Note from the President-
As gardeners we have encountered a fantastic spring here in
Mid-Michigan. The warmer days and cool
nights have fostered the extended flowering periods of the spring ephemerals
and early spring bulbs and the consistent rains have kept the plants watered so
we aren’t having to give supplemental moisture. This is the time of year that I love walking
through the gardens daily just find out what is emerging from dormancy
today. Finding a plant that you either
forgot you planted last year or one that you thought had died makes spring a
time of a gardener’s delight.
This is also
the season that we receive the plant orders we placed either late last year or
very early this year. Getting a box of
plants in the mail is like opening a Christmas present, the thrill of the first
sight of what you ordered is so exciting.
If you have ordered plants from a company and were pleased with what you
received, share that experience with your fellow gardening friends so that mail
order company is promoted. So many of
the mail order plant companies have either gone out of business or were bought
out by big business that we need to support the smaller businesses that provide
us with the joys of receiving wonderful new plants.
We have
another first- time-for-us speaker for our May meeting. We will have photographer Aaron Strouse
presenting a slide show titled “The Wild Native Orchids of Michigan”. This will include plants most of us have
never seen. Aaron lives in Clare, MI and has made numerous
photography trips through Michigan’s woods to capture the subjects in this presentation,
so don’t miss this meeting if you want to see what we have growing right in our
own state that you have probably never seen growing in its natural
environment.
I also want
to thank Melissa Jaskiewicz for her informative presentation at our April
meeting on bee-keeping both here and abroad as well as the tasting samples of
honey she provided at the meeting. Who
knew that the taste of honey was affected so much by the flower the bees were
gathering from to make the honey. Yes,
we knew there was clover, orange blossom, and buckwheat honey, but I was thrilled
to get to try the specialty honey Melissa shared with us.
This is also
the time of year to begin dividing the plants you want to bring to the EMHS
Plant Exchange in September. Dividing
the plants now will give them time to establish a good set of roots and look
great for the exchange.
I look
forward to seeing you all at the May meeting on May 11th.
Sincerely,
Glen Pace
EMHS President
Glen Pace
EMHS President
Next Meeting- May 11th, 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).
Aaron
Strouse will present “The Wild Native Orchids of Michigan”. Aaron is a photographer from our great state
of Michigan. Aaron said he has been
compiling the photos for this presentation for some time is ready to share it
with us.
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
Review the April 13th, 2017 Meeting Minutes on the blog. We
will vote to accept the minutes at the May 11th, 2017 meeting.
2017 EMHS
Calendar of Events
Meeting Dates- Places- Speakers/topic
May 11- Mayfield Twp. Hall- Aaron Strouse, Wild Native Orchids of MI
June 08- Pace Gardens in Clio, Garden Tour
July 13- the Hanner’s in Otisville, Clay Hosta Project
Aug 10- the Gavits’ in Saginaw,
Garden Tour
Sept 14 – Melva Bonds in Bridgeport- Plant Exchange
Oct 12- Mayfield Twp. Hall,
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Nov 09-
Annual Board Meeting, Whitey’s in Davison
Dec 14- Christmas
Party, Mayfield Twp. Hall
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.
Club Members selling Hosta or Related Products-
Please call or email to set an appointment before visiting
Brown, Deb- Aeroponic Tower Garden. 505-379-9100, www.debbrown.towergarden.com
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
Please call or email to set an appointment before visiting
Brown, Deb- Aeroponic Tower Garden. 505-379-9100, www.debbrown.towergarden.com
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
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 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
Websites
of Interest:
American
Hosta Society Convention Website- 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/
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
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: Gordon Burnside, 11640 W Freeland Rd. Freeland, MI 48623
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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