Hostas. I bet you can't grow just one. I always warn that they are addictive Forty years ago, there were only a few dozen varieties available. Nowadays, you can have hundreds of varieties. Some are ...

GREEN BAY – What do cotton candy, curly fries, cracker crumbs, corn muffins, crumb cake and cream topping have in common? Throw in some cherry pie, cherry tomato, avocado, guacamole, fried bananas, ...

Our yard is, to the uninspired, a gardener’s nightmare. It has a steep incline with a northern exposure. The soil is acidic and moist. Trees surround us and the only available full sun is above and ...

Hostas are one of the easiest ground covers to grow. Plant a spindly little snippet of a plant and it grows twice its size in no time at all. In a few years you will be digging it up, dividing it and ...

Thomas Johnson and Kirk Hansen have combined a successful marriage with a successful nursery, Sebright Gardens, an ornamental plant enterprise that features hardy plants such as hostas. Sebright ...

What do cotton candy, curly fries, cracker crumbs, corn muffins, crumb cake and cream topping have in common? Throw in some cherry pie, cherry tomato, avocado, guacamole, fried bananas, strawberry ...

Hostas are addictive. I bet you can't grow just one. Bettie Jernigan couldn't. The late plant pioneer from Sampson County was my mentor in daylilies. But her favorite plants, by far, were hostas. "I ...

Most gardeners are familiar with the perennial plant known as a hosta. It is a well-known staple for any shade garden. Hostas, however, are much more versatile than most gardeners know. Here is a fun ...

Hostas dish out beauty by the barrowload wherever they grow. The strongest varieties naturalise as weed-proof ground cover. Whether beside water, fronting shrubs, or in a shaded border, hosta leaves ...

The award-winning Shadowland Autumn Frost hosta will stop you in your tracks. One of my Facebook followers wrote, “You will love it Norman. I have 300 assorted hostas!” That statement says it all; ...

The older I get, the more I like shade gardening. It has taught me some good lessons about design and plant selection – and how both can minimize maintenance to a near rarity. This year is especially ...