78th Annual Meeting
Holly Society of America
October 28 – 31, 2025
Hunt Valley, Maryland & South Central York County, PA
Embassy Suites, Hunt Valley, Maryland
Hotel - Book by: September 29, 2025
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Meeting pricing information coming soon.
Schedule:
Tuesday, October 28
6:30 pm
Welcome Dinner - plated Dinner – Embassy Suites Hotel
Opening Remarks – Sue Hunter, President and Carole Cossaboon, Executive Secretary
Keynote Speaker – Stephen Pryce Lea, Deputy Exec. Director – Delaware Botanic Gardens at Pepper Creek
Sprig and Auction Room open beginning at 11:00am
Wednesday, October 29
6:00 am
Breakfast in Hotel (included)
8:30 am
Bus departs for Heartwood Nursery, Felton, PA
9:15 - 11:15 am
Educational Stations and tour at Heartwood
11:30 am
depart Heartwood for Lunch
12 noon – 1:45 pm
Lunch at Madonna Seafood Restaurant (on our own)
http://www.madonnaseafood.com/menu/
1:45 pm
Depart Restaurant for Manor View Farms
2:00 pm
Arrive at Manor View Farms, Monkton, Maryland
4:00 pm
Depart Manor View Farms for Hotel – Dinner on your own; many restaurants close by to choose from
Sprig and Auction Room open for judging
Thursday, October 30
6:00 am
Breakfast in Hotel (included)
9:00 am
Opening remarks and Welcome – Sue Hunter, President
9:15-10:15 am
Speaker #1 Carrie Engel, Greenhouse Manager – Vally View Farms, Hunt Valley, Maryland
10:15 am
Break
10:30 - 11:30 am
Speaker #2 Professor Donglin Zhang, College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences, University of Georgia
11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Speaker #3 Harlan Svoboda, Ph.D. Curator, Herbarium Collections, US National Arboretum, US Dept. Agriculture (still working on details for this)
12:30 pm
Lunch (Sandwich platters) in Hotel
1:15 – 4:30 pm
Plant Auction and Sale
6:30 pm
Awards Banquet, plated Dinner
Special Musical Program by Still Limber
Still Limber plays Appalachian, Folk and Celtic music.
Randy Cato banjo, harmonica, vocals and li.ber Jack's. Craig Zumbrun on guitar and vocals. (Missing is newest member Cian on fiddle.)
Friday, October 31
Breakfast in Hotel (included)
Depart
