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Hosta lancifolia

Great foliage plants, very architectural, relatively disease free, easy to grow, long lived, well behaved and unfortunately slugs and snails like them to. Growing them in pots is a solution. The other is that we have to manage our gardens more ecologically, giving predators like frogs and hedgehogs a healthy environment to live in. Quite a different Hosta from the usual hybrids. Dense mounds of narrow pointed dark green leaves, somewhat reminiscent of mouse plant (Arisarum proboscideum). Will spread (slowly) as a ground cover. Usual Hosta conditions of good soil in partial shade.  

Hosta Patriot

Great foliage plants, very architectural, relatively disease free, easy to grow, long lived, well behaved and unfortunately slugs and snails like them to. Growing them in pots is a solution. The other is that we have to manage our gardens more ecologically, giving predators like frogs and hedgehogs a healthy environment to live in. Green pleated leaves with pronounced cream-white margins. Dense clustering habit. Typical lavender flowers.  

Hosta Sting

Great foliage plants, very architectural, relatively disease free, easy to grow, long lived, well behaved and unfortunately slugs and snails like them to. Growing them in pots is a solution. The other is that we have to manage our gardens more ecologically, giving predators like frogs and hedgehogs a healthy environment to live in.  A medium-sized Hosta with dark green leaves the shape of my heart and centres lined in fields of gold. Flowers on upright scapes, lavender-white like a moon over Bourbon Street appear from mid summer. Hostas are tough as a desert rose, enjoying cool, moist soil and …

Hosta Yellow River

Great foliage plants, very architectural, relatively disease free, easy to grow, long lived, well behaved and unfortunately slugs and snails like them to. Growing them in pots is a solution. The other is that we have to manage our gardens more ecologically, giving predators like frogs and hedgehogs a healthy environment to live in. Reasonably large Hosta, showy but not too flash, with deep green leaves edged in yellow. Cool, moist soil with protection from midday sun.  

Hosta Rainforest Sunrise

Great foliage plants, very architectural, relatively disease free, easy to grow, long lived, well behaved and unfortunately slugs and snails like them to. Growing them in pots is a solution. The other is that we have to manage our gardens more ecologically, giving predators like frogs and hedgehogs a healthy environment to live in. A good compact Hosta with bright yellow foliage edged in green. Pale lavender summer flowers.  

Hosta Risky Business

Great foliage plants, very architectural, relatively disease free, easy to grow, long lived, well behaved and unfortunately slugs and snails like them to. Growing them in pots is a solution. The other is that we have to manage our gardens more ecologically, giving predators like frogs and hedgehogs a healthy environment to live in. Creamy-white stripe in the center of a green leaf.  

Hosta Special Gift

Great foliage plants, very architectural, relatively disease free, easy to grow, long lived, well behaved and unfortunately slugs and snails like them to. Growing them in pots is a solution. The other is that we have to manage our gardens more ecologically, giving predators like frogs and hedgehogs a healthy environment to live in.

Hosta Wogon

Great foliage plants, very architectural, relatively disease free, easy to grow, long lived, well behaved and unfortunately slugs and snails like them to. Growing them in pots is a solution. The other is that we have to manage our gardens more ecologically, giving predators like frogs and hedgehogs a healthy environment to live in.

Hosta clausa var. clausa

Great foliage plants, very architectural, relatively disease free, easy to grow, long lived, well behaved and unfortunately slugs and snails like them to. Growing them in pots is a solution. The other is that we have to manage our gardens more ecologically, giving predators like frogs and hedgehogs a healthy environment to live in. This Hosta is a particularly good ground cover for around the base of trees.

Hosta kikutii

Great foliage plants, very architectural, relatively disease free, easy to grow, long lived, well behaved and unfortunately slugs and snails like them to. Growing them in pots is a solution. The other is that we have to manage our gardens more ecologically, giving predators like frogs and hedgehogs a healthy environment to live in.

Hosta nakaiana

Great foliage plants, very architectural, relatively disease free, easy to grow, long lived, well behaved and unfortunately slugs and snails like them to. Growing them in pots is a solution. The other is that we have to manage our gardens more ecologically, giving predators like frogs and hedgehogs a healthy environment to live in. This a good ground cover plant for around the base of a tree.

Hosta August Moon

Great foliage plants, very architectural, relatively disease free, easy to grow, long lived, well behaved and unfortunately slugs and snails like them to. Growing them in pots is a solution. The other is that we have to manage our gardens more ecologically, giving predators like frogs and hedgehogs a healthy environment to live in.

Hosta Blue Cadett

Great foliage plants, very architectural, relatively disease free, easy to grow, long lived, well behaved and unfortunately slugs and snails like them to. Growing them in pots is a solution. The other is that we have to manage our gardens more ecologically, giving predators like frogs and hedgehogs a healthy environment to live in.

Hosta Harry van Trier

Great foliage plants, very architectural, relatively disease free, easy to grow, long lived, well behaved and unfortunately slugs and snails like them to. Growing them in pots is a solution. The other is that we have to manage our gardens more ecologically, giving predators like frogs and hedgehogs a healthy environment to live in.

Hosta June

Great foliage plants, very architectural, relatively disease free, easy to grow, long lived, well behaved and unfortunately slugs and snails like them to. Growing them in pots is a solution. The other is that we have to manage our gardens more ecologically, giving predators like frogs and hedgehogs a healthy environment to live in.

Hosta Krossa Regal

Great foliage plants, very architectural, relatively disease free, easy to grow, long lived, well behaved and unfortunately slugs and snails like them to. Growing them in pots is a solution. The other is that we have to manage our gardens more ecologically, giving predators like frogs and hedgehogs a healthy environment to live in.

Hosta Maraschino Cherry

Great foliage plants, very architectural, relatively disease free, easy to grow, long lived, well behaved and unfortunately slugs and snails like them to. Growing them in pots is a solution. The other is that we have to manage our gardens more ecologically, giving predators like frogs and hedgehogs a healthy environment to live in.

Anemone nemorosa West Well Pink

The Woodland Anemone is one of the most delightful early spring woodland plants, it spreads with fleshy rhizomes just below the surface, appears in early spring with lovely cup shaped flowers. They are summer dormant, so plant under shrubs and trees with Hosta, Ferns and other late flowering shade-lovers. The flower of A. nemorosa West Well Pink opens white with a flush of pink turning darker pink later.

Anemone nemorosa Hilda

The Woodland Anemone is one of the most delightful early spring woodland plants, it spreads with fleshy rhizomes just below the surface, appears in early spring with lovely cup shaped flowers. They are summer dormant, so plant under shrubs and trees with Hosta, Ferns and other late flowering shade-lovers. A. nemorosa Hilda is a very elegant cultivar with beautiful white semi-double flowers.

Tiarella Pink Sky Rocket

Foam-flowers freely colonise in dappled shady spots with shallow suckering root systems. creating an attractive ground cover. Ideal as fillers between Hostas, Ferns and other clump- forming woodland perennials Spikes of pretty white-pink flowers above maple-shaped purple-bronze foliage.

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