Hosta – Page 12 – News and what we have been up to!

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.

A nice grouping of Hostas

I thought this picture was quite a nice display of the Hostas catching up after all those nights of Frost we have had over the last month. At the back on the far left is a Stained Glass Hosta, which has been kept in the shade so once I bring this out into more sunshine will start to go iridescent, so I’ll be doing that soon. Next in the middle is a Great Expectations Hosta that has reverted, and I gather this Hosta can be quite difficult to keep in tip top condition. Finally on the right hand side is a stonkingly good specimen of Guacamole, what more can I say.

In the front row at the front we have a nice specimen of Diana Remembered, next a young Summer Fragrance Hosta, and finally on the right a young Hosta Sagae.

The Hostas are growing.

Here is a quick whistle stop tour of some of our Enclosures and areas in Milverton and Taunton. All the frosts over April had really put back a lot of their development, so it feels really nice to be progressing again and seeing new leaves.

Order Delivered

Here are the Hostas we delivered to somebody last week for their garden. They already had a couple of Hostas from us in the past, but had decided to remodel a few parts of their garden and chose to add a few more!

Started the Propagator

We have started the Propagator for the first time this year. We had some small off-cuts from a Katherine Lewis that had been divided so took the opportunity to pop them into the propagator and start the process rolling. Look forward to seeing them in a few weeks time.

Hostas in the April Rain

Just couldn’t resist posting some pictures after the rain this morning.

New Hostas from a UK Supplier

Recently went and picked up shipment of Hostas from the other side of the Country. Some beautiful specimens. A list of some of them, Lakeside Spellbinder, Dinner Jacket, Designer Genes, First Frost, Patriots, Paradigm, amongst other ones.

The Hosta Mice are waking up!

Several of the Mouse Hostas have woken up and are starting to show their colours, Funny Mouse, Smiling Mouse, Mousecapades and You’re so Vein. Hopefully the others will be coming soon Blue Mouse Ears, Ruffled Mouse, Snow Mouse, and Dancing Mouse.

The Bluebells have arrived.

Checked on the hostas today at our Milverton site. Garlic spraying and checking for slugs and snails. Came across a very nice surprise, our first flower on our Bluebells. I normally get the feeling spring has arrived once I see them. Not sure how they will feel though with the weather forecast for this week!