That was a bargain! Most Hostas prefer a damp semi-shaded position although a few named cultivars will grow in sun. You'll need to protect it from slugs and snails which love Hostas! You can grow it in a pot, too.

I find them very easy to grow and divide up when they're bigger. They really do attract snails though. Mine that are in pots tend not to get as much snail/slug damage to them as the ones in the garden.

Thankyou spritzhenry/sheilar 'Although' my plant is v small and already has a flower spike,the leaves are no more bigger than 3/4 inches so just to be on the safe side i shall have to pot it on for now, im not sure if they are very winter tolerant to be planted out so early in its life. thanx again ;-)

You can leave them out all through the winter (even young ones). They die off and disappear completely, then re-appear in Spring - low maintenance plants!

It sounds like you have a miniature variety, Windy. Those usually do best in pots, usually less than 6 inches wide, some of the more vigorous ones can become small scale groundcovers in shady places. If you leave it in a pot, be sure to shelter the pot in the winter, so it doesn't freeze solid.

Yeah i did wonder if there was small varieties or it was going to grow bigger and bolder, there was another one when i bought this one with flowers that were open 'a lilac four pointed bell shape flower' because i have no name to put to my plant, but no doubt i shall be posting a pic as soon as i get a flower or two...big thanks ;-)

If you keep it in a pot you may need to keep slugs and snails at bay. You can cover the surface of the compost with grit as they hate walking over it, and you can put copper tape round the pot, which they will not cross.
If you want to overwinter it in a small pot you could sink the pot in shaded bed to protect it from freezing solid in case we have another hard winter, but they are pretty hardy normally.