Note from the President-
Michigan spring is coming,……..sometime.
The older I get the harder it is to deal with Michigan’s winters and it
seems that the winters get longer although that perception is only my dislike
of the cold and snow. The Cyclamen
coum, Helleborus thibetanus, Eranthis, and Galanthus blooms do give promise
that spring is somewhere in the near future.
The Great
Lakes Regional Hosta Society has just finished celebrating Hosta College’s 25th
Anniversary. This year around 300
attendees enjoyed an offering of 80 classes to choose from for 5 hours of
classes, a lunch was provided, then a banquet ended out the evening. The parties at the Hotels after the days
events at the Upper Valley Career Center in Piqua are some of the most fun you
could ever have with friends that you only get to see once a year. It is the place that you get to actually
talk, share a year’s experiences, and catch up on what has gone on with your
friends over the past year. Plan to attend next year’s Hosta College on
March 15th & 16th, 2019.
Our next
meeting will feature Aaron Strouse presenting “The Waterfalls of
Michigan”. Aaron gave a fantastic
presentation on “Michigan’s Native Orchids” to EMHS last year and the group
decided to invite Aaron back for another one of his wonderful
presentations. This is a presentation you will not want to
miss!
The May
meeting will be the “EMHS Members Only” clay project at the Hanner’s Pottery
Studio in Otisville. You must be a
member in good standing with your dues paid to date. Mark and Becky will have a sign-up sheet at
the April meeting so the current paid members can choose the date and time they
want to go play in clay. The dates for
the project will be on May 10th and May 12th. Mark will discuss the event at the April meeting.
We are still
in need of summer meeting places. If
you are willing to open your garden and host a meeting I would greatly
appreciate you letting me know at your earliest convenience. Cathy Clark has tentatively offered to open
her gardens for the June meeting and Dyane Moore is hosting the July
meeting. We still need somebody to host
the August meeting and the September Plant Exchange meeting.
See you at
the April 12th meeting,
Glen Pace
EMHS President
Glen Pace
EMHS President
Next
Meeting- on April 12, 2018 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 Waterfalls of Michigan”. Aaron is a photographer from our great state
of Michigan. Aaron was our speaker last
May when he presented “The Native Orchids of Michigan”. The Orchid program was fascinating and I am
sure we can expect the same of this program.
We all know of Tahquamenon Falls and now we get to learn of more of
Michigan’s Waterfalls and her beauty.
The time schedule for the evening is;
1700- Doors open/ Networking
1800- Refreshments/Potluck
1900- Speaker/Program
2000- Break
1700- Doors open/ Networking
1800- Refreshments/Potluck
1900- Speaker/Program
2000- Break
2015- Business
meeting
EMHS
Annual Plant Sale- The plants ordered from the 2018 Plant Sale will be
delivered at the April 12th meeting.
After the delivery of plants at the April 12th meeting, all
extra plants will be up for sale. This
year all plants will again be $10.00 each.
I will attach the 2018 Plant Sale
flyers to your April Newsletter email in case you have yet to place your order
with the Plant Sale Committee. If you
need additional information you can call Cathy Hodgson, her contact information
is on the flyer.
Review the February 8th, 2018
Meeting Minutes on the blog. We
will vote to accept the minutes at the April 12th, 2018 meeting.
2018 EMHS Calendar of Events “?” denotes need for topic, speaker, and/or
place
Meeting Dates- Places- Speakers/topic
Meeting Dates- Places- Speakers/topic
April
12- Mayfield Twp. Hall- Aaron Strouse
"The Waterfalls of Michigan"
"The Waterfalls of Michigan"
May
10- Pottery Project @ The Hanners
June
14- Member
Garden Tour @? Cathy Clark’s
?
July
12- Member Garden Tour @ Dyane Moore’s
Aug
09- Member Garden Tour, ?____
Sept
13- Plant Exchange,
?_________
Oct
11- Mayfield Twp. Hall,
?______
Nov 08- Annual Board
Meeting, Whitey’s
in Davison
Dec 13- Christmas Party,
Mayfield Twp. Hall
Hosting a Summer Meeting- We need
volunteers to host our summer 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 the summer member garden
meetings.
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 visitingBrown, 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- Hosta. 989-871-2873, robfamily5 @yahoo.com
Please call or email to set an appointment before visitingBrown, 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- 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 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
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
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
Fund- Mick and
Raising Cathy Hodgson cehodgso@hotmail.com 810-664-8985
