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Georgia Hosta Society Garden Tours

  • 5 Jun 2021
  • 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM

GARDEN TOUR

Saturday, June 5, 2021

The Georgia Hosta Society and the Georgia Perennial Plant Association will hold a joint Garden Tour on Saturday, June 5, 2021, between 9 am and 2 pm.  We are excited about this first joint event and hope you will be able to come!

This Garden Tour will showcase two amazing gardens in the Lost Mountain area of west Cobb County – at the homes of Jack Driskell and Jane Law.  Both gardens are in the same subdivision and are less than a mile apart.  If you are coming from other areas around Atlanta, consider carpooling with your plant-loving friends.

Here are the addresses of the Garden Tour hosts:


JACK DRISKELL

101 Dawson Drive

Powder Springs, GA  30127

JANE LAW

5271 Hermitage Drive

Powder Springs, GA  30127


To get directions on your computer, type <your address> TO <the addresses shown above>.  If you have a cell phone, use Google Maps or Waze, and type in the addresses shown above. 

If you have a garden or a plant collection you’d like to share with others, please contact us.  If you have any questions about the Garden Tour, contact Greg Ferguson, GHS President, 770-789-9057, ghferg@aol.com, or on Facebook. 

We look forward to seeing you on this GARDEN TOUR on Saturday, June 5, 2021, between 9 and 2.


Georgia Hosta Society

First ever Photographic Hosta Cut Leaf Show (virtual show)

May 1 – 15  2021

Not accredited by the American Hosta Society

Judged by members of the Georgia Hosta Society

Categories

A:            One cut leaf from :

  • 1.                  Giant Leaved Registered Cultivar or Species
  • 2.                  Large Leaved
  • 3.                  Medium Leaved
  • 4.                  Small Leaved
  • 5.                  Miniature leaved
  • 6.                  Unregistered – any size
  • B:        Two leaves cut from one seedling or sport.  Any size, any color.
  • C:        A pot containing one cultivar or species, any size
  • D:        A pot containing various species or cultivars plus other decorative items

Rules

Submissions of one photograph of each leaf or pot only.  Entrants may only submit one photograph per sub category and category.  Please limit your entries to 9 per person or household.

Submissions must be made between May 1st 2021 and May 15th 2021.  Please submit the highest resolution photos you can. 

Send them, one photo per email to : scmatlanta@gmail.com

You will be assigned an entry number and that will be used to identify each photograph.

Addition to rules of Leaf Show Competition.

"Please note that photos of leaves still attached to the plant will be permitted.  Please make clear which leaf is your submission and show its size and shape as clearly as possible."

Please place your hosta leaf on a flat piece of white paper and photograph it from above.  Please include something in the photograph to indicate dimensions of leaf.  A ruler along the side would be easiest.  Lighting should be as near to daylight as possible in order to avoid distorting or misrepresenting the color and texture of the leaf.

Submitted photos will be presented to our membership in the form of a Powerpoint Presentation link sent to everyone with an email address.  Entrants’ names will not be visible.  Entries will be numbered on May 15th.

Voting will take between May 16th and May 23rd.  Each member will be able to vote for one Best in Section 1-6, one Best in Category B, one Best in Category C and one Best in Category D.  Best in Show will be awarded to the leaf (or leaves if there is a tie) in Sections 1 through 6 with the most votes.  All members of the Georgia Hosta Society in good standing are entitled to vote, once.                                     

Kudos is the only reward.


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