October 2015 Newsletter

Note from the President-   The 2015 growing season is coming to a close.  The flowers of Colchicum are already opening and the Cyclamen hederifolium are in full bloom this week.  The smell of pumpkin is in most every baked good you can think of and I have already seen one farm with the jack-o-lanterns lined up with a for sale sign on them.  If you love the chrysanthemum this is your time of year too as nearly every store has them for sale and most of them are going to look good right through until winter. 

I had decided that this fall I was going to clear cut the gardens and rake everything from the beds to try and make spring clean-up easier.  The leaf litter in the beds is not problem to clean out, but the sticks falling from the trees make for many clogs in the leaf vacuum come spring.  So, if we can get all of the twigs and branches cleared form the beds before all the leaves fall it should facilitate an easier job of cleaning come spring.  Now we will see if I can accomplish that herculean task before the first snowfall.

We want to thank Nancy and Marv Marttila for providing a beautiful setting for our September meeting/Plant Exchange and for being such wonderful hosts.  Hopefully you have all of the plants you won at the EMHS Annual Plant Exchange last month planted in the ground so they can root in before the winter freeze. 

Our October meeting has a special speaker scheduled.  Gene Bush of DePauw, Indiana will present a program on Chasing the Rare and Unusual in Shade Gardens.  This program will start at approximately 6:45 PM and last about an hour with a question and answer period to follow.  Gene is a photographer and writer that has been featured in National Gardening publications, as well as a lecturer to many gardening groups whose presentations utilize pictures from his own garden which was the home of Munchkin Nursery for more than 20 years.  This meeting will be shared with the Saginaw Valley Hosta Society and we expect to have a very large attendance, therefore we will not be doing the typical EMHS potluck but will instead have refreshments of cookies, finger foods, and beverages.  Gene will be bringing plants to be used as raffle prizes so bring money with you to buy tickets for a chance to win one or more of the plants Gene will feature in his lecture.  100% of the proceeds from the raffle are used to further the Purpose of EMHS which is; to promote the interest of hostas and shade gardening; to extend horticultural education and activities to its members and the community. 

I look forward to seeing each and every one of you at the meeting on October 8^th for a fun filled time of education and friendly conversation.

Sincerely,

Glen Pace
EMHS President

Next Meeting- Our next meeting will be 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, refreshments at 6:00 PM, Presentation at 6:45 PM, short break at 8:00, and the Business Meeting at 8:15 PM. 

Directions- As of the day I am writing this newsletter, M-24 through downtown Lapeer is open with 2 lanes.  M-24 is the most direct way to get to the Mayfield Twp. Hall from I-69 as is indicated in the directions below. 
            -From I-69 take exit 155 and turn North onto M-24.  Drive 4.3 miles to N. Saginaw St. (Beacon and Bridge gas station on corner).  Turn right on N. Saginaw St. and make the first left into the parking lot of the Mayfield Twp. Hall
            -From I-75- Take I-75 to I- 69 East.  Drive 22 miles to Exit 155 (M-24) and then 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 miles to N. Saginaw St.  Turn left onto N. Saginaw and take the first left into the parking lot of the Mayfield Twp. Hall.   

           

2015 Calendar of Events   

            Oct 08- Mayfield Twp. Hall, EMHS/SVHS
                               Speaker Gene Bush

            Nov 12- Annual Board Meeting

            December 10- Christmas Party at Mayfield Twp. Hall

            February 11, 2016- Mayfield Twp. Hall, 
                              Speaker Don LaFond

Meeting Minutes- The September 10, 2015 Meeting Minutes are posted to the blog.  Please be sure to review them as we will vote to accept the minutes at the October 8^th, 2015 meeting.

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

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

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-       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

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

Date:  October 8^th, 2015
Speaker:  Gene Bush
Place:  Mayfield Twp. Hall
             1900 N. Saginaw
             Lapeer, MI 48446

Gene E. Bush, tells the complete story of shade gardening based upon thirty-plus years of experience gardening in Southern Indiana.  He also had twenty-plus years as owner of Munchkin Nursery & Gardens, specializing in rare and unusual shade perennials. Gene’s gardens still specialize in native and non-native perennial shade and woodland plants.  This combination of plants forms the casual style of ‘Wild’ gardening. Gene photographs, writes articles, and lectures from personal experience based upon growing this native, non-native mix, of plants.

Gene’s garden writing and photographs can be found in issues of Fine Gardening, The American Gardener magazine of American Horticulture Society, State by State Indian Gardening Magazine. His weekly blog Shade Solutions appears Mondays at http://www.shadegardenexpert.com/blog/ . Look for his eBook “Shade Garden Solutions: Eight Essential Problems Solved for Successful Shade Gardening” on Amazon.com.

Power Point presentations and lectures are based upon personal gardening experience gained in his north-facing hillside garden. Photos were taken in his garden. He has given presentations to Morton Arboretum, Fernwood of Niles, MI and Olbrich Botanical Gardens in Madison, WI, along with Indianapolis Museum of Art, and garden clubs such as Master Gardener’s groups. Professional organizations such as Kentucky Nursery & Landscaping Assoc., Perennial Plant Assoc.  are frequent favorites for speaking.

First and foremost, Gene is a gardener having a good time in his garden.

About Gene

My passion as a shade gardener began late in life. To this day I do not know whether shade gardening found me, or I found it. I do know it all began by accident. It began literally by accident 30 plus years ago. I was riding a lawn tractor, attempting to mow on a steep hillside, when the tractor began sliding sideways. An old cedar stump stopped the tractor from continuing over a cliff edge, preventing serious injury. Since mountain goats refused to go up there to nibble grass without a parachute, I decided to plant the area in trees and shrubs.

I then made the mistake of requesting gardening catalogs so I could purchase a few shrubs. The rest, as they say, is history. My addiction to garden catalogs and gardening grows stronger with each passing year. From the beginning I have been fascinated with reading and researching, discovering plants new to me. Then the excitement of the chase; obtaining the plant, experiencing growing it to maturity; and to finally take its portrait.

My garden is a reflection of my tastes and sense of design along with an inherent desire to collect. The desire for something different or unusual continues to fill and enlarge the garden each year, and my passion remains as perennial as my plants.

About the Program on October 8^th

Chasing the Rare & Unusual
         in Shade Gardens

Collecting is much like dating.
You become aware; something in your peripheral vision, a mention in a casual conversation, or perhaps a photo. Best yet an actual sighting. One good look and you are hooked. The hormones kick in and the chase is on. You pester your friends for an introduction.  Finally you meet and a new relationship begins to form.

Gene tells all about the loves of his life as a collector of the rare and unusual in his Southern Indiana Shade Garden.
(Rated PG for references of a sexual nature and mild profanity)

Time schedule:
5:00 Doors open
6:00 Networking/Refreshments
6:45 Presentation

8:15 Business Mtg.

Handout for the Presentation
Print your own handout and bring it to the meeting with you

Chasing the Rare & Unusual in Shade Gardens

02        Adonis amurensis                                                        Amur Adonis

03        Adonis amurensis ‘Plena Flora’                                  Double blooming Amur Adonis

04        Adonis on Order                                                         A. d. Hakuju  / A. d. Fukujukai

                                                                                                A. d. Chichibu Beni  / A. vernalis

05        Anemone nemorosa                                                    European Wood Anemone

06        Anemone nemorosa                                                    A. n. Dee Day /A. n. Pallida

07        Anemone nemorosa                                                    A. n. Vestal /A. n. Bracteata

08        Anemone nemorosa on Order                                     A. n. Stars at Night / Royal Blue

09        Anemone nemorosa Viridiflora                                  Green Blooming European Wood An.

10        Anemone ranunculoides                                             Buttercup Anemone / Flore Pleno

11        Arisaema triphyllum                                                    Jack in the Pulpit / 3 color forms

12        Arisaema dracontium                                                  Green Dragon

13        Arisaema ringens                                                         Japanese Cobra Lily

14        Arisaema candidissimum / A. fargessi                        Candy Jack / Farge’s Lily

15        Arisaema thunbergii ssp urashima                               Whiplash Lily

16        Arisaema sikokianum                                                  Snowy Lily

17        Arisaema dracontium                                                  Green Dragon seeds

18        Clematis henryi                                                           Large White Clematis

19        Clematis fremontii / C. pitcheri                                   Freemont’s Clematis /  Pitcher Clematis

20        Clematis viorna                                                           Leather Vase Vine

21        Clematis integrifolia                                                    Clematis integrifolia alba

22        Corydalis solida                                                          Corydalis solida & Companions

23        Corydalis solida / George Baker                                 George Baker Corydalis

24        Corydalis solida on Order                                           Corydalis solida Purple Bird

25        Corydalis malkensis                                                    Corydalis malkensis

26        Cypripedium pubescens                                              Great Yellow Ladyslipper

27        Cypripedium acaule                                                    Pink Ladyslipper

28        Cypripedium x Aki                                                     Aki hybrid ladyslipper

29        Cypripedium x Gisela                                                 Gisela hybrid ladyslipper

30        Cypripedium x Victoria                                              Victoria hybrid ladyslipper

31        Glaucidium palmatum                                                 Glaucidium palmatum

32        Glaucidium palmatum alba                                         White blooming Glaucidium

33        Helleborus                                                                   Hellebore x Gdn Hyb. Single, Double

34        Helleborus niger                                                          H. Christmas Rose / H. Double Fantasy

35        Helleborus foetidus                                                     Bearpaw – Stinking Hellebore

36        Helleborus purpurascens                                             Purple Hellebore

37        Helleborus thibetanus                                                 Chinese Hellebore

38        Hepatica nobilis                                                          European Liverwort

39        Hepatica nobilis                                                          Euro Liverwort – contrasting stamens

40        Hepatica                                                                      Liverwort bloom colors

41        Hepatica                                                                      Liverwort foliage forms

42        Leucosceptrum stellipilum                                          Japanese Shrub Mint

43        Leucosceptrum stellipilum                                          Foliage Close Up / L. s. October Moon

44        Leucosceptrum japonicum                                          Gold Variegated J. Shrub Mint

45        Leucosceptrum japonicum                                          Gold Angel / Silver Angel

46        Lilium canadense                                                        Canada lily

47        Lilium michiganense                                                   Michigan Lily

48        Lilium pardalinum                                                       Leopard Lily

49        Lilium philadelphicum                                                Wood Lily

50        Lilium superbum                                                         Native Turks’ Cap Lily

51        Lilium martagon                                                          Turks’ Cap Lily

52        Podophyllum peltatum                                                May Apple

53        Podophyllum hexandrum                                            Himalayan May Apple

54        Podophyllum pleianthum                                            Chinese May Apple

55        Podophyllum x Spotty Dottie                                     Spotty Dottie hybrid May Apple

56        Polygonatum odoratum multiflorum                          Double Blooming Solomon’s Seal

            Polygonatum humile                                                   Dwarf Solomon’s Seal

57        Polygonatum odoratum variegated                             Variegated Solomon’s Seal

58        Polygonatum unknown variegated form

59        Polygonatum odoratum var. pluriflorum                    Jinguji Red Form

60        Polygonatum sibericum                                               Siberian Solomon’s Seal        

61        Sanguinaria canadensis                                               Bloodroot

62        Sanguinaria canadensis pink form                              Pink Blooming Bloodroot

63        Sanguinaria canadensis Multiplex                               Double Blooming Bloodroot

64        Syneilesis aconitum                                                     Shredded Umbrella Plant emerging

65        Syneilesis aconitifolia                                                 foliage & bloom

66        Syneilesis aconitifolia / S. palmatum                          Leaves

67        Syneilesis on Order                                                     Kikko Variegated Shredded umbrella

68        Trillium nivale                                                 Dwarf Snow Trillium

69        Trillium grandiflorum Plena Flora                               Showy Double Blooming Trillium

70        Trillium recurvatum yellow form                                Yellow blooming Prairie Trillium

71        Paris quadrifolia                                                          Four Leaf Paris

72        Paris japonica                                                              Japanese Canopy Plant

73        Let’s Continue This Conversation

Gene E. Bush

Garden Speaker, Writer, Photographer, Gardener

323 Woodside Dr. NW

Depauw, IN 47115-9039

www.shadegardenexpert.com          gene@shadegardenexpert.com