Thursday, May 16, 2013 HILLTOP FARMS, 10-12. Come out to enjoy one o f the largest and most beautiful hosta gardens in the Midwest. Truly, a sight to behold. RAIN DATE, FRIDAY, MAY 17, 10-12. This is a fun time and place to get together!!! Hope to see you there.
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The Greater Ozarks Hosta Society is dedicated to the promotion of the genus
HOSTA. We serve hosta enthusiast in the Southwest Missouri-Northwest Arkansas
Region but accept memberships from gardeners anywhere. We offer Hosta lovers a
chance to be included in a wide variety of club functions, fun, and the
opportunity to share your hosta knowledge with like minded
people.
Hostas are the number one selling shade perennial because they
are easy to grow and offer a wide variety of texture and color to the shade
garden. Please wander through our website and see what we do as a group and in
our individual gardens
The Greater Ozarks Hosta Society has constructed and maintains a hosta garden at
Close Memorial Park on 2400 S. Scenic in Springfield, Missouri. The garden
contains several hundred hostas and companion plants. It is open to the public
during daylight hours year round. We encourage you to visit and enjoy the
fruits of our labors. More pictures of the garden are available on the Gallery page.
Several of our members are also members of the Friends of the Garden an organization dedicated to establish and facilitate a Botanical Center, gardens, and an arboretum at Close Botanical Gardens and Lake Drummond to inspire the discovery, understanding, and appreciation of nature.
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Community Outreach
One of our obligations as a society is to share our enthusiasm and at the same time educate and enlighten our community about America's best selling shade perennial. If your organization would enjoy a presentation on hostas or the Greater Ozarks Hosta Society click here. |
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~Please visit our beautiful park at~Nathanael Green/Close Park
2400 S. Scenic Ave. Springfield, Mo 65805 Directly across from Smith Golf Course. We are in the SW corner of the park. |