When building a hummingbird-friendly garden, you want plants blooming in both sun and shade. This plant, known for its ...

Everyone with shade in their garden knows the value of hostas, but not everyone knows how to landscape with these beautiful and beloved perennials. Here are some tips.

Plant some large leaf Hostas and then surround them with smaller ones planted in a swirling line. Don't plant any straight lines which can be boring. Mix solid and variegated species.

Use hostas as understory plants below trees or with taller shrubs. Line a pathway or driveway or nestle them in with other shade-loving perennials in a garden. The more unusually colored hostas ...

And there are plenty: 7,435 registered hostas, according to Bill and Carol Brashear, who manage an online resource at www.hostalibrary.org.. But this plant didn’t start out plentiful.

My variegated (green and white) hostas are beginning to turn all green. How can I prevent this? I like the green AND white. — Donna, Bethlehem Green-and-white hostas in Viriginia Beach, Virgi… ...

Hostas (Hosta spp.) are among the group of plants known as shade plants, those that thrive in low-light conditions. Hostas are elegant in shady garden beds and make spectacular container plants.

) has registered about 5,000 hosta varieties, although hybridizer Mark Zilis, author of two books on these plants, estimates there may be as many as 8,000 identified cultivars. We’ve come a long ...

What: “Patriot” is one of the most popular and striking hostas of all time. The gleaming white leaf edges and rich green centers cannot be matched. Not only is the variegated foliage fantastic ...

Q: I have a number of variegated hostas in my garden. They have been planted for a number of years but suddenly this year three of them have produced green leaves - not at the beginning but as ...

Hosta is a perennial foliage plant so well-known and widely planted that many gardeners take it for granted. There are over 3000 named varieties, all of them easy to grow and very trouble-free.