August 2024 Newsletter
Eastern Michigan Hosta Society
August 2024 Newsletter
Note from the President- Even though we had to delay the July Garden Tour for a week due to the flooding, the rescheduled day turned out to be perfect! The weather cooperated beautifully with cool temperature, no rain, and bright sunny skies. A big thank you goes out to Barb Hunter and Ken & Marlene Daniels for sharing their fantastic gardens with us. Pictures of both gardens were shared on Facebook by Becky Hanner and Teresa Dillon.
Welcome to EMHS Suzy & Jeff Lane who joined our group at the July Tour. You will find the group to be friendly and informative. Plan to get a few more plants for your own garden at the September Plant Exchange.
Don’t forget to start dividing plants for the September Plant Exchange. Potting now will give the plants time to settle into pots and look good for the exchange. Rules for the Exchange will be in the September Newsletter.
Our August Garden Tour will be in Flint and Goodrich. The addresses and time information are contained below under “Next Meeting” heading.
John and Annette Gavit are paring down their Hosta Collection as the plants have gotten very large. If you are interested in obtaining more Hosta for your garden, you can contact Annette at agavit53@att.net or call at 989-574-8727 to find out availability and pricing.
Since we cannot post everybody’s personal information on the website, if you need a printed copy of the Membership Directory, you can email Glen and for the cost of $2.00 he will bring you a printed copy of the directory to the next meeting. If you keep your EMHS emails, the directory file was sent out to every member in October 2023.
The Lapeer Master Gardeners will be holding their Workshop at the Suncrest Pavilion and Conference room on August 24, 2024. The cost for the Workshop is $55/per person. The Workshop will feature four speakers presenting various subjects. On the EMHS Website you can go to the Public Events tab to see the flier for the event. They plan to have a vending area this year as well as their educational presentations. The Vending area will be open to the public. They are in need of more reservations to cover the costs of the event. Please consider supporting them by attending the event. The informational flier can be found on our website under the Public Events tab.
Sincerely,
Glen Pace
EMHS President
Next Meeting- August 8th, 2024 from 4PM - 8PM. Visitors must leave no later than 8PM.
The sites are:
Joanne Gensel- 2173 W. Reid Rd., Flint, MI 48507. Nearest main road is Fenton Rd.
Jillian Gensel- 7041 Brewer Rd., Flint, MI 48507. Around the corner from Joanne’s.
Patrick & Patricia Major- 10491 East Horton Rd., Goodrich, MI 48438. Off M-15.
The Gardens will open at 4 PM and close at 8PM. Please feel free to come and go as you please during the posted hours. Also, please sign in at each Garden as the sign in sheet is for the garden owner to keep as a memento.
The EMHS 2024 Calendar of Events
2024 Meeting Dates- Places- Speakers
Sept 12- EMHS Plant Exchange, at Suncrest
Oct 10- Mtg possible
Nov 14- Board Meeting
Dec 12- 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. 810-358-7765,
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-
http://EMHosta.com
Hosta College Website-
HostaCollege.org
EMHS Board of Officers:
President Glen Pace
PaceGardens@charter.net 810-247-4582
Vice-President Becky Hanner
BGHanner@aol.com 810-631-4292
Secretary/Treasurer Marlene Daniels
gardenfairy50@aol.com 810-358-7765
Past President Mark Hanner
mhanner@aol.com 810-631-4292
Fund-Raising Cathy Hodgson
cehodgso@hotmail.com 810-664-8985
