Schedule

(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