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  • Blue Hosta - Halcyon

    The Hosta 'Halcyon', Hosta tardiana 'Halcyon' is a wonderful anchor to your hosta garden or to include with other flowers you want to show off. It makes a great background with it's deep blue leaves. If you have never planted hostas, this is a good one for a beginner to try. You can...
    Posted to Featured Plants (Weblog) by patti-nhn on 03-07-2008

  • Hosta - Patriot is Great for Beginners

    The Hosta 'Patriot', Hosta fortunei is one of the most durable of the hostas which makes it a good choice if you have never grown hostas. The Patriot is purchased often for its lush mounds of medium green foliage and purple or white flowers. Their leaves are also heart shaped with creamy white...
    Posted to Featured Plants (Weblog) by patti-nhn on 02-21-2008

  • Want To Hide Your Air-Conditioner?

    My air-conditioning unit sits right in a bed of Endless Summer hydrangeas bordered by numerous varieties of hostas. The bed is perfect except for that gray air-conditioning unit. I was thumbing through a magazine this weekend and I saw a tip for hiding that ugly gray unit. Actually, it was so simple...
    Posted to Helpful Gardening Tips (Weblog) by jeff-nhn on 02-13-2008

  • How and when can I divide my hosta plants?

    The hosta plant is quite easy to divide, transplanting at the appropriate time is important. The hosta plant is easily shared with neighbors and friends. Hosta division should be done when no shoots are growing from the center of the mature clump. You can divide later but you will improve the initial...
    Posted to Common Questions Answered (Weblog) by Bill-nhn on 01-18-2008

  • What is one of the most low maintenance shade plants?

    Plants that thrive in a shady or partly shady area and can still be low maintenance leads me to the Hosta. Hostas will fit in so many sites that are shady because of the wide variety of plant shapes, leaf shapes, leaf colors and flower colors. They can also be grown in a variety of soils and containers...
    Posted to Common Questions Answered (Weblog) by Bill-nhn on 01-18-2008

  • Life in the Cold

    Every day now I go out in the garden for at least a few minutes. I weed and trim as I plant bulbs, and when I want to do something dramatic, I rake up a big bag of fallen leaves. Three weeks after the official "first frost date" for our area, we are still waiting to wake up one morning and...
    Posted to Growing Wise (Weblog) by Elisabeth on 11-06-2007
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