Sunday, July 26th, 2026:
Hosta Bouquet Workshop, 2:00-4:00 PM
Sunday, July 26th, 2026:
Hosta Bouquet Workshop, 2:00-4:00 PM
Sunday, July 26th, 2026:
Hosta Bouquet Workshop, 2:00-4:00PM
The Greater Ozarks Hosta Society is dedicated to the promotion of the genus HOSTA. We serve hosta enthusiasts in the Southwest Missouri-Northwest Arkansas Region but accept memberships from gardeners anywhere. We offer Hosta lovers a chance to be included in a wide variety of club functions, newfound friendships, as well as the opportunity to share your hosta knowledge with like minded people. Several of our members are also Master Gardeners and members of Friends of the Garden, an organization dedicated to establish and facilitate a botanical center, surrounding gardens, and arboretum at Springfield Botanical Center to inspire the discovery, understanding, and appreciation of nature.
GOHS has constructed and maintained a hosta garden at the Springfield Botanical Gardens, at 2400 S. Scenic in Springfield, Missouri. The garden contains several hundred hostas and companion plants. It is open to the public during daylight hours year round. We encourage you to visit and enjoy the fruits of our labors.
Hostas are the number one selling shade perennial because they are easy to grow and offer a wide variety of texture and color to the shade garden. Please wander through our website and see what we do as a group and in our individual gardens.
Greetings from Tony Ahart, GOHS President
Welcome to the website of the Greater Ozarks Hosta Society (GOHS). Whether you are a member or someone newly interested in hostas and gardening, I hope you will find our website informational. You will find photos of some of our projects and events, and gardens of some of our members. Many of the photos are from the American Hosta Society Display Garden located in the Springfield Missouri Botanical Center. GOHS members established this hosta garden. The GOHS members volunteer their time planting, weeding, cleaning up and doing other activities in the garden. It is very fulfilling working in the garden with others, sharing our time and experiences No matter the amount of knowledge or experience you have, you are welcome to join us. We work together as a team and always have a great time in the process.
I have some very good news to share. Robert (Bob) Childress has agreed to serve as the Greater Ozarks Hosta Society’s Vice President. Bob is no stranger to GOHS. He is one of the original Founders of the gardens. He has been past president of the Hosta Society two different times. Bob and Doc Roston helped create the Hosta Garden, including building the rock fountain in the late 90’s. He has always been very involved in all our activities, the Hosta Garden, and it’s maintenance.
We have a lot of activities planned for 2026 including educational workshops, garden tours, workdays and other activities. Please consider joining us at these. Check the GOHS Events Calendar and follow us on Facebook.
Tony Ahart
Greetings from Tony Ahart, GOHS President
Welcome to the website of the Greater Ozarks Hosta Society (GOHS). Whether you are a member or someone newly interested in hostas and gardening, I hope you will find our website informational. You will find photos of some of our projects and events, and gardens of some of our members. Many of the photos are from the American Hosta Society Display Garden located in the Springfield Missouri Botanical Center. GOHS members established this hosta garden. The GOHS members volunteer their time planting, weeding, cleaning up and doing other activities in the garden. It is very fulfilling working in the garden with others, sharing our time and experiences No matter the amount of knowledge or experience you have, you are welcome to join us. We work together as a team and always have a great time in the process.
I have some very good news to share. Robert (Bob) Childress has agreed to serve as the Greater Ozarks Hosta Society’s Vice President. Bob is no stranger to GOHS. He is one of the original Founders of the gardens. He has been past president of the Hosta Society two different times. Bob and Doc Roston helped create the Hosta Garden, including building the rock fountain in the late 90’s. He has always been very involved in all our activities, the Hosta Garden, and it’s maintenance.
We have a lot of activities planned for 2026 including educational workshops, garden tours, workdays and other activities. Please consider joining us at these. Check the GOHS Events Calendar and follow us on Facebook.
Tony Ahart
GOHS Hosta Garden
“One of the Springfield Botanical Gardens showpieces, the GOHS Hosta Garden is nationally recognized as a premier example of its variety.”
The Hosta Garden is a National Display Garden with the American Hosta Society. The Greater Ozarks Hosta Society creates and maintains the different types of hostas that exemplify the diversity of this popular perennial. The Hosta Garden also provides a quiet, shady respite to stroll or park on a bench anytime.
KEEPING THE GARDEN BEAUTIFUL
2026. NEW CONCRETE POTS. The old wooden pots at the east entrance to the Hosta Garden were worn and falling apart. They have now been replaced with some large, and beautiful concrete pots! What a nice improvement to the garden! The pots are planted with Hosta ‘Kossa Regal’ and ‘Mauri Gold.’
2024. HOSTA GARDEN WATERFALL. The water feature in the GOHS Hosta Garden has been upgraded to a pondless waterfall. This has allowed us to preserve the appeal of the waterfall without compromising safety. It also requires minimal maintenance while still providing a beautiful water feature to enjoy. Many thanks to Tony Ahart and Bob Simpson who worked on this project. It is exciting to see so many visit the garden and have their photos taken by the waterfall.
2024. HOSTA GARDEN FENCE PROJECT. Replacement of the Hosta Garden’s wood fencing and broken gates, most of it in place for over 20 years. The fencing surrounding the garden is approximately 550 feet including the 3 gates. Because of wood rot and worn gates, it had become a danger to the public.
In June 2023, the Greater Ozarks Hosta Society started a fundraising drive for the $40,000 garden fence project, and the funds were raised by November. A huge THANK YOU goes out to the wonderful group of generous donors who helped us reach this important community objective. We also want to thank Friends of the Garden, along with many others, for assisting with the promotion of this community driven project.
Robert (Bob) Childress
