Membership 2007 - Ontario Hosta Society

ONTARIO
HOSTA SOCIETY
MEMBERSHIP
LISTING 2007
Volume 13 issue 3
PRESIDENTIAL MUSINGS
CONTENTS
The summer of 2007 passes but not without some outstanding
memories of gardens toured and friendships made.
Presidential Musings
1
Upcoming Events
2
Membership Info
2
Hosta Auction
3
Giant or What
4
Book Review
5
Membership List
6
2007 Bus Trip
12
Hosta Suppliers
14
Directors Wanted
15
Winter Meeting CD
15
Executive
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2007 Bus Trip
Our February meeting with Dr. Doug Beilstein was a
tremendous success. As Virginia Hildebrandt put it, “it was a
wonderful primer for anyone who wanted to start hybridizing and
didn’t know quite how”.
In late June Bob Leask organized our bus tour through the
Shelburne, Orangeville, Mono Mills area. The bus was packed
and the gardens ranging from 5 to 166 acres were all totally
unique.
In mid July the O.H.S. was very fortunate to have Judi & Keith
Tyndall host the Southwest Picnic at their beautiful Keltyn
Woods Hostas in Paris Ontario. They were magnificent hosts
and everyone enjoyed spending time with them at their fabulous
property which looked spectacular in spite of the drought most of
us have had through most of June and July. More info and
photos inside.
We have just attended our Eastern Picnic at Cindy & Carel
Deutekom’s Goldenbrook Hostas in Blackstock and Olga Elchuk
has promised us an article and photos on that event for our next
newsletter. (Thanks Olga.) Kent Terpening was awesome and
got us all excited about showing Hosta Leaves. Pat Loy had
brought the upcoming C.N.E. guide and in it are the dates for the
Hosta Leaf judging event there. Cheryl Novak was kind enough
to send me the file in PDF format and the event will be staged at
the C.N.E. August 26, 27 & 28th.
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HOSTA AUCTION
WINTER MEETING
DATE—Sunday September 9th
LOCATION— Toronto Botanical Gardens.
See next page for more details.
DATE— Sunday February 24th 2008
TIME— TBD
LOCATION— Toronto Botanical Gardens
GUEST SPEAKER— Mark Zillis
American Hosta Society
Ontario Hosta Society
Memberships can be obtained by writing to:
Ontario Hosta Society Membership can be
obtained by writing to (new address):
Sandie Markland
AHS Membership Secretary
8702 Pinnacle Rock Ct.
Lorton, VA, 22079 - 3029 U.S.A.
Ontario Hosta Society
2301 5th Street Louth,
St. Catharines, Ontario,
Canada L2R 6P7
E-mail: ahsmembershipsecretary@earthlink.net
Annual Dues: $15.00/YR $40.00/3 YR
American: $16.00/YR
Membership, for Canadians, is $39.00 US per
year or $107.00 US for 3 years. Money order or
cheque drawn on a US bank.
Foreign: $17.00/YR
Or email membership@ontariohostasociety.com
Your membership year runs from January 1st to
December 31st. Members joining after October
1st in any year are deemed to be paid-up until
December 31st of the following year.
Memberships can now also be paid by VISA or
Master Card online at the American Hosta
Society website at www.hosta.org
First-time members receive a bonus copy of
“The Hosta Adventure –A Grower’s Guide”
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Finally, as always, we will wrap up this year’s events with the Hosta Auction at the Toronto
Botanical Gardens September 9th. Always a fantastic turn out and exciting event. Next, the Winter
Meeting February 24th, 2008, featuring our guest speaker Mike Zilis. More info on both events are
inside.
I would like to thank all of the members of the executive and all the members of our Society who
unselfishly donate their valuable time to make the O.H.S. events such a tremendous success. Couldn’t
be done without the team work.
Regards
Sandra
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HOSTA AUCTION
DATE :Sunday September 9th
TIME : 12:30—~ 4:P30 p.m.
LOCATION :Toronto Botanical Gardens
Although we never know what will turn up by auction time, We know that the auction will provide opportunities to
get that rare hosta or companion plant that will go perfectly in your garden. Among this year's offerings, we will
have some real beauties - as usual. Do you have Athena, Ginrei, Lakeside Cupcake, Linda Sue, Smooth Sailing,
Lakeside Butterball, Solar Flare, Ice Age Trail.
Lots of plants, lots of bargains, and lots of fun. See you there!
The format will be the same. Individual members are encouraged to donate some for auction, companion plants
are also accepted. Part silent auction - part live.
Athena
Lakeside Cupcake
Size: Medium-Large
Color: Streaked
Leaves: 10" long by 7"
wide; streaked white and
light green leaves; smooth
texture; average substance
Flowering: double, very
large, fragrant white flowers
Growing: Medium growth
rate
Description: Streaked
leaves, double flowers and
fragrance---a true goddess
of the hosta garden. 'Athena'
is a form of H. plantaginea
'Aphrodite'.
Size: small, 1' wide x 5" tall
clump
Color: creamy white in the
center with a 1.5" wide,
blue-green border
Leaves: thick, heavily
cupped and corrugated
leaves
Flowering: short 1' tall
spikes of near white flowers
in late spring.
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Solar Flare
Size: Giant
Color: Green to Gold
Leaves: Upright, large
pointed
Flowering:topped in mid
July with 3' spikes of light
lavender flowers
Description: This giant
hosta from Ohio's Henry
Ross makes a stunning
specimen to 30" tall x 4'
wide. The registration says
Description: Striking small that H. 'Solar Flare' can
hosta from the breeding pro- reach 6' in width, but not in
gram of Mary Chastain
our climate. A real beacon in
the garden,
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After viewing a promo for new plants in
the pipe to be introduced next year, I began to wonder just how large hostas will
really get. The cultivar that caught my
eye is named “Jurassic Park” and is touted
to reach 150 cm in height ( that’s around
five feet for those that think that way).
That might even block your view of the
street from the front of your house. The
flower stalk will rise an additional foot
(25cm) above that.
We hear so many times that gardeners
are removing their very large hostas so
they can replace them with a variety of
much smaller ones. Before doing this,
consider the shape of that giant and see if
it can be under-planted with a selection of
smalls or minis. Size is important but so
is shape.
Olga Petryshen is responsible for breeding
Niagara Falls and many other outstanding
cultivars, many of which can grow to a
fairly large size. Surprisingly, they are often green, but so distinctive that they are
instantly recognizable once the viewer becomes familiar with them. Sum and Substance has spawned many giant sports
with various variegations to make them
distinctive. Siebodiana elegans has provided the genes for many of the giant
blues.
I don’t envy those that write the books
because as surely as they put in the dimensions of the plant, there will be someone who grows it larger. For example Niagara Falls is listed by Diana Grenfell as
30 in. wide x 20 in high – a medium sized
plant. Mark Zilis describes it at 52 in.
wide x 26 in. high – a large plant. So
what do I call the one in my garden that
last year grew to 72 in. wide x 42 in. high
– a giant? And Jurassic Park????
So what’s popular or new in giants these
days?. Bruce Cumpson is trying to stabilize a streaked sport of nigrecens elatior
which he has named Niagara on the Lake.
Lets hope he is successful. Olga has introduced All That Jazz which has large heartshaped leaves with creamy- yellow margins. Grey Cole forms a huge mound of
heavily corrugated, blue-green foliage.
Harriette Ward is a cultivar with brilliant
gold foliage as is the massive, bright gold,
moderately corrugated Sutter’s Mill. Komodo Dragon can reach seven, yes seven,
feet across with very wavy, cascading,
grey-green leaves in long petioles. Friar
Tuck, Willy Nilly, Spacious Skies, Leading
Lady and a host of others fit this size category.
A few years ago Van Wade showed us a
very large Sum and Substance for which
he credited an implantation of some unfortunate road-kill in the bottom of the
hole at the time of planting – urban myth?
In my case, Niagara Falls is planted over
the septic bed and if it isn’t benefiting
from it, is probably clogging it. Needless
to say the Jade Cascade growing directly
behind it is living up to its reputation as a
giant too.
Allegan Fog in the same bed is twice the
listed size so it is obvious that the location
and environment are contributing factors.
Sagae in an adjacent bed is listed as a
large/giant and it is surpassing its parameters by 8 inches in spite of receiving
only very minimal rain this year (very,
very minimal).
Admittedly, not everyone has space for
the giants. But if you do, you will be interested in all the new varieties. Consider
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back available to assist with the move or
to carry you into the house when you find
our just how big that sucker really is.
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sacrificing (chopping up and giving to
friends and neighbours to hook them)
some of the older large plants to make
some space
for some of
the
newer
introductions. I find
that
after
they are established,
they
are
much easier
to maintain
but
still
need
a
touch of water.
And a final
word of advice
when
trying to move the larger clumps. Be prepared to bend/break a few forks or hire a
backhoe. Have a friend with a strong
M i n i s ,
dwarfs and
smalls may
be
popular
but the giants can be
spectacular.
Try to find
room for at
least one.
Bob Leask
OHS Vice President, Kevin Elchuk is
dwarfed beside a giant hosta during an
AHS tour.
Auction Alert
With the annual auction almost upon us, consider donating a few pieces of your special
babies so others may also enjoy them. Label them clearly and send or betteryet bring
them to the auction and see what they will fetch. The society operates our functions
based on the proceeds of this activity. Our grower and nursery members are very generous and deserve our support and thanks also.
So come out and have some fun, meet other members, get some bargains, and go for
those special cultivars that you may only see at the auction.
New Hosta Books Coming Soon
There are two new books ready to hit the market this fall or early next year.
The first is by Diana Grenfell and our own Mike Shadrack. It is entitiled “Timber Press Pocket Guide to
Hostas” . Check timberpress.com for the details. October release is expected.
The second is a revision of “the Hosta Handbook” by Mark Zilis. It will supposedly be available by the end of
December.
As usual, OHS members will have an opportunity to obtain these at a discount if it can be arranged. Check the
website for details as the dates approach.
Bob Leask
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First, our thanks to
Bob Leask for arranging another fabulous
day on the bus and to
our gracious hosts for
allowing us to spend
some time in their gardens.
It was a terrific line up
starting with Sandra
Leah’s garden in Shelburne (pictured at
right). Sandra has been
gardening at her site
since 1993. As well as
numerous beds and
some fabulous hosta
gardening in pots, Sandra’s roses are truly
sensational. We also
learned quite a few of us like to cook and got lbs.)
hooked up with “Ricardo and Friends” which has On to Lorna Astley’s 7 beautiful acres (pictured
links to hundreds of cooking sites. (Another 5 below left). She really does have a “babbling
brook”
running
down a slope with
a gorgeous array of
hosta
plantings
alongside. The serene view from the
pond looking back
on to the property
is definitely a little
piece of heaven.
Apparently
you
used to be able to
see the road on two
sides of the property at one time but
with the massive
plantings, you certainly can’t now.
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home. It was so peaceful. They have been
gardening there for 11 years and I can’t imagine anything more pleasurable.
Our final garden stop of the day was at Kate
& Keith McNewly’s 5 acre property (pictured
below). Not only do they have an extensive
array of hosta but they have a wonderful
thyme garden done as a chess board and a
beautiful re-circulating pond.
Kate and
Keith’s garden can be seen in this August edition of Canadian House and Home. If you had
experienced the bus trip, you would understand why their garden, and in my opinion,
every garden on our tour was worthy of acclaim.
THANK YOU ALL!
Sandra
For more Garden Tour pictures see the Colour Insert.
From Lorna’s we headed to Trish
Simon’s 166 acres in Orangeville/Mono
Township (pictured above). Trish’s gardens used to be a hay field. You would
never have imagined that. There is a
spectacular view from the property that
is absolutely breathtaking. We also
learned from Trish that a lazy bed can be
built with carpet and I myself am going
to give it a try. She had one new bed in
particular that she had just built this year,
loaded with hosta, that looked like it had
been there for years.
Heading on to Anita Schenk & Dave
Craughwell’s 7 magnificent acres was
awesome. This property is wonderful
and secluded and is a piece of paradise.
A very private “cottage” sort of effect.
We walked down what can only be
called a country lane which opened up
into a marvelous hosta array at their
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2007 OHS Hosta Suppliers List
Belgian Nursery
Breslau
Ontario
519 648 2608
Bloomfield Gardens
Chatham
Ontario
519 354 2363
Bow-Ridge Herbs
Fonthill
Ontario
905 892 4124
Brickman’s Botanical Gardens
Sebringville
Ontario
519 393 6223
Brock Road Nursery
Guelph
Ontario
519 836 5010
Canadale Nurseries
St. Thomas
Ontario
519 631 7264
Celtic Dream Garden
Stoney Creek
Ontario
905 643 6735
Chris Potze Perennials
Waterford
Ontario
519 443 5767
Eagle Bay Hosta Nursery
Dunkirk
New York
716 366 8844
Ego’s Nurseries
Coldwater
Ontario
705 326 9922
Floral and Hardy
Moorfield
Ontario
519 638 3937
Gardens Plus
Peterborough
Ontario
705 742 5918
Glen Echo
Caledon
Ontario
905.584.9973
Ontario
519 863 3503
Greg’s Hosta Habit Gardens & Nursery
Norwich
Handlebar Hosta Farms
Uxbridge
Ontario
905 852 7024
Harper’s Garden Centre
Ancaster
Ontario
905 648 2157
Homestead Division
Chesterland
Ohio
216 729 9838
Humber Nurseries
Brampton
Ontario
416 798 8733
J.D.S. Gardens
Harrow
Ontario
519 738 9513
Keltyn Woods
Paris
Ontario
519 759 8617
Lamrock’s Little Roses
Port Perry
Ontario
905 985 5462
Lost Horizons
Acton
Ontario
519 853 3085
Niagara-On-The-Lake
Ontario
905 937 6758
Perennial Heaven
Muirkirk
Ontario
519 678 3240
Plant World Ltd.
Toronto
Ontario
416 241 9174
Riverbend Gardens
Wroxeter
Ontario
519 335 6175
Shades of Green
Aylmer
Ontario
519 773 7279
Silk Purse Farm
Chesley
Ontario
519 363 3055
Smiddycroft Perennials
Kincardine,
Ontario
519 395 5934
St. Clair Gardens
Ruscom
Ontario
519 975 2376
Te-Em Farms
Bayfield
Ontario
519 482 3020
The Potting Shed
Cayuga
Ontario
905 772 7255
Trillium Gardens
London
Ontario
519 685 1424
Whitehouse Perennials
Almonte
Ontario
613 256 3406
Olde Towne Gardens
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AVAILABLE OHS POSITIONS
NEWSLETTER EDITOR– We are looking for a new newsletter editor for the Winter 2007 newsletter and following issues. All costs are covered by the Society. There are three newsletters and one
Membership Listing published each year. If you are interested in some more details, please contact
Allison Laurie at rlaurie2@cogeco.ca or 905 689 0699 or Sandra Shrieve-Mahoney at sandrasherbalife@aol.com.
HOSTA ADOPTION COORDINATOR—We are also looking for a person to take over the Hosta
Adoption from Virginia Hildebrandt starting in this summer. All costs are covered by the Society. If
you are interested in some more details please contact Virginia Hildebrandt at vhildebrandt@sgci.com
or Sandra Shrieve-Mahoney at sandrasherbalife@aol.com.
Spring 2005 AHS Journal
The copies of the AHS Journal have proven to be very popular and are selling quickly. We
still have some copies left. It is a fantastic magazine. Anyone interested in buying a copy
for a NEW low price of $5.00, please send an email with subject “AHS Journal” to
rlaurie2@cogeco.ca or call Richard Laurie @ 905 689 0699.
CD OF THE 2006 WINTER
MEETING AVAILABLE
New Club Plant for 2006 !
“Love In A Mist”
“Love in a Mist” is a Love Pat sport with
deep-blue to dark green leaves with lots of
substance. The center of the leaf has a
whitewash effect overlaying the dark
green. The leaves are broadly ovate to
round and quite corrugated or
textured. The plant should be a medium
size (19 in x 36 in when mature) and
resistant to slug damage. It is suspected
the flowers will be whitish.
Virginia Hildebrandt will be developing
this new hosta for our Society and it is
expected that it will be available for
$10.00 to members in 2007.
the winter meeting presentation by Bob
Solberg on
Watch for pictures of our new plant in
future newsletters.
NAME __________________
THE FUTURE OF HOSTAS
is available on DVD & VHS. The cost is
$5.00 plus $1.00 for shipping and
handling for
a total of $6.00
Complete this form and make cheque
payable to the Ontario Hosta Society .
Send it to
Bob Leask,
RR#2, Georgetown,
Ontario, L7G 4S5
ADDRESS________________
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EXECUTIVE
President - Sandra Shrieve-Mahoney
sandrasherbalife@aol.com
Hosta Adoption Program - Virginia Hildebrandt
vhildebrandt@sgci.com
Vice-President - Kevin Elchuk
K.O.GiboshiHill@sympatico.ca
Secretary - Dave Barham
mbarham@arvotek.net
Treasurer - Bob Leask
rleask@stn.net
Liaison with AHS - Margot Dargatz
HstaChoice@aol.com
Past President - Richard Laurie.
rlaurie2@cogeco.ca
Publicity - Suzanne McGratton
suzanne.mcgrattan@sympatico.ca
Seed Exchange - Dale Murphy
dale.murphy@rogers.com
Web Site -Kevin Plumley
ghoster@sympatico.ca
Membership Secretary - Kevin Plumley
ghoster@sympatico.ca
Director at Large - Bob Murphy
rjmurphy1@rogers.com
Newsletter Editor - Allison Laurie
rlaurie2@cogeco.ca
Director at Large - Cheryl Novak
novak7616@rogers.com
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