Blogs on hosta plants

How to help harvest healthy hostas

Great to hear all the tips for keeping slimy slugs off my hosta plants! So far, I've tried grit, egg shells, vinegar spray...

Hanging Hostas of Hampshire

We went this afternoon to the Hanging Hostas of Hampshire. A tiny single track lane with houses either side. The house were...

variety

Halcyon it is then! I've also heard of using copper as well, but never tried it. Hearing about using urn type containers...

HOSTAS

One of my favourites is Hosta. In order to lessen snail damage (I see their shells everywhere on the gravel) I'll plant...

Cunning wheezes - How to keep slugs off hostas

Hostas like moist soil but do not enjoy sitting in waterlogged conditions during the winter. Pot up the hosta, preferably...

A green (and wet) garden

It's been a while since I wrote about my garden, partly because of being busy (more on that later) and partly because my...

Shade garden

This is a photo of part of a shade garden I have at the back of my house. It is wonderful and fresh in the spring when the...