(as of 16 March 2023)
Time .. Event Location
Tuesday, June 6
1-8 p.m. Vendor arrival and setup Garden
Wednesday, June 7
9 a.m.-5 p.m., 7-9 p.m. Hosta Marketplace (vendors) open Garden
8 a.m.-6 p.m., 8-9 p.m. Registration open Gallery hallway
9 a.m.-5 p.m. Hosta Show entry
. preparation/receiving Gallery lobby
1-4 p.m. AHS Board meeting Meadow
TBD p.m. Publications group meeting TBD
1-5 p.m. Judges Clinic I Harvest
5:30-8 p.m. First-Inning Opening Night Reception Waterfall Garden Patio
. (Preregistration required; additional fee)
. 5:30 p.m. cash bar mixer
. 6:00 p.m. light dinner
Thursday, June 8
7:30-8:30 a.m. Breakfast (all registrants) Prairie
8 a.m.-12 p.m., 2-5 p.m. Registration table open Gallery hallway
8-11 a.m. Hosta Show entry
. preparation/receiving Gallery lobby
8:30-9 a.m. Newcomers meeting Meadow
9 a.m-4 p.m. Silent auction Prairie
9 a.m.-12 p.m., 1-5 p.m. Hosta Marketplace (vendors) open Garden
10 a.m.-12 p.m. Judges Clinic II Harvest
9-10 a.m. Speaker (Susan Martin) Prairie
10:10-11:10 a.m. Speaker (Irvin Etienne) Prairie
11:10 a.m.-12 p.m., 3-6 p.m. Auction item receiving Prairie
12-1 p.m. Judges lunch Meadow
12-1 p.m. Lunch (all registrants) Prairie
1-4 p.m. Hosta Show judging Cardinal & Gold
1-2 p.m. Speaker (Susan Martin) Prairie
2:10-3 p.m. Speakers (A. Steil & L. Nunamaker) Prairie
3:10 p.m. Photography (Alex Waterhouse-Hayward) Harvest
4-6 p.m. Hosta Show (open to the public) Cardinal & Gold
4:10-6 p.m. Judges Clinic III Harvest
……..dinner on your own……..
8-9 p.m. Speaker (Bob Solberg) Prairie
9-11 p.m. Hostatality Meadow
Friday, June 9
Garden tours
. Self-guided: breakfast on your own
. Bus tour (separate registration required; light breakfast and lunch on bus)
. 7:15 a.m. board buses West parking lot
. 7:30 a.m. buses depart
8:00 a.m.-2:30 p.m Tour gardens open
1-5 p.m. Hosta Show (open to the public) Cardinal & Gold
1-5 p.m. Hosta Marketplace (open to the public) Garden
5-6 p.m. cash bar mixer Prairie
5:30-6 p.m. auction items preview Prairie
6-7:30 p.m. Dinner and Awards (all registrants) Prairie
7:30-10 p.m. Auction (open to the public) Prairie
10-11 p.m. Hostatality Meadow
Saturday, June 10
Garden tours
. Self-guided: breakfast on your own
. Bus tour (separate registration required; light breakfast and lunch on bus)
. 7:15 a.m. board buses West parking lot
. 7:30 a.m. buses depart
8 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Tour gardens open
9 a.m.-1 p.m. Hosta Show (open to the public) Cardinal & Gold
9 a.m.-4 p.m. Hosta Marketplace (open to the public) Garden
1-3 p.m. Hosta Show entry retrieval Cardinal & Gold
5-6 p.m. Cash bar mixer Prairie
6-8 p.m. Dinner and business meeting Prairie
8-9 p.m. Speaker (Ed Lyon) Prairie
9-10 p.m. Organizers’ wrap-up meeting TBD
9-11 p.m. Hostatality Meadow
Sunday, June 11
optional tour gardens open