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  • Can you suggest a few easy perennials to grow for a beginning gardener?

    Sure, here are a few easy to grow and care for perennials. Except for giving them regular moisture, you can plant them and forget them. One of the first perennials to come to mind is the hosta. There is a reason you see a of of hostas in gardens and landscapes. They are tough and they also thrive in...
    Posted to Common Questions Answered (Weblog) by Bill-nhn on 07-02-2008

  • Little Hostas

    There are lots of hostas with big bold leaves, for example, the classic Hosta siebodiana 'Elegans', with its blue-green, seersucker-textured leaves. But sometimes you need something a little smaller. I once had a rock garden with a sunny exposure on one end and shade on the other. I needed a...
    Posted to Growing Wise (Weblog) by Elisabeth on 04-13-2008

  • How and why should I pinch back my plants?

    Pinching back sounds like it would hurt doesn't it? I remember getting pinched when I was younger and it usually meant I had done something to deserve it. It sure didn't help me grow, well, I did learn not to do whatever caused the pinching again. So, I did grow, didn't I? Pinching back a...
    Posted to Common Questions Answered (Weblog) by patti-nhn on 01-29-2008

  • 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
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