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DELAWARE VALLEY
HOSTA SOCIETY
Our next meeting is March 7, 2026
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Celebrating hostas since 1982!
March 7
SOUP Meeting
12 to 3 at Westminster Presbyterian Church, West Chester, PA.
"Good soup is one of the prime ingredients of good living." - Louis P. De Gouy
Sharing warm soup with friends on a wintry day. What could be better?
We ask members to bring a hosta-inspired soup, not a soup using hostas as ingredients. . Perhaps something like: ‘Clambake’, or ‘Orange Marmalade’, or maybe ‘Marbled Cream’ or, ‘Silver Ladle’. Members will vote and a prize goes to the best soup. We have electrical strips and will get everyone’s crockpot plugged in. For newcomers, simply match the name of a hosta cultivar with a soup recipe (either new or a favorite), and bring enough to share. Use the Hosta Library (www.hostalibrary.org) as a resource. See the example of a winning soup prepared by our late president Marilyn Romenesko on page 5 of our winter newsletter.
If soup is not your specialty, bring a little something sweet; we always love desserts.
Everyone is encouraged to bring garden catalogues or pictures of their own hostas. We will chat about our gardening plans for the upcoming season and share some short videos about growing trilliums. Trillium bulbs will be available to purchase.
Directions For Westminster Presbyterian Church
From East and North: Take I-76 or the PA Turnpike west to King of Prussia. Follow the signs to US-202S.
Take 202S. At the Fraser exit, move over to the 2 left lanes to continue 202S and avoid the split with
US- 30 bypass. Continue 202S, which becomes a highway with traffic lights as it passes around West Chester.
West Pleasant Grove Rd is about 0.5 mi after the point where your single lane of 202S rejoins. It is possible to
turn right into West Pleasant Grove Rd. and into the church parking lot. But, if traffic is bad, 1000 ft prior to
West Pleasant Grove Rd, take the second Stetson turn to the right. Then a left into Orvis Way, which leads to the
church.
From the South and Southwest: From US-1 go north on 202(Wilmington Pike) for about 3.5 mi. The
church is on your left. As above, it is possible to turn left into West Pleasant Grove Rd, but it is not
recommended. It is easier to turn left on PA 926 about 0.5 mi prior to the church. Go 1 mi to New St. Turn
right and proceed 0.5 mi to West Pleasant Grove Rd. Turn right and proceed to the church.
From the West: Take I-76 East to PA-100S. Follow this through Exton and under the US-30 bypass.
About 1 mi after the bypass, PA-100S joins US-202S. Proceed around West Chester as above.
Or take the US-30 bypass east to Exton. Exit to PA-100S, which joins US-202S as above.
Directions:
The Tredyffrin Public Library is off the Main Line (Route 30), not far from the Devon Horse Show grounds
From Philadelphia: Take I-76 or the PA Turnpike West to King of Prussia/Valley Forge. Take Route 202 South to the Swedesford Rd exit just after King of Prussia mall. Take the first left onto Swedesford Rd, then the next left onto Old Eagle School Road. Follow Old Eagle School Road 2 miles to the traffic light at Upper Gulph Road and turn left. The library is 0.2 mile on the right. Or take I-476 South (or North) to Rt. 30 and use the directions “from the South” below.
From the West or Southwest: Take I-76 East to King of Prussia/Valley Forge, then follow directions above. Or take Route 202 North (e.g. from Rte. 1) to West Valley Road. Turn right at the traffic light onto West Valley Road. Follow West Valley about 2 miles up a long hill and down to a stop sign. Turn left onto Upper Gulph Road and proceed through the traffic light for about 0.3 mile. The library is on the right.
From the South: Take I-95 North to I-476 North to Rt. 30 (Villanova/St. Davids) West. Take Rte. 30 (E Lancaster Ave.) 2.5 miles to Old Eagle School Rd. Turn Right, and go 0.7 miles to Upper Gulph Rd. Turn Right, and the library will be on your right.