Note from the President- It is time to think about our spring gardens;
the clean-up, what to buy new as accents in the garden, and what changes we
want to make in the garden. A great
place to get ideas for what can be purchased, done to change the garden, get
some education, and have a great time with people who have common interests is
at Hosta College in Piqua, OH on March 17th and 18th. Hosta College is: educational, interactive, lots of
fun, a great place to find what’s new for your garden, a place to buy Hosta,
Companion Plants, Hosta Stones, Books, Garden Tools, Unique Art, Clothing, and where you see friends you only get to see
once per year at Hosta College in Piqua, OH.
The registration fee is $42 if you are a member of Michigan Hosta Society
and this entitles you to the Vendor area, book/tool sales area, the plant
auction on Friday evening, and 6 classes that you choose from a class schedule posted
on the Hosta College website. One of the
most fun things is going to the after-hours gatherings at each of the Hotels
that people stay at. This year the Comfort Inn in Piqua has been
blocked for attendees as well as some rooms at the Piqua La Quinta. There are also nice hotels in Troy just a
few miles south of Piqua which have been very accommodating of the gatherings,
letting us use their conference rooms until the wee hours of the morning.
More information about Hosta College can be found by going to https://www.ihostohio.org/glhc/
Our February
meeting is going to be something totally different for us. Jan Everson will present “The Blooming
Mohave Desert”. This presentation was created by Jan after her
and husband Bob visited the Mohave on two different occasions while it was in
bloom. The pictures in Jan’s
presentation are sure to be spectacular!
Please read
the section in this newsletter “Proposed By-Law Change”. We will be voting at the February 9th
meeting about this proposed change.
This topic was discussed at the December 2016 meeting. If anybody has questions regarding the proposal,
please talk with any board member or you can ask at the February meeting as a
discussion before the vote on the subject.
Please go to
the EMHS blog at http://easternmichiganhostasociety.blogspot.com/
and read December Meeting Minutes. These
Minutes are published for the membership to review as an accurate record of our
meetings. We can all make mistakes and
this is your opportunity to correct any mistakes we have made.
If any
member has ideas of what topics they would like to have as a meeting
presentation, please let me know. I try
to schedule presentations that will interest a variety of people, but any
suggestions are welcome.
See you at
the February 9th meeting,
Glen Pace
EMHS President
Glen Pace
EMHS President
Next Meeting- February 9th, 2017 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 time schedule for the evening is;
1700- Networking
1800- Potluck
1900- Program
2000- Business Meeting
1700- Networking
1800- Potluck
1900- Program
2000- Business Meeting
The Program for the evening will be "The Blooming Mohave Desert" presented by
Jan Everson. This presentation was
compiled after Jan and Bob Everson visited the Mohave Desert while in its
blooming period. The desert has
breath-taking bloom displays after receiving perfect rain periods. This presentation will show what Mother
Nature can do to a dry parched landscape.
Review the December 8th, 2016
Meeting Minutes on the blog. We
will vote to accept the minutes at the February 9th, 2017 meeting.
2017 EMHS
Calendar of Events ?denotes need for
topic, speaker, and/or place
Meeting Dates- Places- Speakers/topic
Meeting Dates- Places- Speakers/topic
Feb 11- Mayfield Twp. Hall, The Blooming Desert
Mar – Hosta College – no
meeting
April 13- Mayfield Twp.
Hall- ?________________
May 11- Mayfield Twp.
Hall, ?_________________
June 08- Pace Gardens in Clio, Garden Tour
July 13- the Hanner’s in Otisville, Clay Hosta Project
Aug 10- the Gavit’s in
Saginaw, Garden Tour
Sept 14 – ?______________________,
Plant Exchange
Oct 12- Mayfield Twp.
Hall, ?_________________
Nov 09- Annual Board
Meeting, Whitey’s in Davison
Dec 14- Christmas Party,
Mayfield Twp. Hall
Hosting a Summer Meeting- We need
volunteers to host our June and September meetings. I will have a sign-up sheet at the next
meeting if you are willing to open your gardens to our group and host one of
these garden meetings.
Proposed By-Law Change- At the
November 10, 2016 Board Meeting it was decided that there needed to be a change
to the by-laws under Article IV- Officers:
Add- *Election of Officers- The election of President and
Treasurer shall be on even years. The
election of Vice-President and Secretary shall be on odd years. * This proposal is to alleviate problems with
Officer transition if multiple officers changed in any one year.
MHS Gift Memberships-
Michigan Hosta Society donated four gift memberships to EMHS to be used as door
prizes for EMHS members that were not MHS members. The winners were Marlene Daniels, The Trotts’,
Melva Bond who gave the gift to Robin Bratton, and we cannot remember the fourth
person, sorry! When we find out at this
meeting who won the door prize, we will publish the name of the new MHS Member.
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. The
only three left are XXL.
Contact Glen at PaceGardens@charter.net
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
Pickard, Carolyn- Daylilies, Hosta.
989-871-2873, robfamily5 @yahoo.com
Websites of Interest:
American Hosta Society-
American Hosta Society Convention- http://www.americanhostasociety.org/Activities/Conventions.htm
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-
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:
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
