radishes with roots. Not a single piece had a leaf. I almost thought I had been ripped off, I never thought they would turn into
lovely plants that I would become addicted to. Out of those 9 I absolutely fell in love with about 4 of them: Earth Angel, Krossa
Regal, Paul’s Glory and Striped Tease. I had to do a lot research just to find names for my new Hosta. Still today I have several I
have not been able to identify or name. But, The ones I mention above became collector specials and went on to win Hosta
Awards. I now have about 20 hard to find varieties.
I then went on a mad hunt for rare varieties. Now Look what a huge, complicated project this has become. But I love it. I
support my Hosta Habit by selling and trading my Hosta. But I have never cut them up so bad that they look like what I first
bought. I always leave them intact and sell generous portions of Live plants, not bare roots. Our plants have been individually
examined and selected for their outstanding characteristics and collector value. I prefer the Large to giant sized Hosta, but we
have a few small to medium ones also.
Maybe I wish that we could be like the Hostas and have a fresh start every year. Going from zero to full height in a few short
weeks, then sending out beautiful fragrant blooms that attract the Humming birds and fill our nostrils with a perfume that
cannot be described.
On New Year’s Eve we like to think we have that magical power reserved for immortals and make resolutions for each New
Year. By February we realize that we all carry the past into the future and fall short of those resolutions. Then comes March
and April and I do the Happy Hosta dance and it is another year of hope in the garden. Last summer seems years away. This is
why I grow Hostas, I love to share their joy and their confidence in the future. They never let me down and continue to multiply.
Plus I do my part in "Going Green" and gold, and blue and variegated etc.
In spring I when I do the Happy Hosta dance, you can find me running to the garden two, three or more times a day, looking for
new shoots. I help the new sprouts emerge by removing fallen leaves or that extra mulch I gave them as a blanket for winter.
Then we get these last spring freeze and I am out covering them back up.
I am so sad when a twig pokes a hole in a perfect leaf and I have to cut it off. I wander out into the garden and can get lost for
hours, transported into Hosta heaven. My relationship goes much farther than just the plant. It may be because of the
therapeutic effect of just being in the garden. I have a very sad and troubled past, being surround by my tropical paradise helps
sooth the anguish.
I really do love the Hosta gardens. I share my emotions with them, the joys of spring, the stress of summer, the sadness of
autumn and the hope-filled dreams of winter. When Hostas emerge magically in the spring. No one can argue that this is the
number one reason people grow and collect Hostas.
For three or four weeks in the spring, Hostas entrance us. We get caught up in the spirit of spring renewal, freshness, purity,
and resurrection. Hostas are more than any mere plant, I relish in the explosion of rebirth. Picture a clump of ‘Sum and
Substance’ expanding rapidly enough to make a full 5 foot plant from bare soil in 2-3 weeks. You can almost watch it grow. And
when those huge leaves begin to unfurl, I know all is well again for the coming year.
Babies/ divisions pictured below range in price from 5.99 to 9.99 depending on the variety. Larger plants sell for 10.99 to 19.99.
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