Midwest Regional Hosta Convention

trudy_gw

13 years ago

Who is coming to the Midwest Regional Hosta Convention in Des Moines

July 8-11?

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chris-e
13 years ago
I am! I am meeting a friend who lives in Cedar Rapids who I haven't seen in two years. We are driving to the convention Saturday morning, early.

Not doing the whole sign-up thing, just do the public stuff.

chris
jspece
13 years ago
See you there!

Just got home from the National...what a fantastic time!! Got a few days to get rested up and take inventory of what I'll be bringing to vend.
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Yes, it is possible to attend the convention and not stay in motel. Just make sure to get signed up by using the info at the link. If I am not mistaken a person is able to attend the vendors and not be a paid attendee at the convention. Now dont quote me as I am just a messenger putting the info on the post by request. If anymore info is needed contact one of the folks in the Shades of Green Hosta Society.
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trudy_gw
Original Author
13 years ago
Bumping this up....

Chris and Josh we will see you in Des Moines!

Still not to late to sign up.
After seeing all of Paul's National convention photos (by the way excellent job of sharing photos Paul!), it is making me excited about the convention.
Will be working at the registration table, so stop and say hi...:)

Also we were going to be on the optional tour, but after mom's sudden passing in late April decided there would not be enough time in the gardens.

Well long story short, our neighbor David who is on the optional tour wrote in his article that 'Bruce and Trudy' may share their gardens if you just ask!
So I guess we are on the optional tour after all, just not in the program. So stop on by Sunday after the convention....we will be glad to show everyone our hosta seedlings!
trudy_gw
Original Author
13 years ago
Convention is coming up this week.
Committee's are busy getting things ready.

Lots of hostas and gardening items in the raffle and in the auction!

Still time to sign up!

Lots of rain has hostas looking there best..... :)
noxtra
13 years ago
Leaving Southwest Missouri before daylight in the morning to get there and get set up. Listen for the bullfrog voice that's me!

Lee
linda_p
13 years ago
I'm heading out shortly....see you there!
treemon
13 years ago
Any reports from those who attended? Pictures? I could not make it and it would be great to have an update. How was Reldon's new garden?

Mark
chris-e
13 years ago
My friend from Cedar Rapids and I did go, but we were only there for a while on Saturday in early afternoon. I'm sure there was a lot more going on at other times, but we didn't sign up or anything. Everyone seemed to be eating lunch while we were there.

I have no pictures, because I discovered that I had brought my camera, but left the photo stick at home! What an idiot!

But we did meet and chat with Josh, Bob Solberg and Mark Zilis. And I managed to limit myself to only 4 hosta and one hucheralla. Ended up packing and shipping them home USPS anyway. I could have bought a few more!

chris
thisismelissa
13 years ago
Chris.... I did the same thing on the first (optional) tour day for the National convention (except, it was the battery for me).

You showed marvelous restraint!
chris-e
13 years ago
Melissa,

If I had known at the time that I would be shipping them, I would have bought more! I could have fit 3 or 4 more in that flat-rate shipping box!

chris

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