May 2018 Newsletter

Note from the President-  Summer has come to mid-Michigan the week after winter was gone.   Most of us are already experiencing drought conditions and having to water our gardens.   Something I found interesting is that the long winter had almost no effect on most of the marginally hardy plants I grow, but some of the Hosta are just now beginning to emerge from dormancy.   I also totally lost a few things that are considered totally hardy for us in USDA zone 5b.   If you experienced unusual activity in your garden this past winter share your experience so maybe we can all learn from each other. 

A big thank you goes out to Aaron Strouse for his presentation on Michigan Waterfalls at our April 12^th meeting.   Aaron’s presentations are so well received that we have already asked him to be the speaker for the February 14^th, 2019 meeting.   All of the photos from Aaron’s presentations are available for purchase.   I have posted some of Aaron’s photos to the EMHS blog so you can see examples of what he has available.   You can contact Aaron at grchenir@icloud.com for more information about purchasing his photographs.  

Another big thank you goes out to Mark and Becky Hanner for hosting the Pinch Pot clay project on May 10^th and 12^th.   Thirty-four members attended one of the classes and made their own pot, cup, bowl, or whatever else they wanted to make.   Mark and Becky will have the finished products at the June 14^th meeting for the members to pick-up.   If you are interested in taking one of Mark and Becky’s pottery classes you can contact them at MHanner@aol.com for more information. 

Our meeting this month will be the first outdoor meeting of the season.   Cathy Clark from Imlay City is hosting the meeting on June 14^th.   I am excited to see Cathy’s gardens because I have been President of EMHS since 2009 and have not been to Cathy’s to see what she is growing.   Cathy has attended Hosta College for years and also supports the EMHS Annual Plant sale by buying at least one of every plant available.    She has been a big supporter of EMHS and now she is sharing her gardens with us.   Thank you, Cathy, for hosting the June 14^th meeting.  

EMHS has plants available for purchase.   Please bring money or your checkbook to the June 14^th meeting so you can purchase the plants the Fund-Raising Committee has chosen for this year’s EMHS Fund-Raiser.   More information is available below and in the flyers attached to this newsletter. 

See you at the June 14^th meeting and don’t forget to bring your own lawn chair. 
Glen Pace
EMHS President

Next Meeting- on June 14, 2018 at the home of Cathy Clark, 2603 N. Van Dyke Road, Imlay City, MI 48444.  The phone number if you need to call on the way to the meeting 810-614-1098.

This is the first outdoor meeting of 2018, so I will list a few reminders.  

1) The summer meetings are potluck meetings so bring your favorite dish to pass.  The club provides the plates and flatware.  
2) Please bring your own chair to sit on.   Don’t expect the host to have extra chairs for you to use. 
3) Bring your own bug spray.   It is summer and the mosquitos and flies are out, so you may want to protect yourself.  
4) Please help clean-up when it is time to leave.   The host has enough to do without having to clean up after everybody.  
5) Please leave when the meeting is over as the host needs time to relax after hosting a meeting.   Some hosts are first shift workers and may have to be up early the next morning.   So please do not hang around the host’s garden after the meeting. 

 Directions from I-75: I-75 to I-69 East and drive 35 miles to M-53/Van Dyke Rd/Almont/Imlay City.  Turn left (North) and drive 8 miles to the house on the Left (West).  

Directions from Mayfield Twp. Hall in Lapeer (EMHS’s regular meeting place): Turn right to M-24.  Turn right (North) and drive 0.2 miles to Daley Road.  Turn right (East) and drive 4.4 miles to Bearanger Rd.  Turn left (North) and drive 0.5 miles where the road turns right (East) and the name changes to Lum.  Continue driving another 5.5 miles to Summers Rd.  Turn right (South) and drive 0.5 miles to Armstrong.   Turn left (East) and drive 2.0 miles to N. Van Dyke Rd.   Turn left (North) and drive 1.2 miles to the house on the left (West side of road). 

The time schedule for the evening is;
1700-   View Gardens/ Networking
1800-   Refreshments/Potluck
1900-   Business Meeting/ View Gardens

 EMHS Annual Plant Sale- The plants ordered from the 2018 Plant Sale were delivered at the April 12^th meeting.  All extra plants are now up for sale.  I will attach the 2018 Plant Sale flyers to your Newsletter email so you can review what is available.   The Hellebore is sold out and there is only one Clematis left, but there are some of each of the Hosta available.   If you need additional information you can call Cathy Hodgson, her contact information is on the flyer.

The committee will bring all extra plants to the June 14^th meeting.    

After Hosta College Plant Sale- The Fund-Raising Committee chose plants from Bob Solberg while at Hosta College and these plants are now available for purchase.   I will attach the flyer that gives specific information about the plants to your emailed newsletter.   You can also contact Cathy Hodgson for more information.   The committee will bring all plants to the June 14^th meeting so you can purchase them there. 

Review the April 12th, 2018 Meeting Minutes on the blog.  We will vote to accept the minutes at the June 14^th, 2018 meeting.

2018 EMHS Calendar of Events    “?” denotes need for topic, speaker, and/or place
Meeting Dates- Places- Speakers/topic   

June 14- Member Garden Tour @ Cathy Clark’s

July 12- Member Garden Tour @ Dyane Moore’s
Aug 09- Member Garden Tour @ Sandy Vukonich’s
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 a host for the September Plant Exchange meeting.  This meeting is a big meeting with lots of people and lots of plants donated for the exchange.   Please consider volunteering to host this 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. 

 

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

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- http://www.americanhostasociety.org/

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/

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: Gordon Burnside, 11640 W Freeland Rd. Freeland, MI 48623

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-                           Mick and                  

Raising                        Cathy Hodgson              cehodgso@hotmail.com         810-664-8985