Note from the President- Spring has finally arrived! Yes we will still have a few nights that are near or below freezing, but we will probably not see any more accumulating snowfalls.
My first delivery of plants ordered last fall has arrived, but just like most of us, the nursery had losses from the severe winter and part of my order had to be refunded due to those losses. Even in my own gardens there have been some losses. The Arum dracunculus in the front yard has not broken dormancy and therefore I presume it has frozen out. Many of the Cypripedium orchids at Pace Gardens have succumbed to the winter and spring. I am sure the losses are from being too wet when freezing weather started and staying too wet during the spring thaw. When you experience losses like these you get disappointed, but you correct the problem, replant, and try growing the plant again or you give up on that particular specie and move on to another family of plants.
Those members that ordered plants from the EMHS Annual Plant Sale can expect to pick up their plants at the May 1st meeting. If you will not be at the meeting please make arrangements for someone else to pick up your order as the plants are bare root and will not tolerate more than a day or two of being wrapped in wet newsprint. Please contact Glen at 989-244-4029 if you cannot find someone to get your order for you so that other arrangements can be made for you to get your order.
Joseph Tychonievich will be our speaker at our May 1stmeeting. He will be bringing plants to sell and the plants Joseph brings to sell at our meeting are not common box store findings. Plan to bring some extra money to buy something new and unusual for your gardens.
Information regarding the car pool trip to Arrowhead Alpines and Gee Farms on May 21st is contained in the is newsletter. This will be a busy day filled with excitement, plants, and spending time with friends. We hope you will join in on the ride.
There are a few Hosta “Joy Ride”, the plant featured on our 2014 EMHS Hosta Stone, available for purchase at the price of $15.00 each. These are larger, multiple division plants. Also, if you purchased a plant and did not get a name tag for it, Cathy will have name tags available at the May 1st meeting.
I look forward to seeing all of you at our May 1st meeting.
Sincerely,
Glen
Glen
Next Meeting- Our next meeting will be on May 1stat 6:00 PM 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).
Our speaker for this meeting will be Joseph Tychonievich. The presentation topic will be “Plants Brigitta Taught Me" about cool plants he learned about while working at Arrowhead Alpines Nursery. Joseph will also be bringing plants to sell so don’t forget to bring extra money or your checkbook.
EMHS T-shirt 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 L, 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.
Hosta Stones- The hybridizer for 2014 is Hans Hansen and the plant is Hosta “Joy Ride”. H. “Joy Ride” was introduced by Walter’s Gardens. It forms a wriggly, broadly mounding mass of very wavy blue-green leaves accented with upright folded edges, grows to 16 x 36, and has 24 inch scapes of widely flared, tubular, light lavender flowers produced in midsummer.
Also available are 3 Iron colored 2013 Hosta Stones featuring "Indiana Bob" Balitewicz’s Hosta “Krugerrand” and 2 Brown 2012 Hosta Stones featuring Ron Livingston’s H. “Alakazaam” at the sale price is $30.00 for each stone. In addition we have two Natural color 2011 Stones featuring Van Wade’s H. “American Halo” at $25.00 each. All of the aforementioned stones are for sale on a first come first served basis. If interested in purchasing any of these stones at the sale prices listed please call Cathy Hodgson at 810-664-8985.
Need a Host- We need a member to host the July 10th meeting. Please let Glen know if you are willing to host either of these meetings. The summer Member Garden Tour meetings are a way for the membership to visit member’s gardens and learn from each other as well as for members to show their skills and various techniques of gardening.
2014 Group Carpool Trip – The EMHS Carpool trip to Arrowhead Alpines in Fowlerville, MI will be on Wednesday, May 21, 2014. We will meet at Arrowhead Alpines at 9 AM, spend approximately 2 hours at Arrowhead Alpines, then drive onto Gee Farms in Stockbridge, MI where we will meet at noon. You are welcome to bring a bagged lunch that you can eat at Gee Farms or Gee Farms has hotdogs, chips, and beverages available for purchase. An agenda and driving directions will be sent in an email to the membership.
Review the last meeting’s minutes on the blog. We will vote to accept the minutes at the next meeting.
2014 Calendar of Events: EMHS events are noted in bold print and
other events are noted in italics.
May 1- NOTE DATE Mayfield Twp. Hall, Speaker-Joseph TychonievichMay 17 Workday at Hidden Lake Gardens, TiptonMay 21- EMHS Carpool trip to Arrowhead Alpines/Gee Farms
June 1 Ed Elslager Hybridizers Group, Ann Arbor
June 12- Campbell’s Greenhouse in North Branch
June 11-14 AHS National Convention in Cedar Rapids, Iowa
June 1 Ed Elslager Hybridizers Group, Ann Arbor
June 12- Campbell’s Greenhouse in North Branch
June 11-14 AHS National Convention in Cedar Rapids, Iowa
June 20 - 22 Great Lakes Region Tailgate - Dayton OH area
June 28 Hosta Show and Sale at MSU, East Lansing
July 10- Garden Meeting at???July 27 . Ed Elslager Hybridizers Group, Ann Arbor
Aug 14- Garden Meeting at Diana O’Riordan’sAug. 24 Annual Meeting and Workday, Hidden Lake Gardens, Tipton
Sept 11- EMHS Plant Exchange at Pam Walmsley’s
Oct 9- Meeting possible, ideas???
Nov- No MeetingNov. 2 Ed Elslager Hybridizers Group, Ann Arbor
Dec 11- Mayfield Twp. Hall, EMHS Christmas Party
July 10- Garden Meeting at???July 27 . Ed Elslager Hybridizers Group, Ann Arbor
Aug 14- Garden Meeting at Diana O’Riordan’sAug. 24 Annual Meeting and Workday, Hidden Lake Gardens, Tipton
Sept 11- EMHS Plant Exchange at Pam Walmsley’s
Oct 9- Meeting possible, ideas???
Nov- No MeetingNov. 2 Ed Elslager Hybridizers Group, Ann Arbor
Dec 11- Mayfield Twp. Hall, EMHS Christmas Party
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. 810-664-8317gardenfairy50@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
Moore, Dyane- Fairy houses https://www.facebook.com/GardenArtAndMoore
Moore, Dyane- Fairy houses https://www.facebook.com/GardenArtAndMoore
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, toad houses. 989-845-3455
Websites of Interest:
American Hosta Society-http://www.americanhostasociety.org/
American Hosta Society Convention Website-http://www.hosta2012.com/
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/
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 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 Pam Walmsley
---no email--- 810-964-2311
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
This is the extra space that needs to be filled with your articles of information for EMHS. Please give any information you want added to the monthly newsletter or the blog to Glen or email it to pacegardens@charter.net
