I got up this morning and went out to one of our Hosta areas and took a moment to take in the view!
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Finally got to Milverton with Ducks
Well finally managed to get our ducks to our Milverton site. For one thing or another this year Covid, Bird Flu, lockdowns, family bereavement, you name it. So finally we got our hosta helping ducks out there. They worked really hard and went over all the ground looking for slugs and snails. They also cleared …
Repotting the Minis
In the process of repotting about 200 miniature hostas after a problem with the top dressing. Lost a few, but here are the first batch of about 40. Lakeside Ninita, Quilting Bee, Dixie Chick and Royalty.
Additional Stuff
Janet has insisted that I show people some of the other things we have been doing with Hostas. I have been making some prints of Hosta leaves and framing them, so here are a few up on the wall. We have also been renting some of our Hostas for somebody who is selling their house …
A little helper in the garden.
Last night went out as usual to do the slug and snail hunt, and lo and behold look what I came across! A hedgehog doing exactly the same, so took night off early and left him to it.
Some Mice
Just thought I’d put some Mice together!
Great Weather for some photos.
Well this morning was perfect weather to take a few photographs after a light morning rainfall.
A brilliant recommendation
We received an absolutely brilliant recommendation from one of our customers: Dear MikeI was delighted at your recommendation of hosta varieties for my garden and I attach a couple of pictures to show our planting scheme.One. The location was a new paving edge where we now have 3 different Hosta species displaying interesting characteristics and …
Empress Wu Comparison
I thought I would show what difference a year makes. These are all Empress Wu Hostas. The one on the far left is almost a year old, the middle is 2 years old and the one on the far right is 3 years old.
A quick look at our Big Blue Hostas.
Thought I’d show you some of our larger Blue Hostas and how they are coming along. Mainly Elegans, Krossa Regals, and Snowdens, with a mix of Abique Drinking Gourds, First Frosts, June, Catherine, Yellow Polka Dot Bikinis, Sagaes, Big Daddy, Blue Angel, Climax, Frances Williams and many more. Hope you enjoy.