Atlanta, GA
‘Southern Hostatality’
1994

If you need a reminder, here are a few highlights to trigger your memories...

TOUR GARDENS

Hosta Hill (George Schmid)         No lawn...just a labyrinth of perfect gardens-and species!
Coney’s Island Garden                 A pond in the shape of a butterfly and a stone fisherman
Toni Wright Garden                       Watermelon basket w/ AHS logo and Japanese maples
Sam & Carleen Jones Garden     Serene Garden Rooms, specimen plants & shopping fun
Kate & Phillip Zoerchers              gorgeous may apple, pond w/ original sculpture and bench
Robert Harris Garden                    over 28 ‘Sum and Substance’ and gorgeous gingers

SPECIAL AWARDS AND HONORS

Alex J. Summers Distinguished Merit Award
Robert Savory
Alex J. Summers Distinguished Merit Hosta Award
H. ‘Golden Tiara’
‘Big Bucks’ Auction Award
Russel O’Harra

AHS MAJOR AWARD WINNERS: 1993 CUT-LEAF SHOW

Presidents Exhibitor Trophy  (Best in Show)
H. ‘Great Expectations’                   Richard and Jane Ward
Midwest Regional Blue Award
H. ‘Blue Angel’                                 Beverly Barbour
Midwest Regional Gold Award
H. ‘Lemon Chiffon’                          Bruce Banyai
Benedict Award (best variegated)
H. ‘Great Expectations’                   Richard and Jane Ward
Pauline Banyai Award (best unregistered seedling/sport)
Sport of ‘Little Aurora’                     Tony Avent
Sweepstakes (most blue ribbons)
Mary Chastain

TOUR GARDEN AWARDS – selected by the convention attendees

Eunice Fisher Award
(Best registered large leaf cultivar-awarded to the hybridizer/introducer)
H. ‘Green Piecrust”                          Zoercher Garden
Nancy Minks Award
(Best registered small/medium cultivar)
H. ‘Hadspen Blue’                           Coney Garden
Savory Shield Award
(Best new seedling/sport)
H. ‘Abba Dabba Do’                                    Tony Avent
Harshbarger Landscape Design Award
(Best landscape use of hostas)
Tony Wright Garden
AlaHoSo Award
(Best registered variegated hosta grown in a clump)
H. ‘Abba Dabba Do’                                    Zoercher Garden
Lucille Simpers Award (best registered large or blue)
H. ‘Blue Lady’                                   Wright Garden

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