September 2021 Newsletter

 

Next Meeting is on September 9^th, this is the Annual Plant Exchange

Note from the President- Last meeting we had a tour of three member’s gardens that we had never toured before.   A huge thank you goes out to Paul Laidler, Ken & Jan Zawisa, and Elin & Bob Bastianelli for sharing their wonderful gardens with us.   Paul has a fantastic collection of Hosta with one that Barb and I think he needs to get into tissue culture and a stone wall that he built himself over a ten-year period that is a sight to behold!    Ken and Jan Zawisa have a garden that is built on a hill and the gardens surround the house.   The storm that hit us the night before the tour brought down trees in their yard and took out their power, but they still shared their beautiful gardens with those of us that dared to tread the flooded roads.   Best Wishes for them to get the stairway to the deck replaced after the tree took it out.   Elin’s shade garden is built at the back of the property in the edge of the woods.  She has many plants that came from the woods she is gardening in.   The mini deer ferns she has planted along certain pathways are adorable and came from the parts of the woods she has cleared for the gardens.   Her husband Bob keeps one of the most immaculate lawns I have ever seen.  All three properties were fantastic places to visit and see just what others do to suit their own taste in shade gardening.   

 

The EMHS Board had an email meeting after the July Tour.   The Board voted unanimously to:

1.      No longer have Potlucks for the summer garden tour meetings.

2.      Not have the Potluck for the September Plant Exchange.

3.      Continue the summer meetings as garden tours with at least two gardens in the same geographical area each month.

4.      Not have a business meeting at any tour meeting.

5.      Continue to monitor the CDC Guidelines in hopes of having the Christmas Party

We will discuss the thought processes of the Board decisions at the September Plant Exchange.   The pavilion at Suncrest in Lapeer has been secured for the September meeting.  We will also have the business portion of the meeting before the Plant Exchange begins.  For the Plant Exchange meeting we will have bottled water, Iced Tea, and if members want to bring cookies, they are welcome to do so.   We will not be having a potluck.

The September meeting is the Annual Plant Exchange and remember, please, no Ostrich Fern, Houttuynia, Painter’s Pallet, Bishop’s Weed, or any other invasive plant.   The exchange is also not limited to plants.  Garden ornaments, garden tools, birdhouses, etc. are welcome.  Please bring something to put into the Exchange. 

This year the Plant Exchange drawing will be drawn totally at random.    Every paid membership gets one chance in each round of the Exchange.   We will also have the $5.00 table where special plants will be placed so when your name is drawn you can choose a plant from the open exchange or you can give $5.00 to Cathy and choose a plant from the $5.00 special plant area.   Once every membership has had a turn in the first round, we will start a second round drawn at random again.   This process continues until no plants are left.  

Another thing to remember is that we ask each member to stay until the end of the exchange and take any plants they brought to the exchange that were not taken during the exchange.    Every Plant Exchange there are plants left that a few of us have to load into our own vehicles and dispose of them.  

I look forward to seeing you at the Suncrest Pavilion.  

Sincerely,
Glen Pace
EMHS President

EMHS Blog site- http://easternmichiganhostasociety.blogspot.com/

Next Meeting- Our next meeting/tour will be on September 9^th, 2021 from 5:00 PM until the Pavilion is cleaned up after the Plant Exchange at the Suncrest Pavilion in Lapeer.   The address is 1455 Suncrest Drive, Lapeer, MI 48446.   The Pavilion is at the back of the Suncrest Nursing Facility.   For any that have never been to the Display Garden at Suncrest, be sure to arrive early to tour the gardens.   We will start the Plant Exchange drawing at 5:00 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

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