The Alabama Hosta Society will host our annual event, Hostas in the Heart of Dixie. The meeting will be held at the Embassy Suites- Hoover in Birmingham, Alabama.   The room rate will be $124 per night single or double and $134 for triple or quad occupancy. All rooms are suites with mini fridge, microwave, coffee maker, etc.  There are lots of amenities including full hot breakfast and evening Manager’s Reception.  The event will have its own website, which we will provide to you later in the spring, when we mail the information packets.

Cut-off date for reservations is 12 noon on May 19, 2011.  Be sure to mention the Alabama Hosta Society when you make your reservations to get this special rate.  .  Please make your reservations early. 

Planned events begin on Friday morning, so you’ll want to arrive on Thursday evening so you’ll be ready to roll on Friday morning.  Mike Shadrack, author and raconteur, will lead the lineup of guest speakers.  In addition, there will be hosta and companion plant vending, a gift hosta, (variety TBA), garden tours, and our ever-popular Fabulous Auction, which is always the highlight of any DRHS event.  For our “non-hosta loving” companions, there will be a golf outing and shopping at the near-by Galleria shopping district.  In short, there will be something for everyone.  We’re hoping for a record attendance and know we will have a wonderful gathering.  Thanks so much to Judy Feltman and her team for jumping in and putting together such a great meeting for us. 

More details will be available later on in the spring, so watch your mail boxes.  But mark your calendar right now, so you won’t miss out!  Hope to see you in Birmingham!