2025 Convention Schedule *subject to being updated*
Thursday, June 19
11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Judges Clinic I — Mtg Room 1
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1:00 – 4:00 pm
Vendor Set-Up — Plaza
Raffle Ticket Sales – Pre-function area
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)
See more information below.
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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
Raffle ticket sales – Pre-function area
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
Raffle ticket sales – Pre-function area
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9:00 – 11:00 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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1:00 – 6:30 pm
Raffle ticket sales – Pre-function area
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 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 1:00 PM
**** Self Drive – lunch on your own ****
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8:00 – Noon and 1:00 – 4:00 pm
Vending Open — Plaza
8:00 – 1:30
Raffle ticket sales – Pre-function area
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1:30 – 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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2:15 pm
Silent Auction and Raffle Winners Announced — Prefunction Area
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2:15 – 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.
Ride sharing is encouraged – On the registration form, 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.
If transportation is needed, van transportation is available on a limited basis for an additional $15.00.
At right, a partial view of the Hosta Ravine.
