Eastern Michigan Hosta Society
September 2023 Newsletter
Annual Plant Exchange
September 14, 2023
Note from the President- I want to thank the
following people for opening their gardens for our summer tours this year; Rick
& Nancy Stout in Oxford, Piechnik’s Garden Gate in Oakland Charter Twp., Jim
Pabst in Fenton, Paul Laidler and Bonnie Vander-Muellen in Fenton, Carolyn
Koning in Davison, Carrie & Kelly Williams in Davison, and Tina Metzger in
Davison. For their generosity each
household will receive one year membership for free. I have updated the Directory to reflect
this.
Our Annual Plant
Exchange is September 14th at the Suncrest Pavilion in Lapeer. We will start earlier than normal because of
the shortening of daylight hours. The Potluck
will start at 5:00 PM. The Annual
Meeting will begin at 5:00 PM and the Plant Exchange will begin at 6:30 PM so
we can be finished and have the pavilion cleaned up before dark.
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 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 current paid membership gets one
chance in each round of the Exchange. You
can pay your $5.00 annual dues before the drawing if you are not current or
want to join the club. 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. At every Plant
Exchange there are plants left that a few of us have to load into our own
vehicles and dispose of them.
We
will be having a potluck at 5:00 PM for those that want to participate. For those that do not want to participate in
a potluck you can arrive at 6:00 PM when we will start the Annual Meeting. The meeting portion will include a Treasury
update, Minutes from our last group meeting, and a time for any issues that
members want to discuss. The Plant Exchange
will begin at 6:30 PM.
I
look forward to seeing you at the Suncrest Pavilion in Lapeer on September 14th.
Sincerely,
Glen Pace
EMHS President
Next Meeting- Our next meeting will be on September 14th, 2023 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. The Potluck will begin at
5:00 PM for those that want to participate.
The Annual Meeting will begin at 6:00 PM. We will start the Plant Exchange drawing at 6:30
PM.
The EMHS 2023 Calendar of Events
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.
EMHS information- Up-to-date information
about EMHS meetings can be found at all times on the EMHS blog at: http://easternmichiganhostasociety.blogspot.com
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
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
