Eastern Michigan Hosta Society
May 2023 Newsletter
Next Meeting is on May
11th, 2023
Note from the President- Our April meeting hands-on
Grafting Session was a big success and I want to thank all the people that
helped with the set-up and with grafting kit dispersal as well as those that
stayed after the meeting to help clean up.
Since there are so many, I will not name you all individually, but
please know that I greatly appreciate each and every one of you for your going
above and beyond to make the meeting the success it was.
Those that
participated in the grafting should start looking at the scion for signs of
growth. I had a member email me
yesterday and send a picture because their scion is pushing growth which is an
indicator that the graft is taking.
The May meeting is
going to be a Potluck and Brainstorming meeting. We will be asking you, the membership what
you want the club to be, do, and what programs and/or speakers you would like
to suggest the club try to obtain for future meetings. Our indoor meetings are when the speakers
are scheduled so we have computer program capabilities.
We will be starting
the summer garden tours next month.
These tours are open to our membership as well as the public, so feel
free to bring a friend with you as you tour the gardens. By opening our tours to the public, we are
fulfilling our club’s Purpose: to promote the interest of hostas and shade
gardening; to extend horticultural education and activities to its members and
the community.
Extending the
invitation for the grafting class caused EMHS to gain four new members. Please welcome, Cheryl & Ed Borkowski,
Joanne Gensel, Rodney Laurin, and Sue Matlock.
We will have a raffle
of plants donated to EMHS at the May meeting.
If you have a plant or garden item to donate to the raffle, just bring it
to the meeting and we will place them on a table at the front of the room. Tickets will be sold before the meeting and
during the break and the drawing will be held before we are dismissed.
Please check the
directory attached for accuracy of your own information.
We look forward to
seeing you on May 11th!
Sincerely,
Glen Pace
EMHS President
Next Meeting- will be held on May 11th,
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: General Meeting. Brainstorming and discussion of topics for
indoor meetings.
Time
schedule
5:00 PM- Doors open/networking
6:00 PM- Potluck
7:00 PM- Meeting
The EMHS 2023 Calendar of Events
May 11
- 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
EMHS information- Up-to-date information
about EMHS meetings can be found at all times on the EMHS blog at: http://easternmichiganhostasociety.blogspot.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
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
