Russ O'Harra Hosta Society
2025 Calendar
February 21-22, 2025 Midwest Regional Hosta Society Winter Symposium
Milwaukee/Brookfield, WI see http://www.midwesthostasociety.org/
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April 13, 2025 ROHS spring meeting, Iowa Arboretum and Gardens, Madrid, IA
noon potluck, speaker, work day
Speaker: David McKinney "Iowa Arboretum and Gardens Hosta Collections and Garden Plans"
June 19-21, 2025 American Hosta Society / Midwest Regional Hosta Society joint convention, East Peoria, IL
October 12, 2025 ROHS fall meeting
2024 Calendar
Sunday, April 14 Spring meeting, Iowa Arboretum. Noon setup, potluck, business meeting
May 10-11, 2024 Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden's Spring Garden Market--we are greeting visitors and promoting ROHS.
June 18-22, 2024 American Hosta Society national convention, Marlborough, MA
July 11-13, 2024 Midwest Regional Hosta Society convention, Fond du Lac, WI
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July 27, 2024 In the Country Garden and Gifts​-- "Hosta & Dessert Social", speaker Bob Solberg, Independence, IA
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October 13, 2024 ROHS Fall meeting at The Wallace Learning Center, 2773 290th St., Orient, Iowa, 50858
12 p.m. potluck; speaker; business meeting
Speaker: Rob Mortko, "The Hostas of Tomorrow and Where They Come From"
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Rob Mortko is owner and founder of Made in the Shade Tissue Culture, a plant tissue culture laboratory specializing in hosta propagation. He will share insights and details on new hosta cultivars in the lab that will be on the market in the next 1-2 years. Rob is well-known for his work with the American Hosta Society, the American Hosta Growers Association, the Midwest Regional Hosta Society, and as a Contributing Editor for The Hosta Journal.
