Wednesday, April 29, 2015

The 2015 MHS Garden Walk hosted by EMHS

View the entire Tour Booklet in this posting
*June 13th, 2015
*Open 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
*Free Admission
*Open to the public
*Self guided tour of five EMHS Member's 
     Gardens and one Public Garden
*Refreshments will be served 
     at EMHS Members Gardens
*Garden related demonstrations 
     will be featured at Member's  Gardens
*Local Artists will be selling their goods 
     at Member's Gardens
Sites: 
Pace in Clio- 2426 Delwood Dr., Clio, MI 48420
          Demo Japanese Maple Grafting,  
          Sales-Rose Mary Hale w/ Copper Wind Art
               
Hanner in Otisville- 10414 Oak Rd., Otisville, MI 48463
          Demo Stretch Pottery Technique,  
          Sales- Stone Garden Pottery                    
            



Daniels in Lapeer-   4371 McDowell Rd., Lapeer, MI 48446
          Demo Glass painting or Fairy Garden construction,  
          Sales-  Bottle Chimes                   
           
 Suncrest Gardens in Lapeer- 1455 Suncrest Dr., Lapeer, MI 48446
          no Demo or Sales at this site                    
           
Hunter in Lapeer-  316 Davis Lake Rd., Lapeer, MI 48446
          Demo Garden Tool Sharpening,  
          Sales- Hosta, Water Garden plants                     
            
Hodgson in Lapeer-  1360 Roods Lake Rd., Lapeer, MI 48446
           Demo Dividing Hosta,  
          Sales- Wooden garden tool carriers, Stone engraving

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Hyperlinks to Google Maps tour directions;

Clio to Lapeer
https://www.google.com/maps/dir/43.1774828,-83.767444/2426+Delwood+Dr,+Clio,+MI+48420/10414+N+Oak+Rd,+Otisville,+MI+48463/4371+McDowell+Rd,+Lapeer,+MI+48446/1455+Suncrest+Dr,+Lapeer,+MI+48446/316+Davis+Lake+Rd,+Lapeer,+MI+48446/1360+Roods+Lake+Rd,+Lapeer,+MI+48446/43.0247383,-83.3226287/@43.111445,-83.6695094,11z/am=t/data=!3m1!4b1!4m40!4m39!1m0!1m5!1m1!1s0x882389267a188a73:0x3731db3c06818466!2m2!1d-83.6645365!2d43.1975505!1m5!1m1!1s0x882470b6fa1e817b:0x97fcf8c0a400864f!2m2!1d-83.4996817!2d43.1631732!1m5!1m1!1s0x88246497b278bd77:0x7701c61328a9fb6d!2m2!1d-83.3999088!2d43.0738143!1m5!1m1!1s0x882466a85f029a55:0x5010edaa5b64ec1a!2m2!1d-83.3341979!2d43.0659735!1m5!1m1!1s0x882466bec67b2e8f:0xa50e1c54873eb74f!2m2!1d-83.318398!2d43.0725548!1m5!1m1!1s0x882467394e09a1b7:0x27f888b7b2755937!2m2!1d-83.2766359!2d43.0691023!1m0!3e0?hl=en


Lapeer to Clio
https://www.google.com/maps/dir/43.0273126,-83.3226628/1360+Roods+Lake+Rd,+Lapeer,+MI+48446/316+Davis+Lake+Rd,+Lapeer,+MI+48446/1455+Suncrest+Dr,+Lapeer,+MI+48446/4371+McDowell+Rd,+Lapeer,+MI+48446/10414+N+Oak+Rd,+Otisville,+MI+48463/2426+Delwood+Dr,+Clio,+MI+48420/43.1774828,-83.767444/@43.1030254,-83.6960438,11z/am=t/data=!4m40!4m39!1m0!1m5!1m1!1s0x882467394e09a1b7:0x27f888b7b2755937!2m2!1d-83.2766359!2d43.0691023!1m5!1m1!1s0x882466bec67b2e8f:0xa50e1c54873eb74f!2m2!1d-83.318398!2d43.0725548!1m5!1m1!1s0x882466a85f029a55:0x5010edaa5b64ec1a!2m2!1d-83.3341979!2d43.0659735!1m5!1m1!1s0x88246497b278bd77:0x7701c61328a9fb6d!2m2!1d-83.3999088!2d43.0738143!1m5!1m1!1s0x882470b6fa1e817b:0x97fcf8c0a400864f!2m2!1d-83.4996817!2d43.1631732!1m5!1m1!1s0x882389267a188a73:0x3731db3c06818466!2m2!1d-83.6645365!2d43.1975505!1m0!3e0?hl=en

May 2015 Newsletter

Note from the President-   This newsletter will be shorter than normal due to the fact that I have been working on the June 13th, 2015 Michigan Hosta Society  Garden Walk hosted by Eastern Michigan Hosta Society.  A full color Tour booklet complete with directions to each tour site and a description of each site has been completed and printed.  Flyers have also been made with the tour information on the front and directions on the back.  On the flyer there is a QR Code that can be scanned and will take you to the EMHS blog site which has all the tour information. 
For those of you that receive your newsletter by email you will find the tour guide and the flyer as attachments to this newsletter.  I am sending the tour booklet in an email format which is not printer friendly, if you want the printer friendly format please email me and I will send it out to you.
Marlene is making sign-up sheets to have the membership volunteer to make cookies and work at a site the day of the tour.  Please consider making a few dozen cookies and giving a few hours of your time the day of the tour to help out at one or more of the tour sites.  Help is needed to make sure refreshments are kept supplied, help direct people at the tour site, answer questions, etc. 
For those members that help out the day of the tour we will have a private tour of our own on Sunday June 14th, 2015.  This tour will start at the Hodgson’s in Lapeer at 11:00 AM and end at Pace Gardens in Clio.  At Pace Gardens we will have a lunch to celebrate the tour.   
Our speaker the May 14th meeting will be Dr. Stuart Swan.   Dr. Swan is a Doctor of Chiropractic Medicine practicing in Davison, MI.  Dr. Swan will present Gardening Without Pain.  This program should give all of us a few bits of information on how to prevent injury during the spring clean-up of our gardens. 
Since I missed conducting the vote at the last meeting we will discuss and conduct a vote of the by-law changes at the May 14th meeting.  You will find the changes in more detail later in this newsletter. 
The 2015 EMHS Plant Sale orders will be delivered at the May 14th meeting.  Please be present to pick up your order.  If you will not be at the meeting, please make prior arrangements with Glen. 
See you at the May 14th meeting,
Glen Pace
EMHS President

EMHS Annual Plant Sale- Your orders will be delivered at the May 14, 2015 meeting.  If you ordered plants, please plan on attending the meeting or make arrangements with Glen to have somebody else pick up your order. 

Next Meeting- will be held on May 14th, 2015 at the Mayfield Twp. Hall, 1900 N. Saginaw, Lapeer, MI 48446.  This is our regular meeting place located just south of the point of M-24 and N. Saginaw, (the driveway just north of the Cemetery).  The doors will open at 5:00 PM for Networking, Dinner at 6:00 PM, Presentation at 7:00 PM, short break at 8:00, and the Business Meeting at 8:15 PM. 

2015 Calendar of Events   
May 14- Mayfield Twp. Hall,  
            Dr. Stuart Swan, Gardening without Pain
June 11- no meeting, members will
            work Garden Walk on June 13th.
June 13- MHS Garden Walk hosted by EMHS
June 18/20- AHS Convention at the
            Solberg’s in North Carolina
June 27- MHS Leaf Show/Sale at MSU
July 09- Member Garden Tour, at
             Melva Bond’s in Bridgeport, MI
August 13- Member Garden Tour at
             Dyane Moore’s in Vassar
September 10- Annual Plant Exchange, at
             the Martilla’s in Lapeer
Oct 08- Mayfield Twp. Hall, EMHS/SVHS  
             Speaker Gene Bush
Nov 12- Annual Board Meeting
December 10- Christmas Party at Mayfield Twp. Hall

Meeting Minutes- please review the April 9th Meeting Minutes on the blog.  We will vote to accept the minutes at the May 14th, 2015 meeting.

By Laws changes- At the February 12th, 2015 Board Member meeting a decision was made to recommend two by-laws clarifications (clarifications as these topics are not covered in the current by-laws) as follows;
Subject - Amount the President is authorized to spend (in the interest of the club) without board approval.
Board approved - $500 with an amendment to by laws be made.

Subject – Amount EMHS will pay (as a general amount) to a regular speaker.
Board approved - $100 (unless speaker is traveling a distance over 30 miles, then fee will be $125).

This subject will be discussed at the meeting with a vote ensuing to make the by-law changes.

MHS Garden Walk- EMHS will be hosting the 2015 MHS Garden Walk on June 13th.  The sites have been chosen, the demonstrations for each site decided, and most details worked out. 
Information of the tour has been given to Michigan Gardening Magazine, as well as the Community Calendars of Channels 12, 5 and 25. 
We are in need of EMHS volunteers to help at each of the sites and to make refreshments for each of the tour sites.  Marlene is making sign-up sheets to have at the May 14th meeting so you can chose where to help on tour day. 

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. 

The EMHS T-shirts featuring Joseph Tychonievich's Hosta Addiction self-test are $18.00 each for an EMHS Member and $20.00 each for a non-member.  Sizes available are XXL and XXXL.  
The proceeds from the sale of this shirt go to promote our “Purpose” which is, to promote the interest of hostas and shade gardening; to extend horticultural education and activities to its members and the community.

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


EMHS Business Cards- are still available for members to take for promoting the club.  Ask any Board Member for details. 

 Club Members selling Hosta or related products;
Please call or email to set an appointment before visiting
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- Daylilies, Hosta.
     989-871-2873, robfamily5 @yahoo.com
Salk, Pat/Bill Kapustka- Daylilies. 
     810-678-3519, daylilyabode@msn.com
Smith, Stan/Mary Lou- Concrete leaves.
      989-845-3455 smlsmith@chartermi.net

Websites of Interest:
American Hosta Society-
American Hosta Society Convention-       http://www.americanhostasociety.org/Activities/Conventions.htm  
AHS Hosta Library Website-
http://www.hostalibrary.org
Michigan Hosta Society Website-
Hosta College Website-

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

Saginaw Valley Hosta Society, Dues $20 per year per household, Make check payable to SVHS and mail to: Marge Greskowiak, SVHS Treasurer, 10025 Lakewood Dr., Saginaw, MI 48609

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-Raising              Mick & Cathy Hodgson     cehodgso@hotmail.com         810-664-8985

April 09, 2015 Meeting Minutes

The Meeting – was held at the Mayfield Twp. Hall On April 09, 2015

Doors Opened – at 5:00 pm for Networking, setting up refreshments, sign in and collecting dues.

Potluck/Refreshments – the meeting was called to order by President Glen Pace at 6:00 pm, he introduced visitors, welcomed members and a wonderful potluck was enjoyed by all.

Presentation – Michael Greanya gave a slide presentation and spoke about alpine gardening.

Break – 8:00 pm

Business Meeting – meeting was called back to order by President Glen Pace at 8:15 pm

Approval of Minutes (February) – There were no corrections to the minutes from the February 12, 2015 meeting.  Motion to accept the minutes was made by Kathy Hodgson and seconded by Steve Balabon.  The membership voted to accept the February minutes.

Treasurer’s Report – Barb Hunter, treasurer, February’s ending balance was $--.--.  We had a total income of $--.--, with an ending balance for March 2015 being $--.--.  Motion to accept the treasurer’s report was made by Bill Kapuska and seconded by Pat Maitland.  The membership voted to accept March’s treasurer’s report.

EMHS Annual Plant Sale – April 09, was the last time to be able to order plants.  The plants will be available for pick up at the May 14th meeting.  If you will not be able to attend, please make arrangements with Glen for somebody else to pick up your order.

American Hosta Society – AHS is giving EMHS three 1 year memberships to use for our club.  These memberships can only be used by a person that is not currently a member of AHS.  If a current EMHS Member joins AHS, EMHS receives one free AHS Membership to use as a gift.  

MHS Garden Walk – Volunteers are needed to man each site for the day.  The club will be providing refreshments at each site. Volunteers are also needed to help make refreshments. 
Remember there will be no June meeting in lieu of the garden tour. 

T-Shirts – EMHS/Hosta Addiction shirts are still available, $18.00 each, 2x and 3x available.

New Business – Kathy Hodgson and Gene Arms will be selling succulents for $3.00 each. 

50/50 Raffle – brought in $62.00

Next Meeting – May 14th, 2015 at Mayfield Twp. Hall in Lapeer.  Speaker will be Dr. Stuart Swan presenting: Gardening without Pain.

Adjourned – 8:42 pm

Respectfully submitted,
Marlene Daniels

EMHS Secretary.

Wednesday, April 15, 2015

The 2015 MHS Garden Walk hosted by EMHS

*June 13th, 2015
*Open 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
*Free Admission
*Open to the public
*Self guided tour of five EMHS Member's 
     Gardens and one Public Garden
*Refreshments will be served 
     at EMHS Members Gardens
*Garden related demonstrations 
     will be featured at Member's  Gardens
*Local Artists will be selling their goods 
     at Member's Gardens
Sites: 
Pace in Clio- 2426 Delwood Dr., Clio, MI 48420
          Demo Japanese Maple Grafting,  
          Sales-Rose Mary Hale w/ Copper Wind Art
               
Hanner in Otisville- 10414 Oak Rd., Otisville, MI 48463
          Demo Stretch Pottery Technique,  
          Sales- Stone Garden Pottery                    
            


Daniels in Lapeer-   4371 McDowell Rd., Lapeer, MI 48446
          Demo Glass painting or Fairy Garden construction,  
          Sales-  Bottle Chimes                   
           
 Suncrest Gardens in Lapeer- 1455 Suncrest Dr., Lapeer, MI 48446
          no Demo or Sales at this site                    
           
Hunter in Lapeer-  316 Davis Lake Rd., Lapeer, MI 48446
          Demo Garden Tool Sharpening,  
          Sales- Hosta, Water Garden plants                     
            
Hodgson in Lapeer-  1360 Roods Lake Rd., Lapeer, MI 48446
           Demo Dividing Hosta,  
          Sales- Wooden garden tool carriers, Stone engraving

Hyperlinks to Google Maps tour directions;

Clio to Lapeer
https://www.google.com/maps/dir/43.1774828,-83.767444/2426+Delwood+Dr,+Clio,+MI+48420/10414+N+Oak+Rd,+Otisville,+MI+48463/4371+McDowell+Rd,+Lapeer,+MI+48446/1455+Suncrest+Dr,+Lapeer,+MI+48446/316+Davis+Lake+Rd,+Lapeer,+MI+48446/1360+Roods+Lake+Rd,+Lapeer,+MI+48446/43.0247383,-83.3226287/@43.111445,-83.6695094,11z/am=t/data=!3m1!4b1!4m40!4m39!1m0!1m5!1m1!1s0x882389267a188a73:0x3731db3c06818466!2m2!1d-83.6645365!2d43.1975505!1m5!1m1!1s0x882470b6fa1e817b:0x97fcf8c0a400864f!2m2!1d-83.4996817!2d43.1631732!1m5!1m1!1s0x88246497b278bd77:0x7701c61328a9fb6d!2m2!1d-83.3999088!2d43.0738143!1m5!1m1!1s0x882466a85f029a55:0x5010edaa5b64ec1a!2m2!1d-83.3341979!2d43.0659735!1m5!1m1!1s0x882466bec67b2e8f:0xa50e1c54873eb74f!2m2!1d-83.318398!2d43.0725548!1m5!1m1!1s0x882467394e09a1b7:0x27f888b7b2755937!2m2!1d-83.2766359!2d43.0691023!1m0!3e0?hl=en


Lapeer to Clio
https://www.google.com/maps/dir/43.0273126,-83.3226628/1360+Roods+Lake+Rd,+Lapeer,+MI+48446/316+Davis+Lake+Rd,+Lapeer,+MI+48446/1455+Suncrest+Dr,+Lapeer,+MI+48446/4371+McDowell+Rd,+Lapeer,+MI+48446/10414+N+Oak+Rd,+Otisville,+MI+48463/2426+Delwood+Dr,+Clio,+MI+48420/43.1774828,-83.767444/@43.1030254,-83.6960438,11z/am=t/data=!4m40!4m39!1m0!1m5!1m1!1s0x882467394e09a1b7:0x27f888b7b2755937!2m2!1d-83.2766359!2d43.0691023!1m5!1m1!1s0x882466bec67b2e8f:0xa50e1c54873eb74f!2m2!1d-83.318398!2d43.0725548!1m5!1m1!1s0x882466a85f029a55:0x5010edaa5b64ec1a!2m2!1d-83.3341979!2d43.0659735!1m5!1m1!1s0x88246497b278bd77:0x7701c61328a9fb6d!2m2!1d-83.3999088!2d43.0738143!1m5!1m1!1s0x882470b6fa1e817b:0x97fcf8c0a400864f!2m2!1d-83.4996817!2d43.1631732!1m5!1m1!1s0x882389267a188a73:0x3731db3c06818466!2m2!1d-83.6645365!2d43.1975505!1m0!3e0?hl=en