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You can buy two Hosta 'White Feather' for PS9.99 or buy four for PS19.98 and we will send you a further two free.
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The garden at Chateau Overbury used to be plagued by snails, but following David's tip was part of ongoing hard work - including several years heading out with a torch when I put the dog out before bedtime and picking them up one by one - and have meant that my hostas are able to put on a spectacular display every year.
I THINK I'm beginning [...]
Recently I was given a rather sickly specimen named 'Striptease' which had been grown in close proximity to Hosta 'The Pilgrim', perhaps it felt inhibited by its previous company as without the pilgrim nearby by its now a flourishing daring spectacle of burlesque.
Your garden in July: Sean Murray's tips for North East gardeners; Sean Murray won the BBC/RHS Chelsea Garden Challenge 2015. Here is his column for gardeners in the North East
When the other hosta flowered, he opened the jam jar and pollinated it with pollen from the first flower.
A PERFECT HOStA; With hundreds of hostas to choose from, there is a cultivar for every gardener's taste.. but one in particular stands out
If you want to maintain the volume of the main clump of your hosta rather than making several new, evenly sized pieces, treat it like a cake and cut out one or two slices before returning the mother clump to the soil.
A favourite from a host of hostas... With hundreds of hostas to choose from there is a cultivar to suit every gardener's taste. But one in particular grabs the eye ask carol
For Proctor, the garden of the late Betty Tetreault, a hosta expert who became a trusted friend and mentor, opened her eyes.
Hostas; Garden staple turning over a new leaf
Among plants you might try here are Hosta x tardiana, 'Halcyon'; lady fern; leatherwood fern; Pachysandra terminalis; and Hedera helix, 'Wilson's ivy.'
Shady characters: believe it or not, some plants work best in sunlight-challenged spaces
Hosta's love for and knowledge of nature is apparent making this an excellent read-aloud selection for a unit in science.
If I Were a Tree
"They found there are as many particulates inside the gym as there are outside" says Hosta. "But since they didn't use the same scale the EPA uses to set regulations, there is nothing for us to go back and compare the results to in order to find out how dangerous the air is for kids to breathe.
In defense of mountains: on the frontlines against destructive mining
In the early '90s, plant breeders worked with hybrids of Francee, a hosta with forest green heart shaped leaves and a nice white margin.
A Loyalist in the garden
Who really pays attention to the blooms of hostas? Sure, they are nice, but it's the big bold, variegated, ribbed and coloured leaves that entice the eye and attract gardeners to the hosta.
Foliage with flair: plan its use. (2002 Feature Section--Landscape Design)
Arrow bamboo, ferns, and the East Asian perennials hosta and liriope decorate the premises in clean, Japanese-style lines.
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
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