EMHS June 2022 Newsletter

 

Eastern Michigan Hosta Society
June 2022 Newsletter

Note from the President- Our last meeting of a potluck and reacquaintance meeting was a great time for all of us to catch-up on the last two years of each other’s lives.   Getting to sit and talk with members that we have not seen for two years was good for the soul.

 

Something to think about is the possibility of making at least one of our indoor meetings in the spring a “get-reacquainted” meeting where we will do just as we did for the May meeting last month, a potluck and not have a speaker.   Our February meeting requires a speaker to drive in February Michigan weather usually from a distant county.   This would give us a chance to discuss the year’s events and plan for the rest of the year without taking time for a speaker.    You can email me your thoughts on this subject and I will compile the comments for the EMHS Board to discuss at the November Board meeting.  

Those members that owe membership dues for 2022 will have the date listed in red in the directory.   Dues are still only $5 per year/per household and can be paid at any meeting or you can send your dues to Barb Hunter, the EMHS Treasurer at her address listed in the directory.  

Our June event is a Garden Tour on June 9^th, 2022 in the Durand area.  The Tour sites are at the homes of Teresa Dillon, Mike Scherbovich, and Angela Nelson’s business, East Michigan Native Plants.   Bring cash with you for the East Michigan Native Plants site as Angela will be selling plants.   The time frame for the tour is 3:00 PM until 7:00 PM.   Please adhere to this time frame to be courteous to the owners.   Car pooling is suggested to alleviate parking issues.   All EMHS Members, Friends, and any Guests are welcome to attend the tour.   Below you will find the Directions to the tour sites.   Please remember to use the restroom on your way to the tour sites as there are not public restrooms at these owner’s homes.   As per the EMHS Board decision last year, there will be no meeting or potluck at the summer tours.   Bottled water will be provided by the owners of the two garden sites, but it is suggested that you have your favorite soft drink in the care with you since our summer garden tours are usually a bit of a drive for most and in the heat of summer.   Dehydration can make you feel weak, tired, and can be deadly if your electrolytes are affected severely.   Keep in mind what lack of water does to your favorite plants in your garden, then apply that thought to your own health.  

Michigan Hosta Society will be having their annual Plant Sale and Leaf Show at Hidden Lake Gardens on June 18^th.   I am attaching the MHS Flier to this Newsletter email so you can have all the information about the sale and leaf show.

 I look forward to seeing you at the Tour in Durand on June 9^th from 3:00 PM until 7:00 PM.

Sincerely,
Glen Pace
EMHS President

Next Meeting- Will be a Garden Tour on June 9^th, 2022 in the Durand area.   The self-guided tour will begin at 3 PM and end at 7 PM.  On the tour will be Mike Scherbovich, Teresa Dillon, and Angela Nelson of East Michigan Native Plants.   I am writing directions to go from the site furthest East to the site furthest West. 

Mike Scherbovich- a butterfly enthusiast with a garden dedicated to feeding and raising butterflies.  10870 Garrison Rd. Durand, MI 48429 Ph: 248-221-9815

            Directions: Take I-69 West to Exit 123 (M-23/Sheridan Rd).  Turn right (South) drive 
                                   0.7 miles and bear right (South-West) onto East Lansing Rd.  Drive 1.5 miles
                                   on East Lansing Rd. to Byron Rd.  Turn left (South) and drive 0.5 miles on
                                   Byron Rd. to Garrison Rd.   Turn right (West) and drive 0.1 miles to the
                                   destination on the left.  

Teresa Dillon- a Daylily grower/hybridizer, Hosta enthusiast, and wonderful gardener.   Teresa also has a wonderful collection of Martagon Lilies that should be in bloom for the tour.
10765 Garrison Rd. Durand, MI  48429   Ph: 810-444-9704.  
             Directions: Drive West on Garrison Rd. 370 feet to the destination on the right.  

Angela Nelson’s East Michigan Native Plant Nursery- a nursery specializing
in Native Plants.   5320 S. New Lothrop Rd. Durand,  MI 48429   Ph: 810-333-7501
             Directions: Drive West on Garrison Rd. 0.9 miles to S. New Lothrop Rd.   Turn
                                  left (South) and drive 0.3 miles to the destination on the right.   
                       

 Calendar of Events for 2022-
          July 14- Garden Tours, Clio/Flushing Area, Karen Erikson, Janis Pardeik, Dawn Kendall
            Aug 11- Garden Tour Jim Slezinski, Lake Orion
            Sept 08- Plant Exchange at Suncrest of Lapeer
            Nov 10- EMHS Board meeting at Whitey’s in Davison
            Dec 08- Christmas Party at Mayfield Twp. Hall

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

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- 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

Invitation to Jim Slezinski's

 To Welcome Spring!

The Delightful Dancing Daffodil Display GARDEN WALKS (all self-guided) at the Lake Orion abode will be:

Friday, April 22…..starts 4:30pm, ends 7:30pm.

Thursday, April 28……..starts 4:30pm, ends 7:30pm

and.

Friday, April 29…………starts 4pm, ends 8pm.

These three dates are open times to come and go as you wish with parking on adjacent neighboring lawn BEHIND the white fence. Signage will direct you to park if not me as you pull in the driveway staying to the right.

I will be around to answer questions during the open times.

Please excuse any landscape construction underway.

Jim Slezinski.

699 Pine Tree Rd.,

Lake Orion, MI. 48362-2550.

Black mailbox at road with address + BIG FLOWER as landmark.

248-521-5829, text or call if need be.

If traveling south on I-75, exit at Joslyn Rd, exit 83A….Go north to Clarkston Rd. Turn right (East) to Pine Tree Rd. Left at hairpin curve and continue on Pine Tree Rd, 14th house on right side.

Calendar of Events

          EMHS Calendar of Events for 2022-

            April 14, Aaron Strouse, Isle Royale, at Mayfield Twp. Hall
            May 12- No speaker, Potluck/ 2 year catch-up, at Mayfield Twp. Hall
            June 09- Garden Tour Durand area, Teresa Dillon, Native plant Nursery
            July 14- Garden Tours, Clio/Flushing Area, Karen Erikson, Janis Pardeik, Dawn Kendall
            Aug 11- Garden Tour Jim Slezinski, Lake Orion
            Sept 08- Plant Exchange at Suncrest of Lapeer
            Nov 10- EMHS Board meeting at Whitey’s in Davison
            Dec 08- Christmas Party at Mayfield Twp. Hall

April 2022 Newsletter

 

Note from the President- The EMHS Membership has voted to have our first in-person meeting since COVID started.   So, on April 14^th, 2022 we will have a Mandatory Mask, No Potluck Meeting at the Mayfield Township Hall in Lapeer.   Our speaker will be Aaron Strouse who will present “Isle Royale, My Journey”.   Aaron has done multiple presentations for EMHS including Michigan’s Native Orchids, Michigan Native Wildflowers, and Michigan’s Waterfalls.   He is a fantastic speaker and an excellent photographer that always brings photos from his presentation to sell while he is at our meeting.   What a way to celebrate our first meeting, we get to see one of our own state’s treasures through Aaron’s camera lens.

 This being our first in-person sit down meeting, I know the membership is going to need time to visit before the meeting starts.   Therefore, we will open the doors at 5:00 PM for networking and the presentation will begin promptly at 6:00 PM.  

Wearing a mask is mandatory for this first meeting.   The EMHS Board will monitor the adherence to this mask mandate and ask any who do not follow the rule to leave the meeting. 

We will discuss the May meeting plans at the April meeting, but my current plan for the May meeting is to have no speaker, reintroduce our potluck as we always knew it, and to do no more than to enjoy seeing each other without masks, with our legendary potluck, and catch up on each other’s lives over the past two years.   This is of course pending on that there is not another surge in the COVID virus cases.  

 The rest of the meetings for 2022 have also been planned with only the June meeting not quite finalized.   For the summer we will be touring gardens of both EMHS members and EMHS friends.  You can plan on seeing gardens that we have never visited before and all of them are going to be a treat.   The year’s plans will be presented at the April meeting. 

 Since we had no meetings in 2020 or 2021 the Membership dues were waived for these two years per a vote of the EMHS Board.   Marlene and I have gone through the membership records and have updated the Membership directory membership dates.   Please review the directory and check your status.   If the year is in red next to your name, you need to pay dues.   Such as, if you see 2021, it means that the last dues you paid were in 2019 and because we gave you credit for 2020 and 2021 your dues need to be paid for 2022.   Dues are still only $5.00 per household per year.

 I am really looking forward to seeing all of you again and hope to see you at the April 14^th meeting.     

 Sincerely,

Glen Pace
EMHS President

Next Meeting- is on April 14^th, 2022 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).   

 This meeting is a mandatory mask, in-person, no potluck meeting. 

 Our speaker will be Aaron Strouse who will present “Isle Royale, My Journey”. 

 The time schedule for the evening is;

1700-   Doors open/ Networking
1800-   Presentation
1900-   Break
1915-   Business meeting

 

EMHS Annual Plant Sale- The plants ordered and paid for will be delivered at the April meeting.  I have attached the Plant Sale Order Form and Flier to the email so you can order plants if you have not already done so.   The EMHS Member gift plants will be available at the April meeting as well.  The only requirement to receive your gift plant is that your membership be current for 2022.   Each paid membership will receive one free gift plant. 

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

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

EMHS August 2021 Newsletter

 

Note from the President- Thank you Joyce Farrow and Sandy Vukonich for hosting the July tour.   Both gardens are fantastic and I even got to see a Hosta I had to acquire for my own garden.   Hosta “Etched Glass” in Joyce’s garden is one of those Hosta you can recognize from a distance.   When I found it at Piechnik’s Greenhouse the plants did not have the same variegation pattern, but I bought it anyway in hopes that the difference from Joyce’s plant is because of fertilization at a retail greenhouse.  A picture of Joyce’s plant is on the EMHS blog. 

 For August we will be having three gardens on tour. All three are gardens that we have never toured before.   The addresses and directions are listed below.   Since we have three gardens to visit, I have gotten the approval of all three hosts to extend the tour hours.   All three gardens will be open for viewing from 2PM until 7PM.   We will not be having a potluck, but cold bottled water will be offered at each of the gardens.

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.   Again, there will be no potluck at this meeting. 

It is also time to get plants potted for the 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. 

There is no suggestion of which order to tour the sites, so I will give directions starting at Elin’s and also from starting at Paul’s.   the choice is your as to where to go and in which order you go to the sites. 

I look forward to seeing you at the gardens.  

Sincerely,

Glen Pace
EMHS President
EMHS Blog site- http://easternmichiganhostasociety.blogspot.com/

Next Meeting- Our next meeting/tour will be on August 12^th, 2021 at Elin & Bob Bastianelli’s in Highland, Ken & Jan Zawisa’s in Howell, and Paul Laidler & Bonnie Vander Muellen’s in Fenton.   These garden tours are open to anybody interested in coming.   Please ask your friends to join you for the experience.

  

Elin and Bob Bastianelli’s- 2791 Pine Bluffs Ct, Highland, MI 48357

Directions:   From Lapeer take I-69 West to I-75 south and get onto US-23 south.   Drive 26 miles to M-59.  Turn left (East) and drive 5 miles to Cobblestone Run.  (You will have to cross over the divided highway at the turn around in front of Cobblestone Run).  Turn left (North) onto Cobblestone Run and drive 0.5 miles to Pine Bluffs Ct.  Turn right (East) and house is on the right. 

Ken and Jan Zawisa’s- 2449 Spruce Ridge, Howell, MI 48855

Directions: from The Bastianelli’s, back to Cobblestone Run and turn left (South) and drive 0.5 miles to M-59.  Turn right (West) and drive 5 miles to US-23.  Turn right (North) and drive 2.8 miles to Clyde Rd (exit 70).  Turn to the West and drive 8.0 miles to Fisher.  Turn left (South) and drive 0.4 to Spruce Ridge.  Turn left (East) and drive 0.4 miles to the destination on the left.

 

Paul Laidler & Bonnie Vander Muellen’s- 7228 Linden Rd., Fenton, MI 48430

Directions: from The Zawisa’s, West 0.4 miles to Fisher.  Turn right (North) and drive 0.4 miles to Clyde Rd.  Turn right (East) and drive 4 miles to Argentine Rd.  Turn left (North) and drive 2.1 miles to Faussett.  Turn right (East) and drive 3.0 miles to Linden Rd.   Turn left (North) and drive 0.4 miles to the house on the right (East).  To get back to US-23 to go home- Linden Road South to Faussett.  Turn Left (East) and drive 0.9 miles to Old US-23.   Turn Left (North) and drive 2.1 miles to Center Rd.  Turn right and you will be back at the expressway. 

 

Or you can start at Paul and Bonnie’s

Directions: From Lapeer take I-69 West to I-75 south and get onto US-23 south.   Drive 15.7 miles to exit 75, Center Rd.  Turn right (West) and go to first cross street (Old US 23).   Turn left (South) and drive 2.1 miles to Faussett.  Turn right (West) and drive 0.9 miles to Linden Rd.  Turn right (North) and drive 0.4 miles to the destination on the right. 

 

Ken and Jan Zawisa’s- 2449 Spruce Ridge, Howell, MI 48855

Directions: from Paul and Bonnie’s- Linden Rd South 0.4 miles to Faussett.   Turn right (West and drive 3.0 miles to Argentine Rd.  Turn left (South) and drive 2.1 miles to Clyde Rd.  Turn right (West) and drive 4 miles to Fisher.  Turn left (South) and drive 0.4 miles to Spruce Ridge.  Turn Left (East) and drive 0.4 miles to the destination on the left.

 

Elin & Bob Bastianelli’s- 2791Pine Bluffs Ct., Highland, MI 48357

Directions: from Ken and Jan’s- 0.4 miles back to Fisher.  Turn right (North) and drive 0.4 miles to Clyde Rd.   Turn Right (East) and drive 8 miles to US-23.  Turn right (South) and drive 2.3 miles to exit 67 (M-59) east toward Pontiac.   Drive 5.1 miles to Cobblestone Run.  (You will have to cross over the divided highway at the turn around in front of Cobblestone Run).  Turn left (North) onto Cobblestone Run and drive 0.5 miles to Pine Bluffs Ct.  Turn right (East) and house is on the right. 

 

All gardens will be open from 2 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

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