Hello, and welcome to my personal blog. My name is John Spangler; I live in Versailles, Kentucky, where since June 2010 I have been growing miniature hostas in my garden, along with some of their larger siblings in deck containers. I am a member of The American Hosta Society and the Greater Cincinnati Daylily-Hosta Society and have been accredited by the AHS as a provisional hosta show judge.

In addition to observations on my own hosta garden and links to numerous hosta-related websites, this blog will include occasional posts on other interests of mine. I hope that you find something interesting and useful here and encourage you to grow hostas, the Friendship Plant -- particularly miniature hostas. Good things do come in small packages!


Feel free to leave comments on blog entries or to e-mail me at JMSinKY@aol.com

Monday, June 10, 2013

Indianapolis Hosta Society's Hosta Show, June 8, 2013

Over the weekend, I drove to Indianapolis, Indiana, to exhibit hosta leaves at the Indianapolis Hosta Society's hosta show on Saturday, June 8, at the Holliday Park Nature Center. I had planned on showing at our own Hostas of Kentuckiana's hosta show on Saturday, May 25, but an acute upper respiratory tract infection prevented me from participating in Louisville.

I took leaves from six of my hosta plants to the Indianapolis show and was fortunate to receive ribbons for all six plants exhibited. Here is a list of the plants shown and the ribbons awarded:
  • H. 'Cameo' -- first place
  • H. 'Curley Fries' -- first place
  • H. 'Stiletto' -- first place
  • H. 'Blue Ice' -- second place
  • H. 'Green Mouse Ears' -- second place
  • H. 'Pineapple Upsidedown Cake' -- second place
The show was well attended, and there was a large plant sale with several vendors. I enjoyed my weekend in the Hoosier State.

Exhibiting at the Indiana show completed all the requirements for my applying for certification as an American Hosta Society provisional hosta show judge.

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