The Mid-South Hosta Society is a nonprofit educational organization,

formed exclusively to promote knowledge and interest in hostas,

to foster development of new and improved hosta varieties, and

to encourage cultivation and usefulness of hostas in landscape.

The Mid-South Hosta Society was formed in October 1998 with approximately 50 charter members.  In October 2005 the Society had 313 members.  Regular meetings are held on the third Thursdays of February, March, April, September and October.  The annual meeting is held in September which includes the election of officers.  Prominent hosta experts, breeders and nurserymen are invited to speak at selected monthly meetings. 

Members receive the Hosta Hotline  newsletter eight times per year with membership.

The Society conducts an annual Garden Tour and Plant Sale in May as our main fund raising project.  Additionally, we will host one or two additional tours of selected gardens in the area, and participate in area garden shows, such as the annual Kiwanis Home and Garden Show.  Society members receive discounts at several area nurseries.

Our primary community project is to maintain the Hosta Trail at the Memphis Botanical Gardens which has been designated a National  Display Garden by the American Hosta Society.

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MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION

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MEMBERSHIP DUES (PLEASE CIRCLE)

ONE YEAR:            INDIVIDUAL  $10        FAMILY  $15                COMMERCIAL $20

FIVE YEAR:           INDIVIDUAL   $40       FAMILY  $60                 COMMERCIAL $80

SEND APPLICATION TO:  Mid-South Hosta Society, P. O. Box 30902, Memphis, TN 38130