Eastern Michigan Hosta Society
March & April 2023 Newsletter
Next Meeting is on April
13th, 2023
Note from the President- There is
no March meeting because of Hosta College.
Our April meeting
will be a hands-on Japanese Maple grafting class. To reserve your rootstock to graft that
night, email me at PaceGardens@charter.net
. Because this class takes time for
everybody to complete their grafting, we will be starting one hour earlier than
normal. There will still be a potluck before
the presentation so be sure to bring a dish to pass. All persons are welcome to attend the
meeting even if they are not going to graft a tree. Please check out the times below, under the
heading of “Next Meeting”.
Winter has decided it
was going to come with multiple snow and ice storms during February and
March. Here at Pace Gardens I have had
Eranthis and Galanthus in bloom since February 10th and they have
been covered by snow and ice four times and tonight’s forecast is for another
4-6 inches of snow. These plants have
endured a lot of abuse by Mother Nature and they just keep showing their
resilience by their blooms being unscathed as soon as the snow melts off of them
yet again. Another noteworthy plant
that has endured these storms is the Hamamelis or Witch Hazels. The Arnold’s Promise Witch Hazel has been in
full blooms since the middle of February and although its blooms have been
covered in ice multiple times, they remain perfect when the ice melts
away.
Back to the grafting
class for the April meeting. The
Mayfield Twp. Hall doors will open at 4:00 PM for Networking and this is when
you will pay for and pick up your tree as well as sign the Release of Responsibility
sheet. Participants will be working
with a very sharp knife and must take care not to injure themselves or others. The cost of each kit is $10 for EMHS Members
and $15 for non-members. The kit
will include everything needed for you to walk out of the meeting with a newly
grafted Japanese Maple. I will be
providing 5 or 6 different varieties of scion wood for the attendees to choose
from to graft onto the rootstock. There
will be a presentation of “The 12 Steps to Side-Veneer Grafting” before the hands-on
portion begins and all persons wanting to graft will have to be present for the
presentation to do the grafting.
I have opened up the
grafting session to other clubs so their members can join us to learn how to
graft and enjoy our meeting. Since
there are only 60 rootstock trees available, I am taking reservations for the
rootstock. If you want to participate in
the grafting you have to reserve your rootstock by emailing me at PaceGardens@charter.net . Be
sure to let me know how many trees you want to graft.
We look forward to
seeing you on April 13th!
Sincerely,
Glen Pace
EMHS President
Next Meeting- will be held on April 13th,
2023 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).
Subject: Presentation of “The 12 Steps to
Side-Veneer Grafting”. Following the
presentation will be a hands-on grafting session. The kits for grafting must be reserved as
there are only 60 rootstock available. To
reserve your kit please email Glen at PaceGardens@charter.net
. If you wish to graft more than one
tree, just state such in your email to Glen.
Kits are available on a first come first served basis. As of the writing of this Newsletter, 4 kits
have already been spoken for. Each kit
will include one rootstock tree of Acer palmatum rubrum, one breakaway knife, one
grafting band, one grafting bag, one bag tie.
Scion wood will be available in 5 or 6 varieties for you to choose
from. You will be able to leave the meeting with a
newly grafted Japanese Maple.
The doors
will open at 4:00 PM for you to sign the Release of Responsibility, pay for you
kit or kits, and pick-up your kit(s). Then
you can talk with others until the meeting starts. The
scion wood will be left in the bags until after the presentation so they will
not dry before the grafting begins.
Time schedule
4:00 PM- Networking paying for and picking up your grafting kit
5:00 PM- Potluck
6:00 PM- Presentation and hands-on grafting class
The EMHS 2023 Calendar of Events
Mar – Hosta
College, March 17 & 18
April 13 – Grafting Japanese Maples
May 11 -__SPEAKER_?_Mayfield Twp Hall
June 08 – Oxford Garden Tour
July 13 -Jim Pabst in Fenton, Paul Laidler
in Linden
Aug 10 -Carolyn Koning in Davison & ?
Sept 14- EMHS Plant Exchange, at Suncrest
Oct 26- Japanese Maple Color Tour at
Pace
Gardens in Clio
Nov 09- Board Meeting
Dec 07- Annual Christmas Party,
Mayfield Twp. Hall Lapeer,
MI
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
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-
HostaCollege.org
EMHS information- Up-to-date information
about EMHS meetings can be found at all times on the EMHS blog at: http://easternmichiganhostasociety.blogspot.com
Hosta Society Membership info-
American Hosta Society, $30 individual, $57/2 years, $34
family, $62/2 years
Send dues to: Barry Ankney, AHS Membership Secretary, 1104 Oxford Ct., Oakbrook
Terrace, IL 60181-5249
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-Raising Mick/Cathy Hodgson
cehodgso@hotmail.com 810-664-8985
