Variegated hosta is tailor-made for lining a path. It not only looks good, it serves a practical purpose because the variegated leaves are easier to spot at night, providing an element of safety.

While perusing through the rummage sale ads in the Action Advertiser (our local shopper that sadly no longer exists), I came ...

The cool blue to green tones of Hosta 'Parasol'--which are blue in spring and turn dark green in summer--brings a sense of balance to the variegated leaves of Hosta 'Treasure Trove." (Rick ...

Hosta leaves vary from green to blue in color, and there are tons of green and yellow variegated forms. (Getty Images) Shade-loving hostas grown for their bold and colorful foliage ...

My variegated (green and white) hostas are beginning to turn all green. How can I prevent this? I like the green AND white. — Donna, Bethlehem Green-and-white hostas in Viriginia Beach, Virginia.

Hostas are a mainstay in shade gardens. They are easy to grow, drought tolerant once established and multiply rapidly, so you'll have additional plants for your own garden or to share with friends ...

Hosta is a perennial foliage plant so well-known and widely planted that many gardeners take it for granted. There are over 3000 named varieties, all of them easy to grow and very trouble-free.

More than 8,000 named varieties of hostas are listed in the United States, but Bernie Slofer, immediate past president of the Maine Hosta Society, divides them into two types. “There are ...

Q: I have a number of variegated hostas in my garden. They have been planted for a number of years but suddenly this year three of them have produced green leaves - not at the beginning but as ...

The star of many a shade garden, hostas are adored for their diverse leaves not their blooms. "Most people grow them strictly for the foliage," said Michael Laico, president of the Greater ...

Kathy Pedersen was in awe of the hosta gardens cultivated by Hideko Gowen, a hybridizer and grower in Excelsior. About three decades ago, Pedersen was working at the Gowens' perennial greenhouses ...