2025 Convention Schedule - *subject to being updated, please hit refresh for latest information*
Thursday, June 19
10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Judges Clinic I — Mtg Room 1
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1:00 – 4:00 pm
Vendor Set-Up — Plaza
Hosta Show Leaf Prep and Entry — Salon DE
Auction Items Received — Salon AB
Seedling Competition Entries Received — Salon C
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1:00 – 4:00 pm and 8:00 – 9:30 pm
Registration & Information — Registration Foyer
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2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
AHS Board Meeting — Mtg Rooms 1&2
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5:00 – 7:00 pm
Optional Event at Hornbaker Gardens (Prepayment required)
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8:00 – 9:00 pm
MRHS Board Meeting — Mtg Room 1
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8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Hosta Show Leaf Prep — Salon DE
Vending Open — Plaza
Seedling Competition Entries Received — Salon C
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8:00 – 10:00 pm
Judges Clinic II — Board Room
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9:00 – 11:00 pm
Hosta-tality Open — Mtg Rooms 1&2
Friday, June 20
8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Registration & Information — Registration Foyer
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8:00 – 11:00 am
Hosta Show Leaf Prep and Entry — Salon DE
Vending Open — Plaza
Double-Feature Photo Booth Open — Prefunction Area
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8:30 – 11:30 am
Auction Items Received — Salon AB
Seedling Competition Entries Received — Salon C
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10:15 – 11:00 am
Newcomers Meeting – 1st time attendees — Mtg Room 1
Newsletter Editors Meeting — Mtg Room 2
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11:00 – noon
AHS Publications Meeting — Mtg Room 1
Local and Regional Presidents Meeting — Mtg Room 2
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Noon – 12:45
LUNCH Buffet — Salon AB
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12:45 – 1:15 pm
MRHS Membership Meeting — Salon AB
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1:15 – 3:15 pm
Hosta Show Judging — Salon CD
Seedling Show Viewing and Voting — Salon C
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1:00 – 5:00 pm
Vending Open — Plaza
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1:00 – 6:00 pm
Double-Feature Photo Booth Open — Prefunction
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2:00 – 3:00 pm
Educational Speaker I — Salon AB
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3:15 – 4:15 pm
Educational Speaker II — Salon AB
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4:15 – 6:00 pm
Hosta Show Open — Salon DE
Seedling Show Open — Salon C
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5:00 – 6:00 pm
Cocktail Hour (Cash Bar) — Prefunction Area
Silent Auction and Raffle Bids — Prefunction Area
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6:00 – 7:00 pm
Friday Evening Banquet — Salon AB
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7:00 – 7:20 pm
AHS Membership Meeting — Salon AB
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7:20 – 7:40 pm
Show Awards and Annual Awards — Salon AB
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7:45 – 10:30 pm
AHS/MRHS Live Auction — Salon AB
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8:00 – 10:00 pm
Hosta Show Open — Salon DE
Seedling Show Open — Salon C
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9:00 – 11:00 pm
Hosta-tality Open — Mtg Rooms 1 & 2
Saturday, June 21
7:00 am – 8:00 am
Registration & Information — Registration Foyer
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8:00 am Departure for Vans
Tour Gardens Open – Optional Vans Depart at Main Entrance
GARDENS ARE OPEN FROM 8:00 AM TO 2:00 PM
**** Self Drive – lunch on your own ****
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8:00 – Noon and 1:00 – 4:00 pm
Vending Open — Plaza
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1:00 – 2:00 pm
Last Call for Silent Auction and Raffle — Prefunction Area
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2:00 – 4:00 pm
Hosta Show Open — Salon DE
Seedling Show Open — Salon C
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2:00 – 3:30 pm
Judges Clinic III — Mtg Rooms 1 & 2
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2:30 pm
Silent Auction and Raffle Winners Announced — Prefunction Area
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2:30 – 3:00 pm
Claim and Pay for Silent Auction items — Prefunction Area
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3:00 to 5:30 pm
Double-Feature Photo Booth Open — Prefunction Area
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4:00 – 5:00 pm
Vendor, Hosta Show & Seedling Show Teardown — Plaza and Salon CDE
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4:00 – 5:00 pm
Hosta Bareroot Cleaning Area Open — Service Area by Salon E
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5:00 – 6:00 pm
Cocktail Hour (Cash Bar) — Prefunction area
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6:00 pm
Saturday Banquet — Salon AB
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6:45 pm
Awards Ceremony — Salon AB
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7:15 pm
Keynote Speaker — Salon AB
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8:15 pm
Preview of 2026 Conventions and Convention Closing — Salon AB
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8:45 pm
Post Convention Meeting — Board Room
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9:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Hosta-tality
Sunday, June 22
9:00 am – 1:00 pm
Optional Garden Tours — Directions at registration desk.
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Optional Thursday Evening event.
Hornbaker Gardens
The cost for the event is $20.00.
If transportation is needed, van transportation is available on a limited basis for an additional $15.00.
Ride sharing is encouraged – Under Garden Tours, indicate if you need transportation, or if you can provide transportation, and you will be matched, saving the cost of the optional van transportation.