The Holly Society of America, Inc. is an active, nonprofit organization with members
in the United States and around the world.  Established 1947.

78th Annual Meeting 2025

SAVE THE DATE
October 28 – 31, 2025

Hunt Valley, Maryland & South Central York County, PA
Embassy Suites, Hunt Valley, Maryland

Hotel - Book by:September 29, 2025 
Reserve rooms now by using the attendee website link.

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Meeting pricing information coming soon.

Schedule:

Tuesday, October 28

11:00 am – 3:00 pm

Pre meeting tour:  Hampton National Historic Site – NPS Park Ranger James Hogan (still working on details for this) (carpool – 15 minutes from Hotel)

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 (not 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 (not 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

Friday,  October 24

Breakfast in Hotel (not included)

Depart