Updated Information for 2024
2024 Convention Schedule - *subject to be updated*
Tuesday, June 18
Vendor Set-Up — Salon A & B
3:00 – 8:00 pm
Registration & Information — The Nook
5:00 – 9:00 pm
Judges Bootcamp — Seminar
1:00 – 5:00 pm Clinic I
5:00 – 6:00 pm Lite dinner for Bootcamp participants
6:00 – 8:00 pm Clinic II
8:00 – 9:00 pm Hosta Show Job Fair
Wednesday, June 19
Registration & Information — The Nook
7:00 am – 7:00 pm
Whale Watch or Duck Boat Day in Boston (optional tours)
7:30 am – 5:30 pm Buses leave from Function Entrance near Registration
Vendor Set-Up — Salon A & B
7:00 am – 12:00 pm
How to Prep/Enter Your Leaves — Wayland
8:00 am – 9:00 am
Hosta Show Leaf Prep — Wayland & Sterling
Hosta Show Entry — Lobby & West Wing Foyer
9:00 am – 12:00 pm Entries Received
LUNCH ON YOUR OWN
New England Seedling & Sport Competition — Marlborough
2:00 pm – 8:00 pm Entries Received
Hosta Show Entry — Lobby & West Wing Foyer
2:00 pm – 8:00 pm Entries Received
Vending Open to Convention — Salon A & B
1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
DINNER ON YOUR OWN
Newcomers Meeting — Duchess
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
AHS Auction Plants Received — Salon E
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
AHS Board Meeting — Princess
6:30 pm – 10:00 pm
Vending Open to Convention — Salon A & B
7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Welcome to New England Reception & Hospitality
8:00 pm- 11:00 pm
Thursday, June 20
Registration & Information — The Nook
7:00 am – 1:00 pm
Judges & Clerks Instructions — Salon E
7:30 am – 8:00 am
AHS Auction Plants Received — Salon E
8:00 am – 11:00 am
Hosta Show Judging — Lobby & West Wing Foyer
8:00 am – 11:00 am
New England Seedling & Sport Competition Voting — Marlborough
8:00 am – 11:00 am All attendees
11:00 am – 11:30 am Hosta Show judges
Vending Open to Convention — Salon A & B
8:00 am – 1:00 pm
Speaker: Karl Gercens, Longwood Gardens — Salon C, D, E
11:00 am – 12:00 pm
LUNCH ON YOUR OWN
Thursday Garden Tours
Ames, Arnberg, Murray
1:15 pm — Buses depart from Function Entrance near Registration
Clambake/BBQ/Picnic — Tent at Murray Garden
4:30 pm – 7:00 pm *Return buses depart 7 pm*
Hosta Show Open — Lobby & West Wing Foyer
8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Hosta-tality
8:30 pm – 11:00 pm
Friday, June 21
Registration & Information — The Nook
2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Friday Garden Tours
Mahler, Cochato Nursery, Bennett, Goodenough
7:00 am — Buses depart from Function Entrance near Registration (box lunch on bus)
*LUNCH ON YOUR OWN for Self Drive
New England Seedling & Sport Competition Open — Marlborough
2:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Hosta Show Open — Lobby & West Wing Foyer
2:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Vending Open — Salon A & B
2:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Newsletter Editors Meeting — Sterling
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Society Presidents Meeting — Southborough
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Judges Clinic III — Sudbury
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
NE Seedling & Sport Competition Expert Critique — Marlborough
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Cocktail Hour — Ballroom Foyer
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Friday Buffet Banquet — Salon C, D, E
6:00 pm
Silent Auction — Salon C, D, E
6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
AHS Business Meeting — Salon C, D, E
7:00 pm – 7:30 pm Hosta Show Awards / NE Seedling & Sport Competition Awards
AHS Auction — Salon C, D, E
Starting at 7:30 pm
Hosta-tality
9:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Saturday, June 22
Registration & Information — The Nook
7:00 am – 5:00 pm
Saturday Garden Tour
Edwards, HostaAmour, O’Neil, Chepjian, Mason Hollow
7:00 am — Buses depart from Function Entrance near Registration (box lunch on bus)
*LUNCH ON YOUR OWN for Self Drive
Vending Open — Salon A & B
2:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Speaker: Suzanne Mahler — Salon C, D, E
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Cocktail Hour — Ballroom Foyer
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Saturday Banquet — Salon C, D, E
6:00 pm
AHS Meeting — Salon C, D, E
6:45 pm
Awards Ceremony beginning at 7 pm
2025 AHS Convention Preview
Post Convention Meeting — Princess
10:30 pm
Hosta-tality
9:00 pm – 11:00 pm