2025 - 2026

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 10/11/2025

Fall General Meeting/ Annual Business Meeting. Guest Speaker: Dr. Mary  Albrecht, Former Professor Emerita, Department of Plant  Sciences, University of Tennessee, Institute of Agriculture, Knoxville, TN. Currently American Hosta Society Vice President Genus Hosta

Open to the Public, 2-4:30 pm

 Heritage Room - Bachman's on Lyndale, Minneapolis, MN.

Mid Nov. 2025

Email Notices sent for memberships expiring 12/31/25

12/31/2025

 Articles due for Winter Hostaphile.

2026

1/1/2026

Membership renewals due.

1/15/2026

Winter Hostaphile issued.

2/28/2026

Winter General Meeting

Guest speaker: Don Rawson, Topic TBD.

 Open to the public, 2-4:30 pm. Heritage room - Bachman's on Lyndale, Minneapolis, MN.

  2/28/2026

Articles for the Hostaphile due .

3/15/2026

Spring 2026 Hostaphile issued.

3/28/2026

Spring Prelude Luncheon

Guest speaker Mark Zilis. Topic TBD.
12 noon-3:00 pm – Bachman’s Heritage Room at Bachman’s on Lyndale, Minneapolis, MN.

4/25/2026

Spring General Meeting

Guest speaker Danny Lawson.

Topic: “Celebrating the AHS National Display Gardens.”
2-4:30 pm – Bachman’s Heritage Room at Bachman’s on Lyndale, Minneapolis, MN.

4/30/2026

Articles for the Hostaphile due.

5/9/2026

MHS Display Garden Clean Up

(Bad weather back up date: May 16).

5/15/2026

Summer 2026 Hostaphile issued.

6/5-6/2026

Annual MHS Hosta Sale at Smith Coffee Cafe, Eden Prairie, MN.

· Friday, 6/5: Setup. Time TBD.

· Saturday, 6/6: Sale. Time: MHS Members 8:00 am, Public 9:00 am–2:00 pm.

6/6/2026

Sign-up due for MHS Garden Bus Tour

6/10-13/2026

American Hosta Society National Convention in Dublin, Ohio.
https://hostaconvention.org/

6/20/2026

MHS Garden Bus Tour

6/26-28/2026

Hosta Show - Friday, 6/26:  Entry & set up. 3-7 pm. Saturday, 6/27: Entry, judging & show. 7:30 am–6 pm. Sunday, 6/28:  Show  9 am–4 pm. Take down 4-5pm.  Bachman’s Heritage Room at Bachman’s on Lyndale, Minneapolis, MN.

7/9-11/2026

Midwest Regional Hosta Society Convention, Madison, WI.
Midwest Regional Hosta Society 2026 Convention

8/27-28/2026

MN State Fair Display. Horticulture Building.

Time: 9:00 am–9:00 pm.

8/3/2026

Articles for the Hostaphile due.

9/15/2026

Fall 2026 Hostaphile issued.

10/10/2026

Fall Annual Business Meeting

Guest speaker Bob Solberg. Topic TBD.
2-4:30 pm – Bachman’s Heritage Room at Bachman’s on Lyndale, Minneapolis, MN.

Mid Nov. 2026

Email notices sent for memberships expiring

12/31/2026

Articles for the Winter 2027 Hostaphile due.