Russ O'Harra Hosta Society
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.
