tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116278351699614429.post2860795908507963643..comments2023-08-21T01:41:13.490-07:00Comments on Three Dogs in a Garden: Lessons LearnedJenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00116583212813729057noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116278351699614429.post-58390164293885489502012-05-11T11:22:32.240-07:002012-05-11T11:22:32.240-07:00Kathleen, I am well recovered. Thanks for the orch...Kathleen, I am well recovered. Thanks for the orchid advice. I am relieved that I am not doing anything seriously wrong with my orchids.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00116583212813729057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116278351699614429.post-34059299102834911342012-05-10T22:29:05.125-07:002012-05-10T22:29:05.125-07:00I remember seeing a gorgeous yellow hosta (maybe S...I remember seeing a gorgeous yellow hosta (maybe Sun Power??) on your blog last year ~ I think from some garden tour photos? I love hostas but only have a few since they like shade & moisture which I don't have much of! Would love to try 'Sun Power' tho!!<br />Hope you are feeling better? Thanks for the compliments on my cattleya orchid ~ I like that shade of green too! As for the bottom leaves of your orchid turning brown ~ I think that's pretty normal. As mine get new leaves they will often lose the oldest one.Kathleenhttp://www.kaseyskorner.typepad.com/kaseys_korner/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116278351699614429.post-18737992742870475522012-05-09T04:06:55.776-07:002012-05-09T04:06:55.776-07:00In my garden there is an inverse relationship betw...In my garden there is an inverse relationship between the price paid for a hosta and how long it lives, and the only ones that are still live and close to thriving were freebies.Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18281256160705697856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116278351699614429.post-53968439240307094272012-05-08T13:29:15.356-07:002012-05-08T13:29:15.356-07:00A post to my hart. I love hosta's. The only th...A post to my hart. I love hosta's. The only thing is my space in my garden is to small. At first when you buy a hosta you don't think about the size she get's in about 3 years. But still I love these plants.<br />Hope you are feeling much more better now Jennifer.Marijkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12848940570958437408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116278351699614429.post-30144525941269940002012-05-06T15:13:01.173-07:002012-05-06T15:13:01.173-07:00Jennifer girl !
My goodness you have to look afte...Jennifer girl !<br /> My goodness you have to look after yourself much better !<br />Funny about your husband going on vacation .. we do that too .. my hubby has been going to Cuba for years now and I just love having the house to myself with the girls of course ;-)<br />You asked me about that shadow .. it is my Austrian Pine that I dwarfed in the pot (my Charlie Brown Xmas tree, hehe)<br />Hosta .. I am not one for the flowers .. it is all about the foliage.<br />I too went from quantity to a little more quality. Although I have to say August Moon and "elegans" had me working from a solid base .. as well as Halcyon (I love the blue hosta) .. but I also have Sun Power and one of the cutest ones I have seen yet (and no it isn't Mouse ears ! haha) Little Miss Sunshine has me totally enamored .. I love the small size .. the shape of the foliage .. and that amazing yellow gold that shines in the garden . <br />I have been adding "gold" foliage through out the back garden and against the black mulch it is fantastic .. small sized False Cypress (Gold Threadleaf), Goldmound spirea .. gold Creeping Jenny .. hits of gold are shining in the garden and I love it .. yes .. as we become more seasoned we become a little more picky. And what the heck are they still selling that damn goutweed and a few other nasty brutes for ? they should be banned !!<br />I feel for you with pulling that out .. I was on my hands and knees spreading said mulch .. but looking at it now is VERY satisfying ! LOL<br />We are a funny lot of people, us gardeners aren't we ? haha<br />Rest up girl .. the season is just beginning !<br />Joy: ) with aches, pains, and gray hairs too !CanadianGardenJoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18130452541076704075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116278351699614429.post-58908704480284503542012-05-06T07:49:16.713-07:002012-05-06T07:49:16.713-07:00Hope you are well on the way to recovering.... y...Hope you are well on the way to recovering.... you certainly give me pause to consider what I like in hostas but I like you will not spend a fortune. I have come to the realization I do not like slugs for that reason I now tend to look to thick hosta leaves, with crinkles , seems slugs like them the least.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12126209675266816687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116278351699614429.post-16581660600214113782012-05-05T21:19:17.109-07:002012-05-05T21:19:17.109-07:00Big sad sigh. I wish I could grow hostas like the...Big sad sigh. I wish I could grow hostas like the ones pictured. They just do not do well in our hot climate. They do fairly well in containers, but in the ground they suffer. I will just have to enjoy them through the blogs :-)Toni - Signature Gardenshttp://signaturegardens.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116278351699614429.post-73262922735371265192012-05-05T07:48:03.105-07:002012-05-05T07:48:03.105-07:00The many hostas in my garden came as gifts from ot...The many hostas in my garden came as gifts from other gardeners. Hostas need to be coddled a bit in our dry and rocky island garden. Although we have rain for a good part of the year, the summer is always characterized by drought, and I see that the beds are already quite dry, despite rain every day this past week. I'd love to add a distinctly variegated hosta to my collection.Pondsidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02407539138546412482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116278351699614429.post-28196282567872652492012-05-05T06:32:02.817-07:002012-05-05T06:32:02.817-07:00Love the serenity in these images. I like the pas...Love the serenity in these images. I like the pastel colors in flowers , gives peace to the mind. I also love how you have captured the shapes of the leaves in your camera, very beautiful indeed ! <br />I appreciate how you have grouped several varieties and different sizes (as well as different colors) of flora and fauna side by side in the same plot with a beautiful effect.<br />Have a great weekend,Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17363854783134050594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116278351699614429.post-86184688141064797832012-05-05T05:43:55.380-07:002012-05-05T05:43:55.380-07:00Wow! What beautiful photos. I'm new to your bl...Wow! What beautiful photos. I'm new to your blog, but I already love it a lot!Nikkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01754872390240056636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116278351699614429.post-62824133675528770682012-05-05T05:03:10.210-07:002012-05-05T05:03:10.210-07:00I like hostas as well, but I don't spend a lot...I like hostas as well, but I don't spend a lot on them. Friends cut the leaves and created lovely bouquets they used as centerpieces for an outdoor dinner party. I'll keep collecting, but it will be 'design on dime' collecting for me.Mary@Going Nativehttp://mary-goingnative.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116278351699614429.post-5772665853348501152012-05-05T05:01:46.893-07:002012-05-05T05:01:46.893-07:00Sorry to hear you haven't been feeling well, J...Sorry to hear you haven't been feeling well, Jennifer; there seem to have been a lot of viruses going around in the past month. I'm hope you're taking it slow, though, now that you're back on the mend. <br /><br />I do love hostas, but I'm not a hosta connoisseur, either. Most of my collection started out as bargain buys or passalongs that have been divided several times (another bonus to hostas). My shade garden is now so full, I should say crowded, there is no room for another one, and yet every year I seem to find a couple more I just have to have and shoehorn them in:) I don't worry about names, but I do like the variegated ones with chartreuse and the dark blue ones. <br /><br />I enjoyed this post--you've given me some ideas for plant combinations with all these beautiful photos.<br /><br />Glad to meet another Jane Eyre fan! And yes, I have "Death at Pemberley" on my nightstand. I've only read a few chapters, but it seems pretty good. I like P.D. James' other mysteries, but in this one her style seems somewhat similar to Austen's without the humor. I haven't had much time to read lately, so I may have to send it back to the library and wait till summer to finish it.Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116278351699614429.post-64124259080465216992012-05-04T20:04:24.292-07:002012-05-04T20:04:24.292-07:00Such beautiful photographs Jennifer!
I am with you...Such beautiful photographs Jennifer!<br />I am with you on the hosta. Maybe it is just because there was so much of it here when we moved in.<br />Seems like I have been digging it out for years, and that is no easy feat.<br />I do have some beautiful pure white fragrant ones that I love though.<br />I wish you a wonderful weekend!Lisa Gordonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06638444295223502727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116278351699614429.post-8592959071919580152012-05-04T18:51:36.651-07:002012-05-04T18:51:36.651-07:00I use a lot of hosta in design and there are so ma...I use a lot of hosta in design and there are so many varieties, as you have shown. Some of those you pictured are really reliable and perk up a shady part of a garden. But I can never for the life of me understand the prices on many of them, since it is so easy to divide them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116278351699614429.post-75452805473479368682012-05-04T14:26:39.736-07:002012-05-04T14:26:39.736-07:00Also glad you are feeling better! I just love ho...Also glad you are feeling better! I just love hostas, I just finished reading a book about them (from the library and I'll be darned it I can remember the name of it). I was surprized at how small some of them can be. <br /><br />I would love to be able to grow them in pots, but not sure how they would survive the winter (without a lot of fuss).Diane at My Cottage Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17855098457081134408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116278351699614429.post-30623549251910131702012-05-04T12:15:29.238-07:002012-05-04T12:15:29.238-07:00Heyyy, Jennifer, welcome back. I'm glad you...Heyyy, Jennifer, welcome back. I'm glad you're better. <br /><br />In images and words, you make a compelling case for a plant I've always considered a passalong to be stashed, ignored and tolerated. I can see how the myriad choices (up the price range) elevate hosta to garden art. Point made. And, taken.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12817320435164750225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116278351699614429.post-57597327281126697032012-05-04T06:40:02.116-07:002012-05-04T06:40:02.116-07:00My very first flatmate gave me a potted hosta abou...My very first flatmate gave me a potted hosta about 30 years ago. I ashamed to say that it was first and last, and yet I have always liked them. Your beautiful photos have really renewed my interest, although I suspect if they do so well in your part of the world, they are probably not suited to the sub-tropics. But I will definitely investigate further once I return home.Marisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07414496377660313372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116278351699614429.post-29453676154388850632012-05-04T04:50:08.902-07:002012-05-04T04:50:08.902-07:00Glad to hear you are feeling better. I'm a lov...Glad to hear you are feeling better. I'm a lover of hostas - all sizes and shapes and colours. But I do not like their flowers and usually cut off the flower spikes before they bloom. My (current) favorites are "Patriot" for it's strong green and white leaves and "Guacamole" a smaller hosta with blue/green leaves. Both of these are in pots that I've had for a bout 5 years and overwinter in the garage.heather @ new house, new home, new lifehttp://www.newhousenewhomenewlife.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116278351699614429.post-68102175593167931622012-05-04T00:27:15.350-07:002012-05-04T00:27:15.350-07:00I can't quite make my mind up about hostas - I...I can't quite make my mind up about hostas - I used to have them now I don't - my garden is much too sluggy and I would put slug pellet manufacturers out of business buying up all their stocks just to keep the plants going.elaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116278351699614429.post-33158265584726169372012-05-03T21:13:45.011-07:002012-05-03T21:13:45.011-07:00Great photos - and the camera never knows which pl...Great photos - and the camera never knows which plant has the higher price tag. Beauty and value are in the eye of the beholder. My favorite hosta is one given to me by a dear friend. It isn't especially unusual and I doubt the Hosta Society would give it a second glance, but to me it is priceless.Karen Chapmanhttp://www.lejardinetdesigns.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116278351699614429.post-48137635267517060282012-05-03T17:24:54.975-07:002012-05-03T17:24:54.975-07:00Jennifer, I love your posts! Thank you for the go...Jennifer, I love your posts! Thank you for the gorgeous photos, I'm so inspired!!ANNEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09669855421350031273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116278351699614429.post-43244253590165706942012-05-03T15:54:59.978-07:002012-05-03T15:54:59.978-07:00Thanks so much for linking to my two posts on mini...Thanks so much for linking to my two posts on miniature hostas. A great way to get really superior hostas is to choose the Hostas of the Year---they are all great plants and there are only around 18 of them out of the 8,000 hosta cultivars. the Shady Oaks Nursery site has great photos of all of them if you search hosta of the year.Carolyn @ Carolyn's Shade Gardenshttp://carolynsshadegardens.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116278351699614429.post-29391336641752928362012-05-03T15:24:19.636-07:002012-05-03T15:24:19.636-07:00While I am not a huge hosta purchaser I do think t...While I am not a huge hosta purchaser I do think that 'Fire and Ice' is quite fetching. I agree with 'spurge's comment about pricing, usually the high prices are on new cultivars that have required an investment by the grower. Tried and true never fail.Pattyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13191861892726873074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116278351699614429.post-71531199100277410922012-05-03T14:39:10.155-07:002012-05-03T14:39:10.155-07:00Hostas are like ornamental grasses --- one or two ...Hostas are like ornamental grasses --- one or two plunked about the garden is horrible, just wrong. But used as an effective foliage foil to other plants and designed with intent . . . wow. I am impressed when I see hostas used well. I am depressed at most hostas I see in gardens, including mine. <br /><br />I am like you right now -- willing to branch out a little and see how I can use this plant to better effect. I love learning from your blog!Laurriehttp://laurries.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116278351699614429.post-63198434689256428882012-05-03T14:13:46.981-07:002012-05-03T14:13:46.981-07:00So sorry you havn't been feeling well, hope yo...So sorry you havn't been feeling well, hope you are now recovered.The hostas in your photos look really good and show how important they are in shady borders. We have quite a few, I tend to go for large tough ones that can stand up to our snails!Paulinehttp://leadupthegardenpath.comnoreply@blogger.com