Politics & Government
'Old Meeting House' Hosta Plants Raising Funds For 2014 Celebration
Lynnfield Historical Commission raising funds for town's 300 year celebration by selling the "Old Meeting House" hosta plants, created by a local horticulturist.
The Lynnfield Historical Commission is raising some money for the town's 300-year anniversary celebration in 2014 by selling a distinctive variety of hosta plant.
The plants were out for sale this week at the town concert on the common, at a table staffed by Nan Hockenbury and Linda Gillon of the historical commission. The distinctive variety of hosta was created by a local horticulturist and is named after the town's longstanding symbol, the Old Meeting House. In fact, right now the Lynnfield Historical Commission is the only source of these plants.
According to Hockenbury, the leaves have a distinctive bluish tint and the hostas are hearty plants that multiply quickly and grow to about 18 inches tall at maturity. Their flowers are purple and the plants cost $25.
Find out what's happening in Lynnfieldwith free, real-time updates from Patch.
Those interested in contributing to the 2014 celebration by buying a hosta plant can email Linda Gillon at linda_gillon@hotmail.com.
Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.