Note from the President- This Newsletter is going to be very brief and to the
point as I have been extremely busy and forgot to get a newsletter written last
week.
First, I want to thank Barb Hunter for hosting the
August Garden Tour. Barb’s gardens are
such a beautiful place to visit that I am in hopes you all got the chance to
visit during the tour.
Next, our September meeting is our Annual Plant
Exchange and Garden Tour at the home of Sandy Vukonich. Sandy has wonderful gardens to stroll
through, a large pond with a fantastic waterfall to view, and enough space for
us to follow the ongoing Covid-19 restrictions.
We are going to have the September Garden Tour and Annual Plant Exchange
following the same premise as our last two meetings. All attendees will have to wear a face mask
while at the gardens, there will be no potluck, and please adhere to the social
distancing guidelines. Bottled water
will be provided.
The success of the Plant Exchange depends on the
quality and number of plants donated to the exchange. High quality plants can be placed on the
$5.00 table at the discretion of the donor of the plant. Rules of the exchange are given below. This meeting is always a blast and everybody
leaves with new plants (sometimes many plants) to use in their own
yard.
Lastly, there are a couple of things
to remember about the Plant Exchange meeting; bring something to exchange, each membership (single,
couple, or family) gets only one name in the drawing canister, look things over
as the drawing is being held as we have to go fast to get finished before
dark. Also, please do not bring any
invasive species such as Lily of the Valley, Houttuynia (Chameleon plant),
Ostrich Ferns, Bishops Weed, Persicaria (Painter’s Palette), etc. Suggestions of plants to bring are Hosta,
companion plants, ornamental trees/shrubs, or garden related items such as bird
houses, garden ornaments, watering wands, ornamental pots, etc. *Please put a name label in each plant
you bring to the exchange (It is nice know what a plant is when you plant it in
your garden).
We hope to see you at the September Garden Tour and Annual
Plant Exchange at Sandy’s on September 10th.
Sincerely,
Glen Pace
EMHS President
Next Meeting- on September 10, 2020 at the home of Sandy Vukonich, 2961 Secluded Pines Dr.
Oxford, MI 48371. The phone number is
248-302-4700 in case you need to call for directions on your way to the
meeting.
Directions;
From Mayfield
Twp. Hall (our regular meeting place)- Turn
right onto N. Saginaw and drive to M-24.
Turn Left (South) and drive 12.2 miles to Brocker Rd. Turn Right (West) and
drive 1.3 miles to Baldwin. Turn Left
(South) and drive 0.8 miles to Secluded Pines Dr. Turn Left (East) and drive 0.2 miles to house
on right.
From
Flint/Saginaw/I-75- I-75 South to I-69 East. Drive 21.6 miles to M-24. Turn Right (South) and drive 7.7 miles to
Brocker Rd. Turn Right (West) and drive
1.3 miles to Baldwin. Turn Left (South)
and drive 0.8 miles to Secluded Pines Dr.
Turn Left (East) and drive 0.2 miles to house on right.
The time schedule for the
evening is;
4:00 PM- Drop off plants for the Exchange
5:00 PM- Gather for Plant Exchange drawing
5:30 PM- Exchange drawing
7:00 PM- Dismissed
2020
EMHS Calendar of Events “?” denotes need for topic, speaker, and/or
place
Meeting Dates-
Sept 10- Plant Exchange, Sandy Vukonich’s
Oct 08 - Cancelled
Nov 12- Annual Board Meeting, Whitey’s
in Davison
Dec 10- Christmas Party, Mayfield Twp. Hall
Name Badges- If you need one of the new EMHS name
badges, please put your printed name
on the sign-up sheet at any meeting or you can email Glen with your
request. Glen will try to have your name
badge at the next meeting.
Club Members selling Hosta or Related Products-
Please call or email to set an appointment before visiting
Brown,
Deb- Aeroponic Tower Garden. 505-379-9100, www.debbrown.towergarden.com
Daniels, Marlene- Bottle wind
chimes. 810-664-8317, gardenfairy50@aol.com
Hanner, Mark/Becky-
Pottery. 810-631-4292, mhanner@aol.com
Hunter, Barb- Hosta, Daylilies, Pond supplies. 810-664-7531, baha@chartermi.net
Lisik, Phil/Ginger-Hosta, Daylilies, other plants. 989-642-5772, lisik46@yahoo.com
Pickard, Carolyn- Hosta. 989-871-2873, robfamily5 @yahoo.com
Comments to the EMHS blog: I am
mentioning blog posting to let you know that your comments to the blog can be
published too. All you have to do is go to the EMHS blog at http://easternmichiganhostasociety.blogspot.com and
comment to a blog posting which will alert me that you have made a
comment. Once I deem the comment valid for publishing, I will okay and it
will automatically be posted. Please note that I cannot edit or spell
check your comments, all I can do is to publish, ignore, or delete your
comments. All comments will be screened by me to deter any vulgarity or
inappropriate comments being published to the EMHS blog. Glen
Websites of Interest:
American Hosta Society- http://www.americanhostasociety.org/
American Hosta Society
Convention Website- http://www.americanhostasociety.org/Activities/Conventions.htm
AHS Hosta Library Website- http://www.hostalibrary.org/
Michigan Hosta Society Website- http://www.hostahappenings.com/
Eastern Michigan Hosta Society blog- http://easternmichiganhostasociety.blogspot.com/
Hosta College
Website- http://ihostohio.com/portal/glhc/
Hosta Society Membership info-
American Hosta Society, $30 individual, $57/2 years, $34
family, $62/2 years
Send dues to: Sandie Markland, AHS Membership Secretary, Post Office Box 7539,
Kill Devil Hills, NC 27948
Michigan Hosta Society, Dues are $15 per household for up to two
people, good for 2 years. Make checks payable to: The Michigan Hosta Society
and send to; Michigan Hosta Society, 2509 Wembly Lane, Troy, MI 48084-1280
Eastern Michigan Hosta Society, Dues $5 per year per household, Make check
payable to EMHS and mail to: Barb Hunter, EMHS Treasurer, 316 Davis Lake Rd.
Lapeer, MI 48746
EMHS Board of Officers:
President Glen Pace pacegardens@charter.net 989-244-4029
Vice-President Becky
Hanner BGHanner@aol.com 810-631-4292
Treasurer Barb
Hunter baha@chartermi.net 810-664-7531
Secretary Marlene
Daniels gardenfairy50@aol.com 810-664-8317
Past President Mark
Hanner mhanner@aol.com 810-631-4292
Fund- Mick and
Raising Cathy
Hodgson cehodgso@hotmail.com 810-664-8985