Northern Illinois Hosta SocietyNIHS was founded in October 1992 by a group of people who shared a passion for hosta. The society is dedicated to educating the public and promoting the use of hosta in the landscape. NIHS works closely with the American Hosta Society and the Midwest Regional Hosta Society planning and hosting hosta events and donating to hosta research. NIHS is a not-for-profit organization that serves the people of Northern Illinois and surrounding areas. |
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Calendar of Events
TENTATIVE
SCHEDULE FOR 2014
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Date
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Event |
Location |
Time |
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January
18 |
Winter
Scientific Meeting |
Lisle Hilton, Lisle |
8:00
– 4:00 |
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March
23 |
Pot
Luck Dinner & Garden Tool/Accessory Swap |
West
Chicago |
1:00
– 4:00 |
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May
4 |
Sponsor
Plant Pick Up & Guest Speaker |
Friendship
Park Conservatory, Des Plaines |
1:00
– 3:00 |
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May
31/June 1 |
Hosta
Leaf Display & Plant Sale (Public Invited) |
Chicago
Botanic Garden, Glencoe |
10:00-4:00 |
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June
8 |
Hosta Walk-About Garden Visit |
Northbrook |
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June 11 - 14 |
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Cedar
Rapids, IA |
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June 21 |
Bus Trip |
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June
26 - 28 |
Midwest
Regional HS Convention |
Green
Bay, WI |
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July 13 |
Hosta
Walk-About Garden Visit |
Prospect Heights |
2:00
– 5:00 |
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July27 |
Hosta
Walk-About Garden Visit |
Hinsdale |
2:00
– 5:00 |
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August
10 |
Plant
Auction – (Public Invited) |
Hinsdale
Community House |
1:00
– 5:00 |
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September
8 or 15 |
Hosta
Pot Luck and Plant Swap & Annual Meeting of Membership |
TBA |
1:00
– 4:00 |
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December
7 |
Holiday
Get-Together |
Elgin |
1:00
– 4:00 |
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President, Barbara
King Hospitality, June Vandervest Secretary, Penny Fulkerson Newsletter, Ron Asselborn Publicity, Marcia Jendreas Director-at-Large, Dennis Hood |
Vice President, Mark Rekoske Treasurer, Andy Campbell Membership , Mike Kraus Director-at-Large, Colleen Graudins |
Following are links to various Hosta-related locations:
| The Hosta Library | The American Hosta Society |
| NIHS Membership Information | The Midwest Regional Hosta Society |
| The NIHS Photo Albums | Sports & Seedlings Reference |
| NIHS Newsetters |