Archive | August, 2008
History and Creation of the Cruickshank Hosta Garden
We are very happy that the Cruickshank Hosta Garden in the South Carolina Botanical Garden in Clemson has been designated as an American Hosta Society Display Garden. The history of this garden goes back to 1990 when our oldest son and his family lived a mile from the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum. Chuck [...]
Continue reading...W. George Schmid
21. August 2008
Interview with W. GeorgeSchmid by Timber Press Timber Press: Why did you decide to write An Encyclopedia of Shade Perennials? George: When I did research for my book The Genus Hosta in the 1980s, my garden overflowed with hostas. Out of necessity, it was transformed from a formerly diverse, shady garden [...]
Continue reading...Bob Solberg
21. August 2008
Born and raised in Miami, Florida, Bob Solberg grew palm trees from seed in his small backyard nursery as a kid and cruised Biscayne Bay in his small sailboat. He attended Davidson College in Davidson, North Carolina and graduated with a B.S. in Biology and then studied bryophyte ecology for three years at [...]
Continue reading...Dixie Region’s First Display Garden: A Legacy of Love
21. August 2008
The newly accredited AHS Display Garden located at the South Carolina Botanical Garden is named for longtime dedicated volunteers, Charles and Betty Cruickshank. The Hosta Garden is located on the shores of the Heritage Pond. Many paths in the Garden are lined with beautiful stone walls and a simple yet stunning stone bridge[...]
Continue reading...2009 in Georgia
21. August 2008
The Georgia Hosta Society has offered to host our 2009 Annual Meeting. The organizers are hard at work and will announce tentative plans for the meeting soon. Please check back for details. [...]
Continue reading...2003 DRHS - Part 1
21. August 2008
Growing Hostas in the South - Prescription for Success DIXIE REGIONAL HOSTA SOCIETY SEMINAR by Judy Burns On Friday afternoon, September 26th, a group of about 75 of my fellow hosta lovers converged on the Crowne Plaza Hotel in north Atlanta, for a weekend of education, hosta talk, food and fun. The first [...]
Continue reading...2003 DRHS - Part 3
21. August 2008
(continued from 2003 DRHS - Part 2) The grand finale of the afternoon was a “Meet the Experts” panel, featuring Kevin Walek, incoming President of The American Hosta Society and former AHS Editor, Bud Martin of Colonial Farms, and W. George Schmid, author of The Genus Hosta. Questions from the [...]
Continue reading...2007 DRHS Meeting
21. August 2008
from Chuck Zdeb: If you missed the Dixie Regional meeting, June 1 and 2nd in Birmingham you missed a great time! The faint smell of burning south Georgia swamp was in the air as we arrived Friday afternoon for the beginning of the 2007 meeting. After signing in and grabbing a quick snack (those Alabama [...]
Continue reading...2003 DRHS - Part 2
21. August 2008
(continued from 2003 DRHS-Part 1) Next on the agenda was Mike Chambers, (MidSouth Hosta Society) who showed interesting slides of the hardscaping project in his garden. Mike uses a variety of materials, including gravel, 2×12 pressure treated lumber, field stone and concrete pavers, for [...]
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21. August 2008
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