more snacks and water, and to discuss what is next. We had a list of nurseries in the area and after discussions, we decided to go to Suburban Lawn and Garden first and then to Soil Conservation.

Suburban Lawn and Garden had the best variety of all kinds of plants, including a lot of hostas. Joni Renshaw found 10 or more hostas as well as other plants. I found 3 that I could not pass up. I did not see who else got plants, but I think most got something. Engracia found a special Japanese Maple she has been looking for but because of its height, and the lack of space in the van, she went home with it. She and John will probably go back soon to get it for their collection of Japanese Maples.

The van was full of plants when we left Suburban but when we still found a plant or two at Soil Conservation, it was even more full.

After getting everyone, and plants, into the van, we headed North for the Quik Trip in Platte City to refuel. And several decided to buy some Lotto tickets. I, for one, did not have a number but I don’t know about the others.

Once the van was filled with gas and everyone was on-board, we headed for St Joseph to eat at Cheddars. Even with a large group, it did not take too long to get seated—although not together. We were in booths across from each other. Our booth consisted of Katie Novak, Joni Renshaw, Julie England, Leslie McPeak and Marty and me. In the other booth were John Miller, Engracia Jimenez, Sue Adkins and Marilyn Jensen.

Here, I want to give a big “shout out” to the Manager of Cheddars. Joni ordered some fried cheese curds as an appetizer, which I thought took longer than normal to get served. The server brought them and came back a little while later and took our orders, which I thought didn’t take too long, came in a few minutes. However, there was some confusion about the order. Katie had ordered an “impossible cheeseburger”, Joni and I ordered regular cheeseburger. When they brought the order out, Katie said she had an impossible cheeseburger, but the server did not know which one it was, so she had to go back to the kitchen. Soon they got the order figured out and delivered. Once we finished, the server came by to take the dishes and I asked about the bill. She said, “didn’t anyone tell you, your table didn’t get severed within 35 minutes, so the Manager paid for our meals”. We were certainly surprised. But as a result, the server got a much bigger tip.

Once again, we boarded the van and headed for our final destination, the home of Sue Adkins and Jim Skow. We arrived at about 9 pm. It took quite a while to offload the plants and for people to get theirs into their cars. Poor Joni and Katie had the longest drive home to Tekamah.

I don’t know about everyone else, but when Marty and I got home, we were tired and waited until the next day to get everything out of the SUV. But even though we were tired, it was a great trip!

08/20/2025

ICE CREAM SOCIAL

Even though it was a very hot day August 17th, just the kind of day for ice cream, it was cool in the “Party Room” of Sue Adkins and Jim Skow where 13 members gathered for all the fixings for banana splits, root beer floats, ice cream sandwiches, cookies, peanuts, caramel and chocolate syrupy, strawberries, etc. and good fellowship.

We did have a short meeting to take care of some business. That being voting on Ray Wollberg to be our Treasurer and Gary Hicks his assistant.

Once that business was concluded, members started getting their ice cream fixed the way the wanted. I, personally, love plain vanilla with peanuts and caramel topping, with cookies.

Since there was some discussions going on about how to increase participation, Sharon Whalen, pictured above, told us about something the Day Lilly Society, which she is a member of, does to entice members to participate. They reward members for various society activities. It actually sounded like something Shady Choice could do. Sharon is going to provide more information.

07/15/2025

The Gardens of Steve Williams

On a lovely, but hot and humid, evening, up to 35 members of Shady Choice and South Omaha Garden Club gathered at the home of Steve Williams, 3255 Bridgeford Rd, Omaha, for a personal guided tour of his extensive gardens. Thanks to Lorry Feldhausen for arranging this tour.

Steve has lived in his home for 42 years. While he started off gardening on his normal sized lot, when the opportunity presented itself for him to add just shy of ten more acres along a creek adjacent to his property, he jumped at the chance. Currently, he has created more than 3 acres of beautifully manicured gardens with a large variety of plants, including some of the largest hostas I have ever seen. His thought is the bigger the hostas, the less space for weeds to grow. The majority of his gardens are located on what was once run-off land next to the creek. While his property now butts up to the back property lines of the next ten houses to the south of his home, he still has undeveloped land that is left “wild”. Amazingly, he cares for the entire area himself. One thing his gardens show is the design impact of having multiple plants of the same species together, whether that be hostas or ferns. The numbers and varieties of hosta companion plants is also remarkable. There are also plenty of interesting garden works of art. Steve’s yard was the runner up to the Garden Gate Magazine 2024 Most Beautiful Yard in America contest. It is easy to see why it was honored that way.

Even though it was hot, no one cared. It was just great being surrounded by such beauty.

Curbside signs let everyone know Steve has a security system and that dogs are present. The yard, a certified National Wildlife Habitat, is covered with Ring cameras. It was almost like visiting a public garden in that it was possible to learn about garden design just from walking through the gardens.

06/19/2025

Marty and I, and our son, Shawn, and daughter-in-law, Kerri, took a trip to Hosta Alley, Pleasant Hill, MO, in advance of Shady Choice Members visiting in September. We were originally going on the visit in July but after visiting and talking to Gayle Alley, we decided we would plan the trip for September. Mainly, Gayle said it will be really hot in July on their mountain top and the gardens will still look good in September.

It is a fascinating place, with 1,300 hostas as well as lots of companion plants and, most of all, the outbuildings and structures Phil Alley has built-mostly by himself, including their post and beam home, which he built using his one-man sawmill.

Loved the visit and ready to return in September.

06/06/2025

May 18 Garden Walks

Gardens of Elmwood Towers

Marty and I started at Elmwood Towers, and I will tell you that it was really windy, but then every time we have been there, it has been windy.

Residents of Elmwood Towers have a unique outdoor area, and, as evidence with the pictures, many residences are talented.

Shady Choice members Jo Bartikoski and Don Westling (and I am sorry to say that I did not get a picture them) have done a great job landscaping the gardens. In addition to creating and maintaining the shade gardens, Jo is also responsible for organizing and assigning personal garden plots for any resident who may want to do a little gardening.

I have pictures of four outstanding plants in their collection.

I mentioned early about garden plots that residents can use for their own personal use. Look for pictures of garden plots belonging to residents. They can be elaborate or a simple box or just landscape timbers on the ground.

Jo said one of the latest hardscapes added to the gardens as a “fisherman” sitting on the trunk a very large limb that broke off of a large Maple.

Gardens of Engracia Jimenez and John Miller

Engracia and John have a large collection of hostas and Japanese Maples, and they start in the front yard. Look for pictures of a hosta bed around the tree in the front yard.

Also, there are some pictures of the four Japanese Maples that in the front yard.

There are several pictures of their hosta beds that also contain some of their Japanese Maple collect.

And especially, look for the pictures of a Flame Thrower Redbud tree. It is really beautiful.

They really have some nice hostas and Maples.

05/03/2025

May 18, 1:00 – 4:00 pm, garden walk at the Elmwood Towers, 801 S 52nd St, and at the home of Engracia Jimenez and John Miller, 2726 S 48th St.

Shady Choice members Jo Bartikoski and Don Westling, who live in Elmwood Towers, have worked diligently to clear the garden walk with appropriate groups and have reserved the covered patio area from 1-4 in case anyone wants to have refreshments or just a place to sit and talk or rest after touring the gardens. There is also a lower patio available.

The gardens of Engracia and John have lots of hostas and Japanese Maple trees, which Engracia love. Viewing their gardens are well worth the visit.

This garden walk is for Shady Choice members and the South Omaha Garden Club. If you are not a member of Shady Choice but would like to participate in the garden walk, please message Shady Choice and we will provide you a membership form.

With the covered patio available, members may want to purchase lunch on the way to Elmwood Towers and eat on the patio before touring the gardens.

01/22/2025

Calendar Planning Meeting

January 26, 2 p.m., in the home of Sue Adkins and Jim Skow, 5109 S 51st St, Omaha, our first “Calendar Planning Meeting” for everyone who can attend. We will plan out the year(s) ahead. We will attempt to finalize dates for the various events we want to do for 2025 and beyond.

A few topics on the agenda so far are:

1. Garden walks.
2. Possible New t-shirt design or 2nd order of current t-shirt.
3. Road Trip.
4. Green Hill Farm Club Plants for 2025.

We will brainstorm and discuss new ways to grow the Shady Choice Hosta Society and plan some new events too. Please come with your ideas, we will have a “Round Table” discussion (and light snacks).

We want to make this a fun meeting in which everybody can and does get involved! Maybe, this will become an annual event.

To our newest members - you need to be there!