Annual Hosta Happening in Woodstock

The annual Hosta Happening is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 6 at Rich's Foxwillow Pines Nursery Inc., 11618 McConnell Road Woodstock.

Schedule of Events 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Hosta Sales - 350-plus varieties. Cash or check only. Refreshments provided. Heifer International staff and volunteers will be available to answer any questions about the charity. 10 a.m. to noon Hosta Leaf Identification. Tom Michiletti, president of the American Hosta Society, will be available to identify your unknown hosta leaves.

1 p.m. "Conifers for the Shade Garden," a presentation by Rich Eyre. Take a walk with Rich and learn what conifers and plants grow in the shade.

All sales of 350-plus varieties of hostas benefit Heifer International. Heifer International is an international charity that leads hungry people to self-reliance through sharing farm animals. The recipients of the animals must pass on the first female offspring to another family in need.

The fundraising builds endowments for perpetuity to supply hope to the neediest places on earth.

Susan and Richard Eyre, owners of Rich's Foxwillow Pines Nursery Inc. have donated all hosta sales to Heifer International for the last 10 years. Rich's mother, Margaret Eyre, 90 years old, spends the entire summer dividing and potting up hostas. Heifer International volunteers come and help her with this project. Plants are sold at the Chicago Flower and Garden Show and at the nursery in Woodstock.

For more information, call the nursery at (815) 338-7442 or visit Web sites coniflora@richsfoxwillowpines.com and www.richsfoxwillowpines.com