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Ontario Hosta Society 2007 Membership List
ONTARIO
HOSTA SOCIETY
MEMBERSHIP
LISTING 2007 Volume 13 issue 3
CONTENTS
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 16
INSERT
2007 Bus Trip
PRESIDENTIAL MUSINGS
The summer of 2007 passes but not without some outstanding memories of gardens toured and friendships made. 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 DATE—Sunday September 9th LOCATION— Toronto Botanical Gardens. See next page for more details.
WINTER MEETING DATE— Sunday February 24th 2008 TIME— TBD LOCATION— Toronto Botanical Gardens GUEST SPEAKER— Mark Zillis
Ontario Hosta Society
Ontario Hosta Society Membership can be obtained by writing to (new address):
Ontario Hosta Society 2301 5th Street Louth,
St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada L2R 6P7
Annual Dues: $15.00/YR $40.00/3 YR American: $16.00/YR Foreign: $17.00/YR
Or email [email protected]
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.
First-time members receive a bonus copy of “The Hosta Adventure –A Grower’s Guide”
American Hosta Society
Memberships can be obtained by writing to:
Sandie Markland AHS Membership Secretary
8702 Pinnacle Rock Ct. Lorton, VA, 22079 - 3029 U.S.A.
E-mail: [email protected] 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. Memberships can now also be paid by VISA or Master Card online at the American Hosta
Society website at www.hosta.org
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
SandraSandraSandraSandra
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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 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'.
Lakeside Cupcake 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. Description: Striking small hosta from the breeding pro-gram of Mary Chastain
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 that H. 'Solar Flare' can reach 6' in width, but not in 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 be-gan 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. I don’t envy those that write the books because as surely as they put in the di-mensions of the plant, there will be some-one who grows it larger. For example Ni-agara 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???? A few years ago Van Wade showed us a very large Sum and Substance for which he credited an implantation of some un-fortunate 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 pa-rameters by 8 inches in spite of receiving only very minimal rain this year (very, very minimal).
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 of-ten green, but so distinctive that they are instantly recognizable once the viewer be-comes familiar with them. Sum and Sub-stance has spawned many giant sports with various variegations to make them distinctive. Siebodiana elegans has pro-vided the genes for many of the giant blues. So what’s popular or new in giants these days?. Bruce Cumpson is trying to stabi-lize a streaked sport of nigrecens elatior which he has named Niagara on the Lake. Lets hope he is successful. Olga has intro-duced All That Jazz which has large heart-shaped leaves with creamy- yellow mar-gins. 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. Ko-modo 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 cate-gory. Admittedly, not everyone has space for the giants. But if you do, you will be in-terested in all the new varieties. Consider
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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 i n t r o d u c -tions. I find that after they are es-t a b l i s h ed , they are much easier to maintain but still n e ed a touch of wa-ter. And a final word of ad-vice when trying to move the larger clumps. Be pre-pared to bend/break a few forks or hire a backhoe. Have a friend with a strong
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.
M i n i s , dwarfs and smalls may be popular but the gi-ants 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.
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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 gen-erous 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 arrang-ing another fabulous day on the bus and to our gracious hosts for allowing us to spend some time in their gar-dens. It was a terrific line up starting with Sandra Leah’s garden in Shel-burne (pictured at right). Sandra has been gardening at her site since 1993. As well as numerous beds and some fabulous hosta gardening in pots, San-dra’s roses are truly sensational. We also learned quite a few of us like to cook and got hooked up with “Ricardo and Friends” which has links to hundreds of cooking sites. (Another 5
lbs.) On to Lorna Astley’s 7 beautiful acres (pictured below left). She really does have a “babbling
brook” running down a slope with a gorgeous array of hosta plantings alongside. The se-rene 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 prop-erty at one time but with the massive plantings, you cer-tainly can’t now.
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From Lorna’s we headed to Trish Simon’s 166 acres in Orangeville/Mono Township (pictured above). Trish’s gar-dens 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
home. It was so peaceful. They have been gardening there for 11 years and I can’t imag-ine 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 edi-tion of Canadian House and Home. If you had experienced the bus trip, you would under-stand why their garden, and in my opinion, every garden on our tour was worthy of ac-claim. THANK YOU ALL! Sandra For more Garden Tour pictures see the Col-
our Insert.
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2007 OHS Hosta Suppliers List 2007 OHS Hosta Suppliers List 2007 OHS Hosta Suppliers List 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
Greg’s Hosta Habit Gardens & Nursery Norwich Ontario 519 863 3503
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
Olde Towne Gardens 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
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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 [email protected] or call Richard Laurie @ 905 689 0699.
CD OF THE 2006 WINTER CD OF THE 2006 WINTER CD OF THE 2006 WINTER CD OF THE 2006 WINTER
MEETING AVAILABLEMEETING AVAILABLEMEETING AVAILABLEMEETING AVAILABLE
the winter meeting presentation by Bob
Solberg on
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
NAME __________________
ADDRESS________________
_______________________
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.
Watch for pictures of our new plant in
future newsletters.
AVAILABLE OHS POSITIONS
NEWSLETTER EDITOR– We are looking for a new newsletter editor for the Winter 2007 newslet-ter 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 [email protected] or 905 689 0699 or Sandra Shrieve-Mahoney at [email protected]. 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 [email protected] or Sandra Shrieve-Mahoney at [email protected].
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2007 MEMBERSHIP LIST
Visit us at
www.ontariohostasociety.com
EXECUTIVE President - Sandra Shrieve-Mahoney [email protected] Vice-President - Kevin Elchuk [email protected] Treasurer - Bob Leask [email protected]
Past President - Richard Laurie. [email protected] Seed Exchange - Dale Murphy [email protected]
Membership Secretary - Kevin Plumley [email protected]
Newsletter Editor - Allison Laurie [email protected]
Hosta Adoption Program - Virginia Hildebrandt [email protected]
Secretary - Dave Barham [email protected]
Liaison with AHS - Margot Dargatz [email protected] Publicity - Suzanne McGratton [email protected] Web Site -Kevin Plumley [email protected]
Director at Large - Bob Murphy [email protected] Director at Large - Cheryl Novak [email protected]
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