How Does Your Garden Grow...

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So many of you have published beautiful pictures of the flowers that grace your gardens and I have enjoyed them so very much.

I AM NOT A GARDENER!! Plants take one look at me and beg for mercy!! I have, however, found my gardening niche. Several years ago I read a story in the Atlanta newspaper about a lady who grows hostas in containers on her porch. I pondered on that a while and decided that I could perhaps do that. Being a lover of hostas, I decided to try it.

I searched for a nursery that specialized in hostas and found a beautiful place in Princeton, Illinois called Hornbaker Gardens. Over the years I have ordered all my hostas from them and they do a magnificent job of getting my plants to me in excellent shape.

So, today I ‘d like to introduce you to my hosta family. I just love the names of the hostas. Often I order a hosta simply because I love the name!! In each picture I have placed a full length pencil or highlighter to give you an idea of the size of the leaves. Each hosta is full grown and I have hostas that range from Dwarf to Extra Large and everything in between. I love all of them and have not been able to identify a ‘favorite’ among them.

This is Guardian Angel. It is a large hosta with beautiful colors. See the pencil standing in the dirt on the right side??

Here is one of my newest acquisitions called Titanic. It is an extra large hosta,but since I received it only days prior to taking these pictures, it had not opened yet.
This cute hosta is named Maui Buttercups and is a beautiful golden color.

Heart and Soul is the name of this mid sized hosta. The color on it is stunning.

This is a solid offshoot of Surprised by Joy. Surprised by Joy is a variegated hosta but when I received my original plant, it had this solid bunch in it and so I separated them and the solid one has done incredibly well. Unfortunately, my real Surprised did not come back this year, so I am looking for a new one to replace it.

Here is another new acquisition. This cute little dwarf hosta is called Hope. The leaves are teeny tiny.

Here is one that I bought because I loved the name. Meet Pooh Bear. It got nipped a bit during our last frost.

Cordelia is a rare hosta with beautiful colors. Miss Kitty is a not so rare cat who is spoiled rotten. She needed to be in the picture apparently.

Meet Cookie Crumbs. I got this for my mom but the squirrels at her house tried to destroy it and so it now lives with me.

Blue Jay has beautiful blue green foliage.

Tiny Tears is the first hosta that I purchased and is ready to divide/share with others. It is considered to be a small hosta and as you can see the leaves are small.