Tri-State Tribune. Tri-State Hosta Society. President s Message. Dave Chopko, The Newsletter of the Tri-State Hosta Society of NY, NJ, & CT.

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1 Tri-State Hosta Society Tri-State Tribune The Newsletter of the Tri-State Hosta Society of NY, NJ, & CT Volume 2015, Issue 3 Inside this issue: President s Message Fall 2015 Pot Color and Plant Growth 4-5 TSHS 2015 Garden Tours 6-7 Mottled Hostas - Are They Sick or Super? How to Plant & Care for Bare Root Hostas October Meeting - Speaker - Mike Shadrack Like every other organization in America, our numbers are dwindling. Despite every effort to keep the warm flame of human interaction alive, people are just not joining membership organizations any more. They seem content to garner their garden information from the Internet and cultivate their friends on social media. The canned facts on a computer are gradually replacing the accumulated wisdom once shared with the ninety year old gardeners you encountered along the many garden paths you used to walk, and pretty, unscented photos posted on Facebook seem to satisfy those who are slowly forgetting the thrill of walking through a beautiful garden and actually smelling the roses. So the next time you visit a member garden, or attend one of our indoor meetings, please bring a friend or two and share the warmth of human interaction! We are glad that many of you were able to join us in the three outstanding gardens we visited over the summer and miraculously the weather cooperated for each of our outings. Mystic was mystical! The Vincent garden overlooking the marina provided the perfect kickoff for our summer season.a beautiful garden surrounded by rock outcroppings, within a town just meant for touring. Those of us who made a weekend out of it were not disappointed (even though Lee Vincent s roses weren t blooming yet). We walked around town, we took a harbor tour, we ate (I gorged on a 3-lb lobster!), we watched the bridge open and close several times in the middle of Mystic, and we enjoyed it all. Thank you to the Vincents for all of their hard work and careful planning. Thank you also to the Daltons for sharing their beautiful two-acre garden near Saratoga with us, a garden resplendent with hundreds of different hosta cultivars and many rare and unusual other plants and perennials. It is obvious that Jim and Meg spend many hours in their garden, with Meg giving Jim full credit for creating most of the unique garden ornaments and structures throughout. Kudos to you both! Thank you also to the McHughs. Jim, for arranging private tours of Laurelwood Arboretum in Wayne, NJ on the morning of our picnic, and Sara for conducting several golf cart narrations through the garden, and to both of them for agreeing to host the picnic. The food and the camaraderie were great and it was the perfect wrap-up to the Tri-State summer. To round the year out we have invited Mike Shadrack to return as our guest speaker at the October meeting. Those of you who have heard Mike speak before know what to expect fun, fun, fun. For those of you who have never heard one of Mike s presentations, be prepared to be entertained! Details are included later in this newsletter. Though it is hard to believe, I will be completing my fourth year as President of Tri-State. Our bylaws dictate that I must relinquish this position at the end of this year. I will be appointing a nominating committee at the October Board meeting to seek my replacement, as well as a Vice-President to replace Mikky Lockwood who has moved to Georgia. Though Roberta and I have been honored to rotate the position of President for many years it would be good for the Society to find someone else to fill our shoes. New leadership, with new ideas and new energy, is often a very good thing for any organization! If you are asked to fill either position, please seriously consider stepping up to the plate. Tri-State needs you! See you in October! Dave Chopko, President

2 PAGE 2 TRI-STATE TRIBUNE VOLUME 2015, ISSUE 3 Tri-State Officers President Dave Chopko daveroc2@aol.com Past President Kathie Sisson kcsisson@aol.com Vacant Vice President Treasurer Ernie Jeffery Piermont Avenue Hillsdale, NJ erniethehostafarian@yahoo.com Membership Gene Tappan Ridge Road West Milford, NJ genetappan@hotmail.com State Director New York Renee Bruce binky-bruce@gmail.com New Jersey Suzi Ludwig suziludwig@verizon.net Connecticut Sue & Lee Vincent hostasusan@gmail.com Auction Director Dave Chopko daveroc2@aol.com Treasurer's Report for the First Half of 2015 Submitted by Ernie Jeffery, Treasurer of Tri-State Hosta Society Balance Forward: 01/01/15 $11, INCOME Membership Dues $ Raffle Auctions 1, Annual plant sale 4, Hosta Finders & Hosta Adventure TOTAL INCOME $6, EXPENSES Printing $ Postage Donation Insurance Hosta Finders Prizes (AHS Memberships) Plant Sale 3, Hospitality Miscellaneous TOTAL EXPENSES $5, Balance Ending: 06/30/15 $13, Recording Secretary Madhuri Mukherjee mukherjeem@wpunj.edu Sunshine Secretary Emilie Cullerton oxfordwalt@aol.com Photography Credits Many thanks to our members for the donated photographs in this issue: Meg Dalton, Marty Tappan, Dave Chopko & Amy Cichocki Newsletter Editors Roberta Chopko daveroc2@aol.com Amy Cichocki amycichocki@msn.com Tri-State Webmaster Amy Cichocki Join The American Hosta Society $30 INDIVIDUAL DUES FOR 1 YEAR $34 FAMILY DUES FOR 1 YEAR For Complete Details go to the AHS website:

3 VOLUME 2015, ISSUE 3 TRI-STATE TRIBUNE PAGE 3 New Members of the Board Following in the National tradition of exiting Presidents Dave has issued presidential pardons to all four of our State Directors and appointed their replacements as follows: In New York: George Rasmussen has served as NY Director for many years, but the distance involved in attending our Board meetings have become increasingly difficult for him, so we are allowing him to gracefully retire from the Board with our thanks! We are pleased to announce that Renee Bruce from Campbell Hall, NY ( , binkybruce@gmail.com) has graciously agreed to be our new New York Director. In New Jersey: Barry Weissman our former NJ Director has pulled up stakes and moved to Arizona, obviously necessitating a new person for this position. We are pleased to announce that Suzy Ludwig from Allendale, NJ ( , suzyludwig@verizon.net) has agreed to share our new New Jersey Directorship with another member from New Jersey. Please volunteer to share this position with Suzy! In Connecticut: Sadly, long-time CT Directors, Jack English and Bob Lavigne, have tendered their resignations. After serving us long and enthusiastically they have purchased a house in Fort Lauderdale. Though they will keep their northern roots for a while they feel that it will be impossible to continue in this position as they shuttle back and forth between New England and Florida. We are pleased to announce that Sue and Lee Vincent from Mystic, CT ( , hostasusan@gmail.com) have graciously agreed to be our new Connecticut Directors. We thank each of the exiting Directors for their years of service and wish them continued good health. We also thank our new Directors and wish them success in their new positions! Remember that the single biggest job of our State Directors is to procure a site for a summer garden tour in their state for the following year so please contact the appropriate Director if you would be willing to share your garden with us in 2016! AHS Best Hosta Society Newsletter TSHS is proud to announce that our newsletter, "Tri-State Tribune" - Vol. 2014, Issue 3 (2014 Fall), was awarded the Best Hosta Society Newsletter Award 2015 by the American Hosta Society at the convention held in Raleigh, NC. Great job, Roberta Chopko and Amy Cichocki! Congratulations! President s Wall of Honor The Tri-State members who will be added to the American Hosta Society s President s Wall of Honor will be recognized and awarded their certificates at the meeting on October 24. Please join us to honor those who have made a significant contribution to the success of our organization. The Web & Facebook Amy Cichocki is keeping our presence alive on the web. Check out our website at: and our Facebook page at: WWW. FACEBOOK.COM Thanks Amy

4 PAGE 4 TRI-STATE TRIBUNE VOLUME 2015, ISSUE 3 Pot Color and Plant Growth by Paul Pilon (Note from the Editor: George Graine submitted the fascinating item below, which may be of interest to all of you true hostaholics. It is taken from the Perennial Pulse trade publication written by Paul Pilon, Editor-at-Large. As George states, these are interesting research findings for various perennial plants. Note the hosta example at the beginning of the article. I didn't see any mention of pots that tend to prevent circling roots because of the addition of copper incorporated into the plastic pot. Just about any plant (perennial, shrub, tree) I purchased this season had circling roots and some plants must have been in a pot for a considerable amount of time. On some I cut off about a half-inch of roots at the bottom of the pot and then teased out (360 degrees) all the others before I planted. George Graine Fairfax Representative, Virginia Master Gardener Association) Does a pot's color influence plant growth, root growth and quality attributes? It sure does. As the image below demonstrates, there are significant visual differences in the amount of roots present in the different types of containers (black blow molded on the left, white injection molded in the center and coextruded with darkened interior on the right) with the Hosta Empress Wu. molded on the left, co-extruded on the right). Notice also the slight differences in the top growth of these two plants. With some plants, the effects were more predominant than others. When averaging the results across all plant species tested, the marketability ratings were slightly higher for the plants grown in the co-extruded containers. All plants in the trial, regardless of container type, were marketable; however, the ones grown in the co-extruded pots had slightly better top growth/quality attributes than those in the white Royale containers. The visual root ratings, however, told a slightly different story. The average root ratings across all species were 40% higher in the co-extruded pots compared to the white Royale containers. The picture below demonstrates the rooting differences of Cleome Senorita Rosalita when grown in white injection molded (left) versus co-extruded (right) containers. A portion of my presentation was spent discussing research I performed to determine if the type of branded container influences plant growth and quality. Proven Winners offers two types of branded containers: a white injection molded container (Royale) and a co-extruded thermoform container, which is white on the outside and gray or black on the interior. The trials were set up using both containers in side by-side comparisons using a number of plant species (annuals, perennials, shrubs and ornamental grasses). Marketability ratings were assigned based on the appearance of the top growth and root ratings were assigned to demonstrate differences in root growth. The rooting differences can be clearly observed on the Buddleia Lo and Behold Blue Chip pictured below (injection I also evaluated the fresh weight of the top growth and the dry weight of the roots. Across all plant species tested, the average fresh weight of the top growth was 17.5% higher in the co-extruded pots; this correlates with the slightly higher marketability ratings. Surprisingly, although there was a significant difference in the appearance of the roots, the average dry weights were only 8.2% higher in the co-extruded containers. I would have expected the dry weights to have been even more significant than this. What's the cause? Well, not temperature. The average soil Continued on Page 5

5 VOLUME 2015, ISSUE 3 TRI-STATE TRIBUNE PAGE 5 Pot Color and Plant Growth temperature only showed less than 0.5 degrees difference between the container types. The cause of the root pruning is due to light transmission....continued from Page 4 The take-home lesson is that the type of container does influence root and top growth, which may influence a plant's final quality and marketability. Take this research into consideration when determining the type of container you grow your plants in, and keep light transmission in mind when making this decision. The more light that reaches the root zone through the container, the greater potential there is to reduce root and shoot development and to decrease the plant's overall appearance. All of the plants in these studies were marketable, but the ones grown in the co-extruded containers with the darkened interiors resulted in better plants overall. Just compare these flats above of Cleome Senorita Rosalita (the same plants as the rooting comparison image shown above); again, the injection molded pots are on the left and the coextruded containers are on the right. These results speak volumes to me. The article above was reprinted from The Potomac Hosta Club Inc. newsletter, Shady Business, May Photos in this article by Paul Pilon MAIL ORDER BUYERS BEWARE OF CATALOG DESCIPTIONS! (Author Unknown) A GARDEN CATALOG SAYS: Attracts butterflies Beautiful foliage Delicate flowers Designer Colors Dormant in hot weather Drought tolerant Edible flowers Excellent for cutting Flowers all summer long Heavy feeders Invasive Late to Emerge Native Tall Unusual Vigorous TRANSLATION: Attracts bees The flowers are pathetic You need a magnifying glass to see them Paper bag beige Looks dead most of the summer Prone to rot Deer love them A single flower at the top of a spindly 2 stalk One tiny bloom in June and another in August Without frequent fertilizing flowers are puny and foliage is yellowish It will come up through a foot of concrete You will have an ugly bald spot in the garden It is a common weed It lies flat on the ground most of the time One of the ugliest plants on the planet The smallest particle of this plant will take over the whole garden and you will never eradicate it

6 PAGE 6 T R I - S T A T E T R I B U NE V O LU M E , I S S U E 3 Vincent Garden, Mystic, CT Lee & Sue Vincent, Dave Chopko Dalton Garden, Middle Grove, NY

7 VOLUME 2015, ISSUE 3 TRI-STATE TRIBUNE PAGE 7 McHugh Garden, Wayne, NJ TSHS Annual Picnic Sara & Jim McHugh, Dave Chopko

8 PAGE 8 TRI-STATE TRIBUNE VOLUME 2015, ISSUE 3 Mottled Hostas: Are They Sick or Super? by David Teager, Ph.D. [Editor s Note: This article originally appeared in the newsletter of the Delaware Valley Hosta Society. Obviously a great deal of research went into the writing of this article, and whether you agree with the author s observations or not, we felt it was worthy of being reprinted with the permission of the author.] Sometime in the time of Y2K, hosta-centered internet chat forums and chains began buzzing with commentary on the first pictures of a new kind of hosta, exemplified by H. Leopard Frog (G. R. Goodwin, 2000, a sport of Little Aurora ) and Eternal Father (J. Willets, 1999, a sport of Sun Power ). These hostas weren t just streaky (like the coveted streaked breeding hostas) or misty (like the delicious Spilt Milk ); they were downright splotchy, like an aucuba leaf on a hosta! The hosta world was divided: were these new hostas something we wanted in our gardens? It is difficult to assess the division in hindsight, but it seemed that there were many people at the time who did. Soon, of course, more such sports appeared, and we know the rest of the sad story. These intriguing leaves were not normal, but were showing the symptoms of a new virus, later labeled as Hosta Virus X (HVX). And while some plant viruses are relatively benign, HVX was virulent, easily transferred to other cultivars by transfer of sap between wounded leaves or roots (as could happen in field harvesting or pruning). H. Sum and Substance, at the time taking the gardening world by storm, was sadly one of those most frequently infected. Still, to some this mottled patterning was desirable (leaving aside those who permit HVX in their gardens because they like the look). Hosta people, though, are clever folk. Just as modern breeders of tulips eventually found breeding lines leading to flame patterned blooms where the coveted broken colors of the tulipomania craze were caused by a mosaic virus perhaps the productive breeders and sport spotters of the hosta world would discover or develop non-virused hostas with the desired coloration. In the fall of 2014 and winter of 2015, a minor buzz arose with the upload of a picture to the AHS Facebook page of H. Kiwi Forest (B. Sligh, 1999). Rick Goodenough s picture shows a well-grown Tokudama-type plant in springtime; the mottling is said to fade over the season to result in an all-green, somewhat glaucous, plant. From ten feet away in springtime, though, it would be difficult not to see the hosta and think: what s up with that! Indeed, some commenters thought sick, while others thought super and raised the question where they could get it or others like it. An internet investigation shows that Kiwi Forest belongs to a small group of hostas listed on Don Rawson s The Hosta Lists website under Mottled-leaved Hostas. (See boxed list on page 9 and note that some on this list are likely infected with HVX.) Rick later uploaded a picture of Wolcott (D. Stone/Piedmont Gardens, 1982), also on the Rawson list: a Sieboldiana-type seedling with similar coloration to Kiwi Forest, again turning all-green by summer. Most, but not all, of the mottled hostas exhibit the same color change. This is a key difference from HVX-infected plants, which will show the same broken coloration all year long, as well as a distinctive collapsed tissue effect in affected regions. Notice that while Barry Sligh s Kiwi Forest was registered in the beginning of the HVX era (and Barry later registered some suspect infected plants with this coloration, such as Kiwi Dreadlocks ), Wolcott has been around even longer. Looking deeper into Don Rawson s list of mottled hostas (see box), one sees that quite a number of these plants have been around a long time. These plants remain rare, likely because this variegation pattern is not well-expressed in the tissue culture propagation process. Rare, but not necessarily expensive: the box shows prices for listed cultivars in Steven Greene s Hosta Finder (2015). As well, based on reviewing the immensely helpful MyHostas.be database, it would seem that these truly mottled hostas do not readily pass on this trait to their seedlings. Only Cynthia seems to have produced any mottled progeny at all, with Ron Lysne finding Alliteration in a back-cross of Cynthia x [ Cynthia x Piedmont Gold ]. This seems to leave the breeder looking for an exceptionally rare mutation, and the buyer desirous of such hostas with few choices, limited to originator s stock divisions. This (in the author s opinion) is not a bad thing for the hosta world. For fifteen years we have been battling HVX, and educating growers and buyers about the disease is a significant part of that battle. If one of the mottled hostas successfully yielded to tissue culture propagation, these might trickle down from the specialty nursery catalogs to the regional or local garden centers, those same centers where we have worked so hard to purge stock of virus-infected Blue Cadet, Sum and Substance, et al., which look one cannot deny no less interesting than that well-grown Wolcott. Many of us have developed a conditioned response to this mottled look, and it isn t a favorable one. Others, with no less (and perhaps more) concern for the health of their garden plants, can overcome this response and find a place for this variant variegation in their gardens. Continued on Page 9

9 VOLUME 2015, ISSUE 3 TRI-STATE TRIBUNE PAGE 9 Mottled Hostas...Continued from Page 8 And so the mottled hosta remains a curiosity. You may question the sanity of any gardener who chooses to grow a hosta that looks, well, sick (to you). Or you may think this is super, and wish to have such an unusual hosta in your collection, given the questions that garden visitors are likely to ask. Or you fall somewhere in-between: informed but neither repulsed nor intrigued. Beauty is, indeed, in the eye of the beholder. Mottled-leaved hostas have a blotched (or splotched) spotting of the leaf blade [Don Rawson, accessed March, 2015]. HF indicates prices from Hosta Finder, 21 st Edition, HL indicates pictures at Hosta Library, 'Alliteration' (R. Lysne/Northern Grown Perennials, NR, introduced ca. 2012) pic at $75 'Blue Freckles' (B. Martin, 2004) likely HVX-infected Birchwood Parky s Gold 'Cynthia' (C. Thompkins, 1984) mottled/streaked breeder, parentage unknown (montana?) viridescent, great HL pics. Mottled seedling Alliteration and perhaps Laella. HF $ 'Doctor Reath' (D. Reath/Ruh, 1997) Sieboldiana-type sport, probably = Filagree below 'Filagree' (2009 registration but older, D. Reath) HF $ 'Filagree Sister' (actually a daughter, 2009 registration but older) HF $60. 'Flecked Fantasy' (L. Powell, NR) virus-suspect Golden Sunburst sport 'Freckles' (Viette/Summers/AHS, 2009 but older) Fortunei-type? Not seeing green with yellow blotches (per registration) on HL pic. HF $10. 'Fury of Flame' (Zilis/T&Z Nursery, 1985) H. ventricosa aureomaculata seedling with furious variegation (heavily, but more classically, streaked rather than mottled) 'Kiwi Forest' (B. Sligh, 1999) see discussion. HF $ 'Knaves Green' (R&M Ford, NR) Unknown origin. Streaked/mottled. 'Laella' (C. Thompkins, NR) sibling or daughter of Cynthia 'Little Cyn' (R. Duback, 1998) looks like Cynthia but registered as parentage unknown. 'Pamela Ann' (Bentley Gardens, NR) likely HVX-infected Birchwood Parkys Gold or similar 'Spit and Spat' (NR, no attribution) one HL pic by Vik Serafin, Sun Power -type? 'Wolcott' (D. Stone/Piedmont Gardens, 1982) see discussion. HF $ 'Xanadu Paisley' (V&B Skaggs, 2000) August Moon sport that rarely progresses to Abiqua Moonbeam. Mottling is stable all season. Numerous HL pics. HF $ H. Leopard Frog - R Goodwin H. Filagree - E Hansen H. Kiwi Forest - mottled R Goodenough

10 PAGE 10 TRI-STATE TRIBUNE VOLUME 2015, ISSUE 3 Mottled Hostas...Continued from Page 9 Other hostas with spotted or freckled foliage: 'Green Spot' (Fisher/Ruh 1998 but decades older) sport of yellow-leafed viridescent hosta with whitish spots in spring. 'Lakeside Shadows' (Chastain 1990) Janet sport with bleached spots or even entire leaf sections. 'Moon Shadow' (Savory 1988) Butter Rim hybrid, looks like Sea Sprite, also sieboldii heritage. HF $ 'Sea Sprite' (M. Seaver 1978) Kabitan hybrid (?), looks like parent but shows spots with age 'Walden' (NR) origin unknown but HL pic looks like Fortunei H. Sum and Substance - virus H. Wolcott - mottled R Goodenough For further reference: Early registered HVX-infected cultivars: Eternal Father (ex Sun Power, 1999), Leopard Frog (ex Little Aurora, 2000), Kiwi Dreadlocks (ex Tokudama seedling, 2000), Lunacy (NR ca 2001, ex Moonlight) How to Plant & Care for Bare-Root Hosta Hostas from many hosta societies early spring sales will arrive bare root. Vendors ship them this way to save postage. Plant the bare root hostas right away. Keep them wet until you can get them in a pot. Bob Solberg, hosta breeder, in his newsletter, The Green Hill Gossip, says that they will appreciate a soaking in a bucket of water several hours to rehydrate them and wake them up. This will help them since they are young and tender Use a small (commercial) one gallon pot and untangle the roots before planting in soil that will drain well. Larry Tucker, from the Mid-South Hosta Society, suggests using potting soil and adding very finely chopped pine bark to improve drainage. Then give the hostas a top dressing of fertilizer to give them a jump start. Osmocote is good for this but avoid the crown. They will like some morning sun and shade later in the day. These young hostas need to be kept well watered, especially over our hot summer. Check frequently, as pots will quickly dry out in most climates. Some may get pot bound they won't mind it so wait until next year to plant them in the ground or to up-pot them. Reprinted from the Mid-South Hosta Society newsletter, Hosta Hotline, April 2015

11 VOLUME 2015, ISSUE 3 TRI-STATE TRIBUNE PAGE 11 Fall Meeting Saturday, October 24, 2015 at Noon Frelinghuysen Arboretum, Morristown, NJ We are delighted to welcome Mike Shadrack back as our guest speaker on October 24. Mike is a long-time member of both the British Hosta & Hemerocallis Society and the American Hosta Society, a qualified London Tourist Board Guide, a writer, a photographer and a well-known raconteur on a wide range of topics relating to the care and cultivation of hostas. This is Mike s third visit to Tri-State and we are looking forward to another presentation punctuated with biting British humor. His talk this time will be entitled The Smug Creek Story, a humorous and practical presentation on the creation of the Shadrack garden in Western New York State. Mike and Kathy Shadrack began building gardens on their extensive wooded property in a suburb of Buffalo, New York in 2005, shortly after they were married. Kathy had gardened nearby for over 25 years and her passions included collections of iris, daylilies and hundreds of other perennials. Mike is a hosta grower, hybridizer and collector. His love of shade plants has complemented Kathy s eclectic sense of color in the garden. Together they have created the magnificent garden they call Smug Creek. The shallow creek that spawned the naming of the garden runs under the back of the house and emerges at the front of the house to fall into a deep ravine. The creek intersects many garden beds created throughout the sun and the shady areas surrounding the house. The creation of this unique garden is a story worth telling and we are looking forward to hearing it. Bring your lunch AND A DESSERT TO SHARE at noon and visit with your friends at Tri-State. The speaker will follow the brief business meeting that will begin at 12:30 p.m. A new product called NEMAKILL was introduced to attendees at the AHS Convention in Raleigh in June. NEMAKILL, a concentrated organic product, is a Minimum Risk Pesticide based on the combination of three active ingredients; thyme oil, cinnamon oil, and clove oil. It is diluted in water, sprayed directly on hostas at the rate of 4 tsp per gallon of water, or 64 ounces per acre, and allegedly may be safely used around pets and children. The manufacturer ( claims that this product gives 100% control of foliar nematodes in hosta. At $95 per quart, NEMAKILL is fairly expensive and the manufacturer is slowly introducing the product to the market through agricultural distributors. Currently, members of the American Hosta Society may purchase NEMAKILL at the reduced price of $75 a quart through a distributor in Indiana, (or ). Since Dave has spotted evidence of nematode infestation on some of his plants he has purchased a quart and applied a single application. We will keep you informed of his success. Sad News Our heartfelt condolences to the families of Sally Ditton and Joe Haber, two long-time members who passed away recently.

12 Tri-State Hosta Society Roberta Chopko 93 Intervale Road Boonton, NJ REMINDER: There will be a Board Meeting at 10 a.m. on the morning of our October 24 meeting in Morristown. Directions to the Frelinghuysen Arboretum Traveling NORTH on Route 287 Take Exit 36A Proceed East for 1/2 mile in the center lane of Morris Avenue to Whippany Road. Continue to the second traffic light; make a left turn onto East Hanover Avenue. Travel for 1/4 mile. The entrance to the Arboretum is on the left opposite the Morris County Library. Traveling SOUTH on Route 287 Take Exit 36 following the signs for Ridgedale Avenue. Bear right on the exit ramp. Proceed to the traffic signal and make a right onto Ridgedale Avenue. Proceed to the second light and make a right turn onto East Hanover Avenue. Travel for 1/4 mile. The entrance to the Arboretum is on the right opposite the Morris County Library. From New Route 24 Travel WEST to Exit 1A, 511 South, Morristown. Make a right, go under the Bridge and make a right onto East Hanover Avenue. Travel 1/4 mile. The entrance to the Arboretum is on the right opposite the Morris County Library. Directions and a map to the Frelinghuysen Arboretum can be found on the TSHS website. Visit the Tri-State Hosta Society website at: Tri-State Hosta Society Calendar of Events Saturday, October 24, 2015 at the Frelinghuysen Arboretum, Morristown, NJ. Lunch at noon. Guest speaker Mike Shadrack. Saturday, January 23, at the Frelinghuysen Arboretum, Morristown, NJ. Lunch at noon. Saturday, April 9, at the Frelinghuysen Arboretum, Morristown, NJ. Lunch at noon. Members-Only Plant Sale. June 15-June 18, AHS National Convention, St. Louis, MO Garden Tours To be Announced Saturday, October 29, at the Frelinghuysen Arboretum, Morristown, NJ. Lunch at noon. Program to be announced.