Hosta

These hosta Fragrant Bouquets are still standing at this time of year. Still refurbbing, cleaning, and making tables for hostas.

Finished putting in the first of the Willow plants into the Willow area. 2 rows of Flanders Red.

These were planted and rooted in 3 quarter litre long Tom pots earlier this year as you can’t plant Willow sticks straight into the ground st this time of year.

We have some more varieties coming soon and will be taking more from our own Willows.

This is one of our hosta mugs we use in displays. They were put together 3 years ago. I refreshed and split the other 2 months ago, meant to do this one earlier. This one has hosta Lemon and Lime, a lovely little plant that, with care, we can make it iridescent gold. Quite the sight!

As you can see, it was solid and definitely needed refreshing. We put a portion back in the mug and made 5 decent plants for next year.

We have started filling our web shop with Bare Root Hostas, which can be purchased for delivery February / March next year. Currently we are about half way through, but there will be over 60 varieties available of all shapes, sizes and colours.

Was sorting through the hostas as one does this time of year and came across this hosta Marilyn Monroe flowering. It’s quite unusual very different to all the other hosta flowers and very late in the season.

Hosta Pixie Vamp. Quite pleased with this mini, especially this time of year.

What do you think about the roots on that? This is a 4 litre potted #hosta Sagae, put it into a 7.5 litre for the winter and see how she goes.

Been busy shoring up the holes in the hedges at Clayhanger. The neighbours goats decided to strip all the Willow we had planted inside protected areas.
They had mobbed the fencing to gain access.
Have re-enforced the field fencing and put a dead hedge behind it which included Hawthorne to deter them.
Got to back now and do another corner and that will buy us a little time to sort out the rest.

A couple of photographs of Lakeside Ninita, a nice grower across between a mini and a small. The 2 plants in the second photograph shows a small Ninita which has been kept in more sun and been bonsaied compared to the normally grown one.