Hostas are a gardener's go-to plant for a shade garden with good reason: They are hardy, perennial, foliage plants easy to establish and maintain, but they aren't evergreen. Leaves die back, usually ...

Pruning hostas in the fall isn’t required but helps tidy beds and reduce pests, though it removes winter cover. If you skip fall, prune in spring before new growth—hostas tolerate either approach.

As trees change colors in autumn, so do hostas, adding to your garden’s beautiful fall colors. And while these yellow leaves can be beautiful, you may be ready to trim them for aesthetic reasons.

Hostas are hardy, but they still need love. From planting to watering, learn how to grow, care for, and protect your hostas.

Cut back hostas after the first hard frost to protect next season’s growth and avoid disrupting the plant’s natural energy cycle. Removing dead leaves in late fall helps prevent pests and disease, ...

Here are some tips on growing hostas from Frank Hunyady, extension services and the American Hosta Society: Planting: Divide existing hostas, or plant new ones, in spring or fall. Separate the plant ...

Here’s when to tidy up your hostas in the garden. Best of all, hostas are low-maintenance plants that anyone can grow. For most of the season, you won’t have to do much to keep them looking good. They ...

I must be cruel, only to be kind: Thus bad begins and worse remains behind. Hamlet Act 3; Scene 4 William Shakespeare. At this time of year you must learn to be cruel to be kind to some of your ...

Some southeastern Minnesota gardeners are trimming the hedges and readying their hostas for 230 guests who will tour the landscapes Wednesday. Those 230 guests will be traveling to Bloomington, Minn., ...