Abiqua Moonbeam is a hosta that grows in Deb McCollum’s Moon Garden. Nearby grows Blue Moon, Moonlight Sonata, and a pulmonaria called Mrs. Moon. “My Moon Garden is in the shape of a crescent ...

What started as a post-retirement job turned into a full-fledged business that drew hosta enthusiasts from around the state ...

Weeds, however, seem to thrive. I would like to suggest a solution — plant a Hosta bed. Hostas are perennial plants which grow from rhizomes. The leaves are ovate and vary greatly in size and color.

Once you are done planting all of your hostas, Martha says to mulch around each plant for a tidy garden bed. Enjoy watching your hostas thrive and spread throughout your garden with age.

Jun. 24—Minnesota Hosta Society's Kathy Heram arrived at Kim Sogaard's Mankato home Friday to drop off refreshments for participants in a member's bus tour of gardens. Before heading home to ...

If you are working with a large hosta bed it may be more efficient to rake out dead leaves. Do this after the final frost but before new leaves form so you don't damage tender, young foliage.

It’s a Hosta Takeover! On a wooded Orono plot, a “hosta-holic” nurtures her habit. By Virginia M. Wright Photos by Kelsey Kobik From our July 2023 issue ...

Nearly 15 years ago, Jan Harvey was tending the extensive shade garden behind her Menomonie home when she discovered a tiny streaked leaf at the edge of one of her hosta beds. Struck by its unique ...

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 ...

Hostas are a gardener's go-to plant for the shade garden with good reason: they are hardy, perennial, foliage plants easy to establish and maintain—but they aren't evergreen. Leaves die back ...