2027 Tour Garden
Join us for three days of touring a wonderfully diverse selection of 15 private gardens throughout the Indianapolis area, each offering its own take on the beauty of hostas in the landscape. From cozy backyard collections to sprawling public displays, the 2027 National Hosta Convention garden tour welcomes every style and scale — you’ll find fresh inspiration for your own garden, a chance to see rare and award-winning cultivars thriving in mature settings, and plenty of opportunities to swap stories with fellow hosta lovers along the way. Tours will be available on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.
A swimming pool slowly revealed its true destiny as a pond, and suddenly — a woodland garden was born. Sun-loving hostas defied everything we thought we knew, joined by Japanese maples, conifers, and lilies. Stacked with rare finds, “Originator Stock” treasures, Japanese imports, and beloved hosta legends.
Tucked along a sloping lakeside lot, this garden holds secrets only a true plant obsessive could dream up. Its creator? A plant breeder — someone who doesn’t just grow plants, but invents them. This is not a garden that happened by accident. Every leaf, every drift, every tiny hosta was placed with purpose — and probably with a story behind it.
Five acres of pure imagination. What began as a quiet suburban yard slowly transformed — after the kids left and the coaching whistles finally went silent — into a full-blown horticultural wonderland. A 15-foot black pebble-stone fountain commands attention near the pool. A rock fountain tumbles off the patio. A hammock and sand umbrella area invites serious contemplation of doing absolutely nothing.