PIKE LAKE — Karen Younggren said it's taken about 25 years for her garden to become the hosta haven it is today. She has over 220 species of hosta, a shade-loving green leafy perennial, growing in her ...

A large container of leafy hostas makes a welcome addition to any patio or other seating area. Alternatively if you learn how to grow hostas in the ground their heart-shaped leaves will add structure, ...

Hostas prove that variety is the spice of life, at least when it comes to their role in the landscape. Their large leaves come in a range of colors, shapes and textures and last for years. With ...

Who doesn’t love hostas? This herbaceous perennial with its lush foliage is versatile, adaptable, requires little maintenance and is a favorite of every shade gardener. But this native of Asia, also ...

I love planting hostas in my gardens. They have such a unique look, come in a variety of shapes and colors and are easy to grow in the right conditions. My biggest challenge when growing hostas is to ...

If you ever want to go to Hosta heaven, visit the Garden District in New Orleans. Thousands of varieties are grown there. Hosta is one of our most beloved shade garden plants as evidenced by the way ...

Minnesota Hosta Society‘s Kathy Heram arrived at Kim Sogaard’s Mankato home Friday to drop off refreshments for participants in a member’s bus tour of gardens. Before heading home to Apple Valley, ...

After four years of attempting to trace hosta ancestry through DNA fingerprinting, Dave Koetje has come to a conclusion: “Hostas are weird,” he says. Since 2002 Koetje, a Calvin College biology ...

Hostas are one plant we have included in our planting beds since we first began developing the landscape. Before I retired, I tried a couple of plants in a planting bed between the sidewalk leading to ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract In this study, pollen morphology of 11 taxa of Hosta in China, three Chinese species, five introduced species, and three cultivars, was ...