August 2019 Newsletter

Note from the President- From a wet spring to a heat wave in in July, welcome to Mid-Michigan’s unpredictable weather patterns.   The rains of spring made our Hosta gardens grow phenomenally and produce some of the best Hosta growth we have seen in recent years.   Then, during the heat wave some gardeners got the spotty rains that popped up and they didn’t even have to water their gardens to get them through the heat and dry while other gardeners endured Mother Nature’s wrath of not even a sprinkle of rain.  

In my gardens there are non-ephemeral plants that are already going dormant because of the dry conditions and the heat.    Some but not all varieties of Polygonatum have lost most all of their stems even before they could produce any seed.   Most of the Trillium that did not have seed pods have already disappeared, but the ones with seed pods are still up and ripening their seeds.    For the second time in the 32 years that Pace Gardens has been in existence, deer have found their way over my fences and browsed through the gardens eating Hosta leaves, Trillium, Lilium canadense, and for the first time they have decimated the Asarum canadense (wild Ginger) and the mini trailing Pink flowered Violet.   First Nations people used the wild ginger to treat stomach upset so maybe the deer needed something to settle their stomach after eating everything else in my gardens.   Just a bit of further information; please do not use wild ginger to treat your own gastric ailments as this plant can cause liver failure. 

Our last meeting at Rob and Susie Trott’s was a wonderful experience.    Their gardens are beautiful, the Koi are amazing, and Rob and Susie’s mounts from their hunting excursions were a collection of amazement.   Thank you, Rob and Susie for being fantastic hosts.

Our next meeting is at the Marttila’s in Lapeer.   Nancy and Marvin have hosted our meetings in the past and this will surely be a fun meeting.   Be sure to bring your own chair for this meeting as well as your favorite dish to pass for the potluck.  

There are still a few plants left over from the Annual Plant Sale that the Fund-Raising Committee will be selling at the meeting.  

I want to thank the Board for their commitment to EMHS and all they do to keep the club running smoothly, all the people that donate to the door prize drawings and raffles, and all our members for their support of EMHS. 

Sincerely,
Glen Pace
EMHS President

Next Meeting- August 8^th, 2019, at the home of Marvin and Nancy Marttila; 1920 Callis Rd., Lapeer, MI 48446, phone 810-664-7589.  Tour of the gardens and networking will start at 5:00 PM.   Please bring your favorite dish to pass and don’t forget to bring your lawn chairs and bug spray.

Directions- Multiple roads remain closed in downtown Lapeer.  If you are coming from the South, East, or West be sure to take I-69 to M-24.

-From I-69 take exit 155, M-24, Lapeer Road.   Turn to the North and drive 3.5 miles to David Lake Road.  Turn left (west) on Davis Lake Rd and drive 0.7 miles to Callis Rd.  Turn Right (North) and drive 0.5 miles to the destination on the right.  Drive 6/10ths of a mile to Callis Rd. and turn left (North) and drive 7/10^ths of a mile to the house on the right. 

            -From I-75- Take I-75 to I- 69 East.  Drive 24 miles to Exit 155 M-24, Lapeer Road 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 25.8 miles to Davis Lake Road.  Turn right (West) and drive 7/10^ths of a mile to Callis Rd.  Turn right (North) and drive 5/10^ths of a mile to the house on the right. 
            **Note- Barb Hunter lives at 316 Davis Lake Road (the 3^rd house off M-24) and will open for business (Hosta, water gardening, Koi, daylilies) at 3:00 PM for anybody that would like to come by on their way to the meeting.  When I spoke with her today, she had just made another couple raised beds to accommodate all the new sale plants.  Barb will close at 4:30 so everybody can make it to the meeting on time.

Please remember to bring your favorite dish to pass for the potluck and plan to have a great time.                               

The time schedule for the evening is;
1700-   Networking
1800-   Potluck
1900-   Business Meeting
1915-   View Gardens

EMHS Calendar of Events 2019
Aug 8- Garden Tour at The Marttila’s in Lapeer
Sept 12- EMHS Plant Exchange, at Sun Crest in Lapeer
Oct 10- Chris & Connie Green at Mayfield Twp. Hall Lapeer
Nov 14- Board Meeting at Whitey’s in Davison
Dec 12- Annual Christmas Party, Mayfield Twp. Hall Lapeer, MI

A Hosta Lovers Additional Dates of Interest:
Aug 18^th – Hidden Lake Gardens Workday

Review the July 11^th, 2019 Meeting Minutes on the blog.  We will vote to accept the minutes at the August 8^th, 2019 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. 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
Brown, Deb- Aeroponic Tower Garden.
     505-379-9100, www.debbrown.towergarden.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

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

Photos from the Meeting at the Trotts

This is one big Koi Pond at Rob and Susie Trott's garden

July 11, 2019 Meeting Minutes

The Meeting – was held at the home of Rob and Susie Trott.

Networking – 5:00 PM gardens open, sign in, networking

Refreshments – 6:00 PM the meeting was called to order by President Glen Pace, Glen thanked Rob and Susie for opening their home and gardens for all to enjoy, visitors were introduced and new member Jennifer Hessler was welcomed. A wonderful potluck was enjoyed by all.

Approval of Minutes – there were no changes to the minutes from the June 13^th 2019.  Motion to accept the minutes was made by Steve Balabon and seconded by Dyane Moore. The membership voted to accept the June 13, 2019 meeting minutes.

Treasurer’s Report – Barb Hunter, treasure gave reports for last 4 months. February 2019 beginning balance was $XX.XX, income of $XX.XX and expenditures were $XX.XX, leaving an ending balance of $XX.XX.  March 2019 beginning balance was $XX.XX, income $.XX, no expenditures, leaving an ending balance of $XX.XX.  April 2019 beginning balance was $XX.XX, income of XX.XX, and expenditures were $XX.XX leaving an ending balance of $XX.XX.  May 2019 beginning balance was $XX.XX, income of $XX.XX, no expenditures, leaving an ending balance of $XX.XX.  Motion was made by Bruce Pollard to except all four reports and it was seconded by Sandy Vukonich.  Membership voted to accept all four of the treasurer’s reports. 

EMHS Plant Sale 2019 – there are still extra plants for sale, at $8.00 each.  See Cathy Hodgson if interested.

EMHS Gift Plant – the club gave each paid membership, Hosta ‘Prairie Sky’.  There are extras available for sale at $3.00 each.

MI Hosta Tour – John Gavit said the tour was a great success, with over 400 people attending.

AHS Convention & Tour – Barb Hunter, Pat Maitland, and Marlene Daniels attended the convention in Wisconsin. They said the gardens were all beautiful and even though it rained everyday it was a wonderful time. Next year’s convention will be in Minnesota.

Hosta Tailgate 2019 – Carolyn Pickard attended Great Lakes Region's annual event and gave us a recap of this event. She recommends everyone to try and make it out to next year’s event.

Big Thank You to Helen Wischmeyer for donating the metal sign Every Birdie Welcome and to Rob Trott for his excellent auctioning skills.

EMHS Calendar of Events 2019

Aug. 8 – Garden Tur at The Marttila’s home
Sept. 12 – EMHS Plant Exchange, at Suncrest’s Pavilion
Oct. 10 – Chris & Connie Green at Mayfield Twp. Hall
Nov. 14 – Board Meeting at Whitey’s in Davison
Dec. 12 – Annual Christmas Party, Mayfield Twp. Hall

Name Badges – sign sheet if you need one.

Other announcements – Teresa Dillion announced that the central MI Daylily Society was having a plant sale on Saturday July 20^th starting at 9:00AM.

Next Meeting – August 8^th 2019 at the Marttila’s in Lapeer.

Meeting Adjourned – 7:40PM

Respectfully submitted,

Marlene Daniels
EMHS Secretary

July 2019 Newsletter

Note from the President- Our weather went from cool wet early spring to hot summer.   Welcome to typical Mid-Michigan.    It was great that we didn’t have the late spring frosts that burn the newly emerging plants and then the cool damp spring made our Hosta clumps grow larger than normal and the gardens look fuller than in previous years.   What a fantastic early part of the growing season for one of our favorite plants.

Congratulations to at least one of our members, Bev Wolf for receiving multiple blue ribbons as well as some red ones at the MHS Leaf Show last month.   If any of our other members won any ribbons, please let us know.

We want to thank John and Annette Gavit for hosting our June meeting.   They have a wonderful collection of Hosta and other plants that combine to make for a beautiful garden.   Despite the rain of the day, we had a wonderful meeting and thoroughly enjoyed visiting the garden of another EMHS member. 

Since our gardens are flourishing from the boost from Mother Nature, it is a great time to start thinking about what plants you can divide for our EMHS Annual Plant Exchange in September.  The longer the divisions have to acclimate to a pot, the better they are going to look for the plant exchange.   This year’s Exchange will be held at the Sun Crest Pavilion in Lapeer. 

Below in the next meeting heading you will find a note from Rob and Susie Trott about the July meeting being held at their home in Columbiaville.   You will not need to bring your own chair to this meeting.   But, please remember a dish to pass for the potluck and anything you would like to donate as a door prize or to the raffle. 

We look forward to seeing you at the next meeting on July 11^th, 2019 at the Trott’s in Columbiaville at 5:00 PM for networking.

Sincerely,
Glen Pace
EMHS President

Next Meeting- Is at Rob and Susie Trott’s.  425 White Road, Columbiaville, MI 48421.  Any questions you can call 810-516-0440.  

This is a note I received from Rob and Susie.

Just a couple of things to add to the notes for our July meeting at the Trott's. As previously mentioned you won't need to bring chairs as we will have a big tent with room for 50 people. Also have picnic tables and seats for another 20 or more. Also will have porta potty. When you pull in the drive on the right hand side there will be two red gates open. That's where the tent will be set up. After parking which will be on the grass on either side of the driveway starting right after the gate, come back and through the gate.The tables will be sit under the tent and three tables for food. We have gardens front and back along with 4 ponds including our 1 acre pond with over 100 big koi. All toll in the two ponds out back there are 300 koi. With the tent we are good for the meeting rain or shine. Susie and I are looking forward to seeing you. Now if the rain will only stop so we can finish up our gardens. Regards, Rob & Susie
Directions- From the Mayfield Township Hall turn right and go to M-24 North. Turn right and go 6 miles North on M-24 to White Road. Turn right on White Rd. and go about 3/4 mile to the house on the left.  There is a Brittany crossing sign on the post with the address.

Please remember to bring your favorite dish to pass for the potluck and plan to have a great time.                               

The time schedule for the evening is;
1700-   Networking
1800-   Potluck
1900-   Business Meeting
1915-   View Gardens

 EMHS Calendar of Events 2019
July 11- Garden Tour at The Trotts in Columbiaville
Aug 8- Garden Tour at The Marttilas in Lapeer
Sept 12- EMHS Plant Exchange, at Sun Crest in Lapeer
Oct 10- Chris & Connie Green at Mayfield Twp. Hall Lapeer
Nov 14- Board Meeting at Whitey’s in Davison
Dec 12- Annual Christmas Party, Mayfield Twp. Hall Lapeer, MI

A Hosta Lovers Additional Dates of Interest:
July 21^st – 23^rd – GLRHS Tailgate Weekend in Cleveland, OH
Aug 18^th – Hidden Lake Gardens Workday

Review the June 13^th, 2019 Meeting Minutes on the blog.  We will vote to accept the minutes at the July 11^th, 2019 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.

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
Brown, Deb- Aeroponic Tower Garden.
     505-379-9100, www.debbrown.towergarden.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

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

June 13, 2019 Meeting Minutes

The Meeting – was held at the home and gardens of John and Annette Gavit.

Networking – 5:00 pm doors open, setup refreshments, sign in and pay dues, and the sale of extra Plant Sale plants

Potluck – 6:00 pm the meeting was called to order by President Glen Pace, and members enjoyed a wonderful potluck.

Business meeting – 6:40 pm the meeting was called back to order by President Glen Pace.   Glen announced the death of Past AHS President and Michigan resident, Jim Wilkins and asked that members keep his wife Sandy in their thoughts. 

Approval of minutes – there were no changes to the May 09, 2019 meeting minutes.  A motion to accept the minutes was made by Robin Bratton, seconded by Bonnie Vander Muellen. The membership voted to accept the May 9^th 2019 minutes.

Treasurer’s Report – The treasurer’s report was not given because Barb was at the AHS Convention in Wisconsin. If anyone would like to see the report, please see Barb Hunter, treasurer and she will gladly show it.

EMHS Plant Sale 2019 – The extra plants from the Annual EMHS Plant Sale are being sold to anybody interested for the cost of $10.00 each.   There are still Hosta and Hardy Hibiscus available. 

Club Gift Plants- The extra plants of Hosta Prairie Sky are being sold for $3.00 each. 

Name badges – Sign sheet if you need one. First one free and replacements are
$2.00 each.

Other announcements- The Michigan Hosta Society Garden Walk will be June 29^th from 9 am to 4 pm. Areas included are Saginaw, Hemlock, Frankenmuth, and St. Charles. There is no charge for this tour.

Bruce Pollard talked about their recent trip to Scotland and the gardens they visited.  Bruce has agreed to compile pictures from their trip as a future meeting topic. 

Meeting adjourned – 6:55 PM

Respectfully Submitted

Glen Pace
EMHS President