Note from the President- Our last meeting was held at Dyane Moore’s garden in Vassar, MI. I want to thank you Dyane for being a
gracious host and for opening your beautiful gardens to our group as a meeting venue. Dyane has an affinity for Fairy Gardens and
has many of her mini gardens placed around the landscape.
Dyane’s
friend Darlene was a guest at the meeting and showed us an album of her
airbrush painting as well as her vehicle covered in her airbrush painting. Darlene paints on most any surface including
cloth, plastic, metal, and even skin.
You can contact Darlene at 989-798-8486 for further information.
There are
only a couple more weeks before our annual plant exchange which is on September
10th. If you have not already
potted the plants you are planning to bring to the exchange I suggest you do it
as soon as possible to give the plant some time to adjust to a pot. As always we ask you to not bring invasive
plants to the exchange/meeting as they will not be permitted into the
exchange. This meeting is always a blast
and everybody leaves with new plants (sometimes many plants) to use in
their own yard. 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. The exchange is not limited to
plants. *Please put a name label in each plant
you bring to the exchange. Also, please
do not bring any invasive species such as Lily of the Valley, Houttuynia
(Chameleon plant), Ostrich Ferns, Bishops Weed, 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.
When your name is called you can choose a plant form the
main group or you can chose a plant
from the $5.00 table and pay Barb at the end of the Exchange.
We are also
looking forward to our October 8th meeting which will feature Gene
Bush from DePauw, IN. Gene is a Garden
Writer, Lecturer, and owned the well-known Munchkin Nursery for many
years. Gene’s talk is titled Collecting
the Rare and Unusual and will be focused on plants for our zone 5b
gardens. This meeting is a shared
meeting with the Saginaw Valley Hosta Society and we are expecting a large
number of attendees. For this reason we
will not have our typical potluck, but will instead have cookies, finger foods,
and beverages.
See you at
the September 10th Annual Plant Exchange/meeting,
Glen Pace
EMHS President
Glen Pace
EMHS President
Next Meeting- Our next meeting will be at the home
of Marvin and Nancy Marttila; 1920 Callis Rd., Lapeer, MI 48446, phone
810-664-7589 on September 10th, 2015. Tour of the gardens and networking will start
at 5:00 PM, refreshments will be served at 6:00 PM, and the plant
exchange/meeting will begin at 6:45 PM.
Please bring your favorite dish to pass and don’t forget to bring your
lawn chairs and bug spray.
Directions- Multiple roads remain closed in
downtown Lapeer. If you are coming from
the South, East, or West be sure to take I-69 to the Lake Nepessing Road exit
and follow the directions below.
-From I-69 take exit 153 Lake Nepessing Road and drive north on Lake Nepessing Road 1 mile to Davison Rd./W. Genesee St. Turn right (East) at the first exit on the roundabout onto W. Genesee St. Drive 1 mile to Millville Rd. and turn left (North). Drive 1.5 miles to Davis Lake Road and turn right (East). Drive 6/10ths of a mile to Callis Rd. and turn left (North) and drive 7/10ths of a mile to the house on the right.
-From I-69 take exit 153 Lake Nepessing Road and drive north on Lake Nepessing Road 1 mile to Davison Rd./W. Genesee St. Turn right (East) at the first exit on the roundabout onto W. Genesee St. Drive 1 mile to Millville Rd. and turn left (North). Drive 1.5 miles to Davis Lake Road and turn right (East). Drive 6/10ths of a mile to Callis Rd. and turn left (North) and drive 7/10ths of a mile to the house on the right.
-From
I-75- Take I-75 to
I- 69 East. Drive 22 miles to Exit 153
Lake Nepessing Road and then follow the directions above.
-From Saginaw Area- take I-75 south and follow the directions above
-From Saginaw Area- take I-75 south and follow the directions above
or- take M-46 East to M-24. Turn right (South) and drive 25.8 miles to
Davis Lake Road. Turn right (West) and
drive 7/10ths of a mile to Callis Rd. Turn right (North) and drive 7/10ths
of a mile to the house on the right.
**Note- Barb Hunter lives at 316 Davis Lake Road (the 3rd house off M-24) and will open for business (Hosta, water gardening, Koi, daylilies) at 3:00 PM for anybody that would like to come by on their way to the meeting. When I spoke with her today she had just potted up another 40 hosta that had just arrived in the mail. Barb will close at 4:30 so everybody can make it to the meeting on time.
**Note- Barb Hunter lives at 316 Davis Lake Road (the 3rd house off M-24) and will open for business (Hosta, water gardening, Koi, daylilies) at 3:00 PM for anybody that would like to come by on their way to the meeting. When I spoke with her today she had just potted up another 40 hosta that had just arrived in the mail. Barb will close at 4:30 so everybody can make it to the meeting on time.
Summer Meetings- Remember that our summer meetings are potluck and that we
need to bring our own chairs. The club
furnishes plates, flatware, and cups, but we need to provide food and
drinks. Also, please help clean-up after
the meeting.
2015 Calendar of Events
September 10- Annual Plant Exchange, at
the Martilla’s in Lapeer
the Martilla’s in Lapeer
Oct 08- Speaker: Gene Bush, EMHS/SVHS
Mayfield Twp. Hall, Lapeer, MI
Mayfield Twp. Hall, Lapeer, MI
Nov 12- Annual Board Meeting
December 10- Christmas Party at
Mayfield Twp. Hall
Mayfield Twp. Hall
Meeting Minutes- The August 13, 2015 Meeting Minutes
are posted to the blog. Please be sure
to review them as we will vote to accept the minutes at the September 10th,
2015 meeting.
EMHS Plant Sale- EMHS still has Sempervivum
plants (Hens and Chicks) in 8 different varieties. These plants will be available at the price
of 2 for $5.00. You can see Gene Arms
for further details.
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. 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
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
810-664-8317, gardenfairy50@aol.com
Hanner, Mark/Becky- Pottery.
810-631-4292, mhanner@aol.com
810-631-4292, mhanner@aol.com
Hunter, Barb- Hosta, Daylilies, Pond supplies.
810-664-7531, baha@chartermi.net
810-664-7531, baha@chartermi.net
Lisik, Phil/Ginger-Hosta, Daylilies, other plants.
989-642-5772, lisik46@yahoo.com
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
810-678-3519, daylilyabode@msn.com
Smith, Stan/Mary Lou- Concrete leaves.
989-845-3455 smlsmith@chartermi.net
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-
http://www.hostalibrary.org
Michigan Hosta Society Website-
http://www.hostahappenings.com
Eastern Michigan Hosta Society blog- http://easternmichiganhostasociety.blogspot.com
Eastern Michigan Hosta Society blog- http://easternmichiganhostasociety.blogspot.com
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
pacegardens@charter.net 989-244-4029
Vice-President Becky Hanner
BGHanner@aol.com 810-631-4292
BGHanner@aol.com 810-631-4292
Treasurer Barb Hunter
baha@chartermi.net 810-664-7531
baha@chartermi.net 810-664-7531
Secretary Marlene Daniels
gardenfairy50@aol.com 810-664-8317
gardenfairy50@aol.com 810-664-8317
Past President Mark Hanner
mhanner@aol.com 810-631-4292
mhanner@aol.com 810-631-4292
Fund-Raising Mick & Cathy Hodgson
cehodgso@hotmail.com 810-664-8985
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