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Welcome to My Hosta Gardens, a journey into an obsession with one of the world's favorite garden plants, Hosta. Like other plants with a never ending potential for diversity, Hosta tend to turn otherwise stable and normal individuals into out of the ordinary, obsessed collectors and gardeners.
This is a site born out of love, admiration and an obsession with Hosta. The heart of the site are my plant pages. It's a list and a journal and a photographic record of my plants all wrapped up in one. Why do I love hosta? They are beautiful plants. Hosta can appear as if they were handpainted and have forms that are almost sculptural in shape. And hey.. it's tough to kill 'em so you don't have to be a gardening genius to have a good looking plant.. Believe me on that one but yet I've managed to kill one or two.
Click on the hosta names below to view each plant's page:
| BEST BETS | HOSTA AUCTIONS | LEAVE YOUR COMMENTS! |
| New to hosta? Looking for some best bets, inexpensive plants that are easy to find and sure to look great in your garden? Visit the Best Hosta to Buy page and get started. | Find the best hosta sellers for the best bargains around. Hosta auctions are listed throughout the site or find the big list here. | Be one of the first to sign my new guestbook. What do I do when I'm bored on a snowy night? Play with the website! Please feel free to add your comments! Click here to tell me what you think :-) |
| READING IN THE GARDEN - WHAT I'M READING NOW | ||
| If, like me, you are also an obsessive gardener, you've really got to read The $64 Tomato by William Alexander. I was falling over laughing as he travels the oh-so-familiar downward spiral of obsessive gardening. I really loved this book. If your life has been consumed by your garden, take heart in the fact that there are others in the same boat! | There are several hosta books that I enjoy. The Color Encyclopedia of Hosta rocks because it just that with photos with every single description. You really can't beat that. I don't follow much of the gardening advice in it but I drool like a slob over the pix! | My mom gave me this book and despite the fact that it is not a recent publication it is chock full of great hosta info. The fact that my mom used it and then was able to pass it along to me makes it extra special. The Hosta Book by Paul Aden is a must buy for new hosta freaks. |
| PLANTS OTHER THAN HOSTA? | ||
| Some people like 'em naked, some people like 'em with groundcovers underneath. I tend to like both but I am always looking for the dramatic hosta & groundcover combination. One of my favorite combinations is thin leaf, dark, mondo grass and big leaf, bright green hosta. | What else should you use in your garden? Perennials of course! Confused about what to buy? This is MY FAVORITE reference for perennials. By grouping them for situations like "drought tolerant" or "summer blooming" this is a handy book for any gardener. Mine has been left out in the rain many a time as I plan a new bed. | |
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| HOW (AND WHY) DID I CREATE A HOSTA WEBSITE? | ||
I created my hosta website because, for me, it's more fun than a blog. I use this site as a record of the plants in my garden, keeping track of what I ordered, where I got it from and when I added it to my garden. I also created it for other gardeners and hosta lovers to enjoy. It is relatively easy to create your own website. If you have an internet connection in your house, you have a "service provider" (the company who provides your internet service) and website hosting is typically included as a part of that service. If you would prefer to have your own "domain name" like "myhostagardens.com" you can purchase one inexpensively. This site is hosted by Doteasy.com and I purchased my domain name through them as well. Doteasy will host your basic site for free! If you want to get fancy, they have a lot of other hosting plans. You could even start your own online garden store! |
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