Hosta

Didn’t think apples flowered like that! I think she must be quite happy. #hosta #terrarium Lemon and Lime.

I’m just pumping water around the site to make the most of the rain, and this is my view from where I am managing the pump.

How’s that for a nice cup of hosta in the morning.

The Willow is coming along nicely now in this weather.

Spotted this #hosta Stilletto racing away.

There we go, the hosta terrarium with a Lemon and Lime hosta is coming of age. There are 2 flower scapes formed on it already.

A little update on our #hosta #terrarium as you can see everything is settling down nicely. #becreative #bedifferent.

At the end of last year we decided to allow all our existing terrarium hostas have a winter break to re-invigorate them. They had been in their terrariums for 2 years and were starting to look tired. So this week we built our first new terrarium of the year. Already 1 eye has popped up to say hello so won’t be long before we it in all its glory.

Well we have been a bit quiet for a while here, but there has been very busy behind the scenes. Storm Daragh caused quite a bit of work for us. Our main site with the Hostas got off relatively lightly. 4 trees came down and needed clearing but by comparison little work was needed. We did get one or two Hostas speared, but they were re-potted and are fine. Our other site at Clayhanger, which is more exposed got clobbered. Finally got back on top of things now.

In the interim we have been busy indoors sowing Hosta seeds sown, and several of the varieties have shown some interesting combinations. We sowed 52 varieties and have managed to get germination of 42, so very pleased. My favourites at the moment came from Amber Tiara x OP and Ivory Queen x OP. Only time will tell how well they will do.

We have got a lot of our events booked for the year. Which takes a bit of sorting, but looking forward to that, and we have our first talk starting in less than 2 weeks time. Busy times, but enjoyable!

We thought we would just take a moment to thank everyone that we have met over this year for making so many exciting and enjoyable experiences to 2024. Please take time out to enjoy time with your family and friends and make wonderful memories.

We are looking forward to seeing you all again in the new year, with plenty of new things to come and see and experience with us.

Merry Christmas.