Blue Wedgwood belongs on your dining table—and in your garden. ‘Blue Wedgwood’ is a hosta hybrid that gets its name from the famed English china maker, and with its mounds of strongly veined blue ...
Hostas are a mainstay in shade gardens. They are easy to grow, drought tolerant once established and multiply rapidly, so you'll have additional plants for your own garden or to share with friends.
In my garden, there are hostas everywhere. Blue hostas. Yellow hostas. Creamy blue and yellow variegated hostas. Lots of hostas in pots. Hostas as feature plants at the front of flower beds. Hostas as ...
We have had good results growing hostas on the north and east sides of our house. Since hostas are easy to grow, we hope to add some in a southern area of the garden that gets mostly full sun and we’d ...
Anyone can grow a hosta, but the most eye-catching ones need the right spot to reach their full potential. Plant hostas in partial shade with a touch of morning sun for the best color and growth.
Answer: Blue hostas need to be in shadier areas in order to retain their blue color. They do best in locations where they receive filtered or dappled sunlight for most of the day. If they do receive ...
It's been a jubilee year for slugs and snails – the mild winter and wet early summer provided ideal breeding conditions. And, as gardeners know, nothing is more tasty to a gastropod than a hosta, so ...
Few gardening frustrations match the sinking feeling of walking out on a June morning to find your hostas riddled with ragged ...
Q. I would like to find out if there is a hosta plant that can grow in full sun in the Chicago area. We have hostas on the north and east sides of our house that have grown well every year for the ...