September 2024 Newsletter
Eastern Michigan Hosta Society
September 2024 Newsletter
Note from the President- Thank you to this year’s tour hosts. Cathy Clark in June, Ken & Marlene Daniels and Barb Hunter in July, and Joanne Gensel, Jillian Gensel, and Patrick & Patricia Major in August. We thank all of you for sharing your gardens and being our host for the day.
Our Annual Plant Exchange is September 12th at the Suncrest Pavilion in Lapeer. We will start earlier than normal because of the shortening of daylight hours. The Potluck will start at 4:00 PM. The Annual Meeting will begin at 5:00 PM and the Plant Exchange will begin at 5:30 PM so we can be finished and have the pavilion cleaned up before dark.
For the Plant Exchange please remember, 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 again be drawn totally at random. Every current paid membership gets one chance in each round of the Exchange. You can pay your $10.00 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. (Please be sure to bring cash with you to the exchange) 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 4:00 PM for those that want to participate. For those that do not want to participate in a potluck you can arrive at 5:00 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 5:30 PM.
I look forward to seeing you at the Suncrest Pavilion in Lapeer on September 12th.
Sincerely,
Glen Pace
EMHS President
Next Meeting- Our next meeting will be on September 12th, 2024 from 4:00 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 4:00 PM for those that want to participate. The Annual Meeting will begin at 5:00 PM. We will start the Plant Exchange drawing at 5:30 PM.
The plants will be placed out on the south lawn and hopefully grouped together as to the specie to make it easier to view the choices.
The $5 specialty plant area will be inside the pavilion on the south wall. Cathy will take your $5 upon you choosing one of those plants. (Please bring cash with you!)
The EMHS 2024 Calendar of Events
2024 Meeting Dates- Places- Speakers
Sept 12- EMHS Plant Exchange, at Suncrest
Oct 10- no meeting
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
