Note from the President- I want to take this time to thank our 2014 speakers; Jan Everson gave a
wonderful presentation of the 2013 MHS Garden Walk and GLHS Tailgate at our
February meeting, I gave a presentation about Hosta College at the April
meeting, and Joseph Tychonievich gave a great presentation on plants he learned
about at Arrowhead Alpines for our May meeting.
I mention the speakers and the topics for those Master Gardeners that
need education hours as these presentations fall under MG education needs (see
Barb Hunter for more info about MG education hours).
Also, I want
to thank Jim and Lorraine Jessop, Diana O’Riordan, and Pam Walmsley for hosting
meetings this year. Every one of you was
the perfect host and our thanks go out to you for your graciousness as a host
as well as our acknowledgement of the time and dedication it takes to create
the beautiful gardens you all have.
Thanks also to the businesses that hosted EMHS gatherings; Campbell’s
Greenhouse in North Branch, Arrowhead Alpines in Fowlerville, and Gee Farms in
Stockbridge.
Thirdly, I
want to thank all of the people who donated plants, crafts, and other items to
the raffle and door prize drawings. The
monthly raffle drawings are one of the biggest fund raisers for EMHS and the
door prize drawings are an added bonus for members and visitors attending the
meetings.
Also, the
many volunteers that haul Hosta Stones to Hosta College need to be
recognized. The Hosta Stone project
managed by Cathy and Mick Hodgson was EMHS’s most organized fund raiser of the
year. Pam Rice of Rice’s Garden Art has
retired and therefore the EMHS Hosta Stone Project has come to an end. The 2015 Hosta Stone featuring H. Rhino Hide”
will not be produced as was originally planned and old stones will no longer be
available. Over the years there have
been many people who helped haul Hosta Stones to Hosta College in Piqua, OH and
this is your thank you for helping EMHS.
Cathy and Mick have organized this project for a number of years and
many thanks go out to them for their dedication to the project.
Next, I want
to thank all of the people that brought food for the potlucks throughout the
year. One of the things EMHS is known
for is the fantastic potlucks at the monthly meetings and this year was no
exception.
Another
thank you goes out to the EMHS Board.
This dedicated group of members continues to direct the entire group in
an onward and upward fashion. At our
annual Board Meeting we discuss the plans for the next year which takes a
number of hours, but again we brainstormed some exciting ideas for 2015.
Lastly, I
want to thank you, our members, for being the kind, helpful, sharing people you
are toward each other and especially to our visitors. Because of this, our club continues to grow
and with that growth comes the ability to contract more well-known speakers
which in turn assists us in 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.
See you at the December 11th meeting,
Glen Pace
EMHS President
Glen Pace
EMHS President
Next Meeting- THE
EMHS 2014 Christmas Party will be held on December 11th, 2014 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
decorating, Networking at 6:00 PM, Dinner at 6:30 PM, Gift Exchange at 7:30 PM,
and Business Meeting at 8:15 PM. For those wishing to help decorate you can arrive
as early as 5:00PM.
This annual event is
always a lot of fun and a great way to end the year for the club. The Club will provide the meat (ham) and
table set-ups. We do ask that everybody
bring a dish to pass as this is our biggest potluck of the year.
We will be doing the gift exchange as we have
done in the past. If you are interested
in exchanging gifts, all you have to do is bring a wrapped non-gender-specific
gift with a value of $10. All the gifts
will be laid at the front of the room and during the party we will call names
from the sign-up sheet of the people who brought gifts. If your name is called you go pick out a
gift. Nobody is required to bring a gift
for the exchange, but if you do not bring one please understand that you will
not be able to place your name on the list to pick one out. This is the only way to assure that all
people who bring a gift will receive one.
Review the October 09, 2014
Meeting Minutes on the blog. We
will vote to accept the minutes at the December 11th meeting.
2015 Calendar of Events
*denotes need for topic, speaker, or place
*denotes need for topic, speaker, or place
Jan- no meeting
Feb 12- Jan Everson at Mayfield Twp. Hall
March 20&21-
Hosta College, Piqua, OH
April 09- Mayfield Twp. Hall, Speaker-Mike Grenya
*May 14-
Mayfield Twp. Hall,
Speaker____, Topic____
June 11- no meeting, members will
work Garden Walk on June 13th.
Speaker____, Topic____
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
North Carolina
June 27- MHS Leaf
Show/Sale at MSU
July 09- Member Garden Tour, at Melva Bond’s
in Bridgeport, MI
in Bridgeport, MI
*August 13- Member Garden Tour, Place______
*September 10- Annual Plant Exchange, Place__
*Oct 08- Possible Meeting at Mayfield Twp. Hall,
Speaker_____,Topic______
Speaker_____,Topic______
Nov 12- Annual Board Meeting
December 10- Christmas Party at Mayfield Twp. Hall
Consider Hosting an EMHS Meeting- We are in need of hosts for our
August 13th and September 10th, 2015 meetings. Please tell Glen if you are willing to open
your gardens to our group for an evening of EMHS fun.
MHS Garden Walk- EMHS will be hosting the 2015 MHS Garden Walk on June 13th. We will be responsible for coordinating the garden
tour for the Michigan Hosta Society.
Gardens in our area can be nominated to the EMHS Board for consideration
of becoming part of the tour. Nominations
can be emailed to Glen or any other EMHS Board Member. EMHS Members will be needed to work the tour
sites as well as to provide refreshments at the sites. The EMHS Board will be working on this
project throughout the winter and more will be announced early in 2015.
The Closing of Q&Z- The following information was
received from Bob and Nancy Solberg on 11/24/2014. “Many
of you may be wondering about the future of Hostadom with Q & Z Nursery
suddenly closing its doors in September. I am happy to announce that Green Hill
Farm has formed a partnership with Mark Zilis and his son, Andy and their new
tissue culture lab business so that we can continue to bring you great new
hostas both to the retail and wholesale trade. This is a big step for us and
there will undoubtedly be some growing pains in the next year, so please be
patient as we strive to produce the same quality hostas for which we are known.”
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.
Last of the Hosta Stones- 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” available. All of the aforementioned stones are for sale
on a first come first served basis. If
interested please call Cathy Hodgson.
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
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
Mitchell, Dyanna- Internet Rep. for Garden Inspired Products. gardenuity.com/dyanna
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- 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
Saginaw Valley Hosta Society, Dues $5 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 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
Fund- Mick and
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