Note from the President- The current MIOSHA Guidelines for outdoor gatherings as of June 1,
2021 are that there are no capacity limits for gatherings of vaccinated people. Non-vaccinated persons must still wear a
mask and observe social distancing guidelines.
The CDC recommendations as well as mandated restrictions are being
relaxed so EMHS is going to start doing summer garden tours. These tours will be open to anybody wishing
to attend whether they are an EMHS Member or not. We will not be having a “meeting” at the
tours so attendees are welcome to arrive and leave as they wish. Although EMHS is known for its potluck
meals, there will be no food at the tours, but bottled water will be available. The gardens will be open rain or shine and
if rain is forecasted for any of the dates, please bring your umbrella with
you.
Our first garden tour of 2021 will be at Barb Hunter’s in Lapeer on June 10th, 2021. Remember that Barb sells plants so be sure to bring money because you will surely find something you will want to purchase. Barb sells Hosta, Koi, Water Plants, tropical plants, and various garden plants.
The August tour is being hosted by Elin Bastianelli in Highland on August 12, 2021. Elin has been working on her woodland garden and stream for only a couple of years, but her pictures are beautiful. This will be our first visit to the Bastianelli garden and I am looking forward to what I can learn from Elin.
We are hoping that EMHS will be able to have the September Plant Exchange Meeting at the Suncrest Pavilion in Lapeer. This decision will be made at a later date and is dependent on the opening of the pavilion for social gatherings.
The biggest news is that we get to see each other again! I look forward to seeing our members and friends at a beautiful garden where we also get to feed our plant addiction with a large selection of plant for sale
Sincerely,
Glen Pace
EMHS President
Next Meeting- Our next meeting
will be on June 10th, 2021 at Barb Hunter’s in Lapeer. The address is 316 Davis Lake Road, Lapeer,
MI 48446. The phone number at Barb’s is
810-664-7531 if you need to call for additional directions. Barb will be selling plants!
Directions:
Driving Directions- (from I-69/M-24) – Drive 3 miles north on M-24 to Davis Lake Road,
turn left (West) to 4th house on right.
(from the Mayfield Twp. Hall) turn
left onto M-24 and drive to the first light south of the of the Hall. Turn right onto Davis Lake Road. Park on the shoulder of the road (not over
the white line) or park at the bank on the corner and walk to Barb’s.
The
gardens will be open from 3 PM to 7 PM.
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- 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
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
