Tim Wood with ‘Incrediball’™ and ‘Annabelle’
American Hydrangea Society February Lecture Meeting!
Monday, February 22, 2010, Atlanta Botanical Garden, Day Hall at 7:30 pm.
Please join us for what is sure to be one of the most interesting and eye opening meetings we've had in a long time. Our speaker is Tim Wood of Spring Meadow Nursery.
As the Product Development Manager for Spring Meadow Nursery, Tim travels the world searching out new and commercially promising plants for the nursery industry. Tim has a BS and MS in horticulture at Michigan State University. He spent 10 years in public garden management with stints at Longwood Gardens, The Arnold Arboretum, the Chicago Botanic Garden, Kingwood Center, and Mill Creek Park.
Tim is an avid lecturer, photographer, and writer. He’s the coauthor of three gardening books including Tree and Shrub Gardening for Michigan. He has published articles and photographs in most major nursery and gardening magazines. He has taught horticulture at Michigan State and Muskegon Community College.
Tim has introduced 25 new hydrangeas to the North American market, five of which came out of his own breeding program. His blog "The Plant Hunter" is followed by thousand of plant enthusiasts world-wide.
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In my first President’s Message, I would like to start out with thanking our out-going President, Genia Ryan, for her unending and selfless work for the AHS these last four years. She was drafted as the Treasurer, by Penny, and has been on the Board for many years. She will still be on the Board, available for late night advice and encouragement for me. I know that I could not do this job without her direction and help. A great big “Thank You” from all of us at AHS to you. Genia is currently recovering from knee replacement surgery, so send her your prayers and best wishes via email at genia@georgiaalfa.org.
Secondly, I would like to thank Beth Wielage for her many, many years of organizing volunteers for AHS events. You also might recognize Beth at the check-in desk, doling out raffle tickets, with a big smile on her face. She has had to step down from our Board because of family responsibilities. We will miss her happy face, even temperament, and encouraging words at Board meetings and at our volunteer events. We hope to see her at general meetings, just enjoying herself in the audience.
So, I have big shoes to fill. When Penny McHenry started the AHS in 1995, it was her mission to expand the love and knowledge of Hydrangeas all over the United States. Those are pretty big goals to accomplish, which the American Hydrangea Society has been striving for ever since. The following is a list of past Presidents: Penny McHenry; Sara Henderson; Raymond Patchen and Tara Dillard. We all at AHS thank you for your time, energy, devotion and vision that have carried us to this time and place.
So, now it is my turn to take the reins and bring us into 2010. It is my pleasure to do this and I hope to be able to live up to the membership’s expectations as we plan for our wonderful Hydrangea Garden Tour on June 12th. Details will be forthcoming on what gardens we will be touring.
Please join us at our February 22nd General Meeting (hospitality at 6:30, meeting starting promptly at 7pm), where we will feature guest speaker, Tim Wood from Spring Meadow Nursery. He is the source of the wonderful hydrangea plants that everyone had the chance to get at our October meeting. Tim will be speaking about those particular varieties, and other topics, to be sure. Don’t miss our next exciting meeting.
May your gardens have sunshine and rain, and your families have health and happiness. Spring is just around the corner…….
Fondly,
Sandy Jones
Please e-mail your hydrangea memory (250 words or less) to:
Sandy Jones, President, at pearlworks@hotmail.com.
Please indicate "Hydrangea Memory" in the subject line.
Or mail it to:
Newsletter Editor
American Hydrangea Society
P.O. Box 986
Grayson, GA 30017
WHO STARTED THE AMERICAN HYDRANGEA SOCIETY?
The American Hydrangea Society was founded by Penny McHenry in 1994 in Atlanta, GA. Her story of how she started this society is a simple one:
Photo by William Berry/Atlanta Journal-Constitution
"In 1975, I was given a gift of a blue hydrangea. It was love at first sight. As I explored the genus, my passion grew. A few years later, I learned I was not alone; many gardeners share my addiction. By 1994, I was convinced that the world's perfect shrub deserved a plant society to celebrate and explore its versatility."
Penny McHenry
Founder of the American Hydrangea Society
1925-2006
An invitation to join us.
For answers to frequently asked questions about hydrangeas,
please visit AHS member Judith King's excellent website --
All About Hydrangeas.
Post Office Box 986
Grayson, GA 30017
www.americanhydrangeasociety.org