Articles related to "Hosta"
Hosta Plant Profile
Hostas are popular shade perennials because of their lovely form, foliage and colors. See how to care for hostas, use them in the garden and select popular choices.
plant profiles • hosta plants • perennial hostas • shade plants • foliage plants
Hostas are popular shade perennials because of their lovely form, foliage and colors. See how to care for hostas, use them in the garden and select popular choices.
plant profiles • hosta plants • perennial hostas • shade plants • foliage plants
Hosta Varieties of Mouse-Ear Plant Cultivars
Mouse-ear plant cultivars of miniature hosta varieties are popular in small space design gardening. Diminutive plantain lilies are easy to grow in themed landscapes.
miniature hosta varieties • mouse ear plant cultivars • miniature plantain lilies • small space design landscaping • hosta ideas for themed landscapes
Mouse-ear plant cultivars of miniature hosta varieties are popular in small space design gardening. Diminutive plantain lilies are easy to grow in themed landscapes.
miniature hosta varieties • mouse ear plant cultivars • miniature plantain lilies • small space design landscaping • hosta ideas for themed landscapes
The Hosta Plant Gives Lush Evergreen Foliage
Hostas or the Plantain Lily are shade loving plants with stunning multicolored foliage. Hostas are easy to grow and produce delicate lily-like flowers.
the hosta plant • lush evergreen foliage • grow hostas • multicolored foliage • delicate lily-like flowers
Hostas or the Plantain Lily are shade loving plants with stunning multicolored foliage. Hostas are easy to grow and produce delicate lily-like flowers.
the hosta plant • lush evergreen foliage • grow hostas • multicolored foliage • delicate lily-like flowers
Patriotic Themed Garden Plants
What better place to celebrate Independence Day than in a garden full of plants that celebrate that spirit of "freedom and liberty for all".
theme gardens • garden plants • american plants • patriotic plants • americana themed garden
What better place to celebrate Independence Day than in a garden full of plants that celebrate that spirit of "freedom and liberty for all".
theme gardens • garden plants • american plants • patriotic plants • americana themed garden
Foliage: The Living Palette - Part 4
Today, I'd like to explore other ways to use foliage contrasts and echoes in the garden.
leaves • leaf • colour • texture • planning
Today, I'd like to explore other ways to use foliage contrasts and echoes in the garden.
leaves • leaf • colour • texture • planning
Heavenly Hosta Playmates
Here are some of my favorite ways to enhance hostas, with color and texture.
hosta • companion plants • caladium • cephelotaxus • chelone
Here are some of my favorite ways to enhance hostas, with color and texture.
hosta • companion plants • caladium • cephelotaxus • chelone
Top Ten Shade Perennials for a Cold Climate
Gardeners have always struggled with what to grow in dark areas of the yard, but shade gardens can be just as beautiful and rewarding as their sunnier counterparts.
shade • perennial • garden • cold climate • hosta
Gardeners have always struggled with what to grow in dark areas of the yard, but shade gardens can be just as beautiful and rewarding as their sunnier counterparts.
shade • perennial • garden • cold climate • hosta
Grow a Variety of Scented Flower Gardens
Plant a scented garden in any garden theme. Use hostas with fragrant flowers in a shade garden to attract hummingbirds or flowers with scented leaves butterflies love.
scented flower gardens • fragrant plants for shade gardens • butterfly flowers with scented leaves • hosta plants for hummingbirds • flowering plants for scented gardens
Plant a scented garden in any garden theme. Use hostas with fragrant flowers in a shade garden to attract hummingbirds or flowers with scented leaves butterflies love.
scented flower gardens • fragrant plants for shade gardens • butterfly flowers with scented leaves • hosta plants for hummingbirds • flowering plants for scented gardens
Hostas For Flower Gardens
Hostas add leaf structure, bloom fragrance and plant contrast to flower gardens. A guide to planting and caring for plantain lilies will ensure successful hosta gardens.
how to grow hostas • planting hostas • caring for hostas • hostas in flower gardens • what are plantain lilies
Hostas add leaf structure, bloom fragrance and plant contrast to flower gardens. A guide to planting and caring for plantain lilies will ensure successful hosta gardens.
how to grow hostas • planting hostas • caring for hostas • hostas in flower gardens • what are plantain lilies
Summertime - and the Plants Are all Crispy
Tired of lugging the hose? Is drought "business as usual" in your area? Here are some tips for reducing the need to water.
drought • watering plants • sedum • lavender • silver foliage
Tired of lugging the hose? Is drought "business as usual" in your area? Here are some tips for reducing the need to water.
drought • watering plants • sedum • lavender • silver foliage
Planting Under Trees - Part 9
Gardening in Shade - Planting Under Trees - Part - 9 - Happy and Unhappy Campers
kirengeshoma palmata • astilbe glow (glut) • astilbe simplicifolia sprite • astilbe granat • hosta sieboldiana
Gardening in Shade - Planting Under Trees - Part - 9 - Happy and Unhappy Campers
kirengeshoma palmata • astilbe glow (glut) • astilbe simplicifolia sprite • astilbe granat • hosta sieboldiana
A List of Hostas to Grow in Blooming Gardens
Among all plantain lilies, there are blue leaved hostas for shade gardens, sun tolerant hostas, hostas for small space gardens and those with fragrant flowers.
hostas for blooming gardens • plantain lilies • blue leaved hostas • hostas for shade gardens • sun tolerant hostas
Among all plantain lilies, there are blue leaved hostas for shade gardens, sun tolerant hostas, hostas for small space gardens and those with fragrant flowers.
hostas for blooming gardens • plantain lilies • blue leaved hostas • hostas for shade gardens • sun tolerant hostas
Planting Under Trees - Part 6
Gardening in Shade - Planting Under Trees - Part 6 - Some Special Pets for the Mixed Border
shade planting • planting under trees • borders
Gardening in Shade - Planting Under Trees - Part 6 - Some Special Pets for the Mixed Border
shade planting • planting under trees • borders
Planting Under Trees - Part 5
For those of you just joining this series, it's about planting in that inhospitable soil directly under mature deciduous trees. In previous parts of the series, I've shared my methods of dealing with the soil and some tough no-coddling groundcovers that do well in these conditions.This week, we'll look at a few more plants that I have found, over the years, will tolerate the rooty conditions under these trees - with a bit of extra TLC and water.
planting under trees • shady planting • planting in shade
For those of you just joining this series, it's about planting in that inhospitable soil directly under mature deciduous trees. In previous parts of the series, I've shared my methods of dealing with the soil and some tough no-coddling groundcovers that do well in these conditions.This week, we'll look at a few more plants that I have found, over the years, will tolerate the rooty conditions under these trees - with a bit of extra TLC and water.
planting under trees • shady planting • planting in shade
Visit Maine's Pine Tree State Arboretum
The Hosta Garden was donated by the Arnold Arboretum and is a must-see. The Governors Grove celebrates Maine's 60 governors. Open year round and free to all.
pine tree state arboretum • maine arboretum • maine botanical garden • trails augusta maine • maine trees native plants
The Hosta Garden was donated by the Arnold Arboretum and is a must-see. The Governors Grove celebrates Maine's 60 governors. Open year round and free to all.
pine tree state arboretum • maine arboretum • maine botanical garden • trails augusta maine • maine trees native plants
Making Your "Black" Plants Really Dark
The very blackness of most foliage depends on sunlight to bring out the deepest possible hues. Otherwise that "black" plant takes on a decidedly greenish hue.
black plants • black foliage • purple plants • purple foliage • anthocyanins
The very blackness of most foliage depends on sunlight to bring out the deepest possible hues. Otherwise that "black" plant takes on a decidedly greenish hue.
black plants • black foliage • purple plants • purple foliage • anthocyanins
Memorial Day Themed Garden Plants
Creating a special garden in honor and memory of a loved one, wedding anniversary, child's birth or other special event is easy by selecting one of memorable plants.
memorial day • themed garden plants • memory garden • achillea • agapanthus
Creating a special garden in honor and memory of a loved one, wedding anniversary, child's birth or other special event is easy by selecting one of memorable plants.
memorial day • themed garden plants • memory garden • achillea • agapanthus
Planting Gold in the Garden
Many gardeners have discovered that using gold foliage in the landscape is an easy way to add color without depending on flowers.
plants with gold foliage • yellow foliage plants • shrubs • perennials • grasses
Many gardeners have discovered that using gold foliage in the landscape is an easy way to add color without depending on flowers.
plants with gold foliage • yellow foliage plants • shrubs • perennials • grasses
Spring Planting Combinations
Bloom cycles are important for total garden enjoyment. Mountain gardens, with their short growing season, depend upon distinct color combinations and a quick start.
high altitude gardening • spring gardens in the mountains • hosta • dicentra • bleeding heart
Bloom cycles are important for total garden enjoyment. Mountain gardens, with their short growing season, depend upon distinct color combinations and a quick start.
high altitude gardening • spring gardens in the mountains • hosta • dicentra • bleeding heart
Vole Control
Vole runs ruin lawns, golf courses, ground crops and one Vole can devastate a mature hosta plant in one day. Garden bulbs are a favorite food.
voles • vole control • lawn damage • garden damage • hosta damage
Vole runs ruin lawns, golf courses, ground crops and one Vole can devastate a mature hosta plant in one day. Garden bulbs are a favorite food.
voles • vole control • lawn damage • garden damage • hosta damage
Hostas-Slugs,Bugs and Stars
Hostas have been here since the first American gardeners. Their few adversaries are named and blamed, AND there some great specimen photos!
hostas • snails • slugs • nematodes • fungus
Hostas have been here since the first American gardeners. Their few adversaries are named and blamed, AND there some great specimen photos!
hostas • snails • slugs • nematodes • fungus
A Minnesota Garden
A small slice of heaven in Minnesota
minnesota garden • garden tours • landscaping • gardening • virtual garden tour
A small slice of heaven in Minnesota
minnesota garden • garden tours • landscaping • gardening • virtual garden tour
Pollution Tolerant Plants
Until we solve many of our current pollution problems some urban gardens will suffer. Here are smog tolerant options for gardens in dirty cities.
pollution tolerant plants • perennials for smog • urban gardens • polluted air • annual plants
Until we solve many of our current pollution problems some urban gardens will suffer. Here are smog tolerant options for gardens in dirty cities.
pollution tolerant plants • perennials for smog • urban gardens • polluted air • annual plants
Down with Moustaches: Rethinking front-of-the-house landscaping.
Let's put a stamp of individuality on our front yard landscape instead of that same old dreary line of tired shrubs.
shrubs • evergreens • yards
Let's put a stamp of individuality on our front yard landscape instead of that same old dreary line of tired shrubs.
shrubs • evergreens • yards
Heat, a Problem in the North?
The effects of heat on our gardens and how that is measured.
ahs heat-zone map • heat zones • heat tolerance • northern gardening
The effects of heat on our gardens and how that is measured.
ahs heat-zone map • heat zones • heat tolerance • northern gardening
Easy Keepers for Summer Gardens
Great performers for the summer garden. Everyone needs some dependable "easy keepers" and these plants selected among flowers, shrubs and trees have worked for me year after year. Maybe they'll work for you, too.
summer garden • flower • flowers • hummingbird • butterfly
Great performers for the summer garden. Everyone needs some dependable "easy keepers" and these plants selected among flowers, shrubs and trees have worked for me year after year. Maybe they'll work for you, too.
summer garden • flower • flowers • hummingbird • butterfly
Adding Drama to the Landscape
Take your garden from ordinary to extraordinary using these four easy techniques.
dramatic gardens • interesting gardens • garden design • landscape design • bold foliage.black plants
Take your garden from ordinary to extraordinary using these four easy techniques.
dramatic gardens • interesting gardens • garden design • landscape design • bold foliage.black plants
Bold Textured Foliage Plants
One of the easiest ways to create dramatic looking containers is to contrast fine and broad textures in your plant selections. Here are plants with large, broad leaves.
bold foliage • broad foliage • foliage plants • large leaved plants • bergenia cordifolia
One of the easiest ways to create dramatic looking containers is to contrast fine and broad textures in your plant selections. Here are plants with large, broad leaves.
bold foliage • broad foliage • foliage plants • large leaved plants • bergenia cordifolia
Camelot Themed Garden Plants
These perennials, annuals and other plants will add a chivalrous feel to your garden as you celebrate the myth of the Knights of the Round Table.
themed garden plants • camelot garden • king author • excaliber • merlin
These perennials, annuals and other plants will add a chivalrous feel to your garden as you celebrate the myth of the Knights of the Round Table.
themed garden plants • camelot garden • king author • excaliber • merlin
Plant A Fragrant Flower Garden
Plant these flowers to grow a garden that is deliciously, wonderfully, romantically fragrant, perfumed with floral scent and in bloom all season from spring through fall.
fragrant flower • fragrant garden • garden design • scented flower • theme garden
Plant these flowers to grow a garden that is deliciously, wonderfully, romantically fragrant, perfumed with floral scent and in bloom all season from spring through fall.
fragrant flower • fragrant garden • garden design • scented flower • theme garden
Winter and Holiday Themed Plants
There are so many fun ways to enjoy winter in the garden year-round including planting some of these winter themed plants.
winter plants • themed names • christmas • holiday • snow
There are so many fun ways to enjoy winter in the garden year-round including planting some of these winter themed plants.
winter plants • themed names • christmas • holiday • snow
Plant Collectors
Presents some easy care plants for the enabled gardener.
easy care plants • enabled gardener
Presents some easy care plants for the enabled gardener.
easy care plants • enabled gardener
One Butterfly and Hummer Gardener's Success Story!
A delightful interview with a dedicated butterfly and hummingbird gardener awaits you in this article. Read how she has successfully attracted both of these exquisite "Jewels of the Sky" to her backyard habitat.
butterfly • hummers • gardeners • butterflies • hummingbird feeders
A delightful interview with a dedicated butterfly and hummingbird gardener awaits you in this article. Read how she has successfully attracted both of these exquisite "Jewels of the Sky" to her backyard habitat.
butterfly • hummers • gardeners • butterflies • hummingbird feeders
Planting Plan for a Shady Border
A wide variety of plants can be grown in a shady area. This planting plan provides all-year interest in a north-facing border.
shade • planting plan • garden design • north-facing • north
A wide variety of plants can be grown in a shady area. This planting plan provides all-year interest in a north-facing border.
shade • planting plan • garden design • north-facing • north
Shady Riches
Spring gardens by design and surprise are wonderful -- especially when a shady "white garden" begins to glow.
shade • garden • design • shady • shaded
Spring gardens by design and surprise are wonderful -- especially when a shady "white garden" begins to glow.
shade • garden • design • shady • shaded
The 7 Types of Shade in Your Garden
Not all shade in your garden is created equal. Before plunking down expensive plants for your shade garden, consider the type of shade first.
shady garden • moist shade • dry shade • deep shade • medium shade
Not all shade in your garden is created equal. Before plunking down expensive plants for your shade garden, consider the type of shade first.
shady garden • moist shade • dry shade • deep shade • medium shade
Top Shade-Loving Plants
The garden should look nice even when there is nothing in bloom. Here are some top shade-loving plants that have beautiful flowers and leaves.
hostas • calex • hokonochola • dicentras • cimicifuga
The garden should look nice even when there is nothing in bloom. Here are some top shade-loving plants that have beautiful flowers and leaves.
hostas • calex • hokonochola • dicentras • cimicifuga
Gardens for Contemplation
Find a nook in your garden where you can free your mind to contemplate great ideas - or just find some peace and tranquillity.
contemplation gardens • tranquility • zen gardens
Find a nook in your garden where you can free your mind to contemplate great ideas - or just find some peace and tranquillity.
contemplation gardens • tranquility • zen gardens
Hostas for Rock Gardens
Dwarf hostas can be grown in shaded trough gardens. General information on the care of hostas is given. In addition, there is a book review for a classic rock garden book.
hostas • dwarf hostas • rock garden • rock gardening • book review
Dwarf hostas can be grown in shaded trough gardens. General information on the care of hostas is given. In addition, there is a book review for a classic rock garden book.
hostas • dwarf hostas • rock garden • rock gardening • book review
Plants and Shrubs with Blue Leaves
Blue has always been one of the more elusive garden colors - but elusive doesn't mean unobtainable.
foliage gardens • plants with blue leaves • plants with blue foliage • shrubs with blue folige • grasses with blue foliage
Blue has always been one of the more elusive garden colors - but elusive doesn't mean unobtainable.
foliage gardens • plants with blue leaves • plants with blue foliage • shrubs with blue folige • grasses with blue foliage
Planting Under Trees - Part 7
Gardening in Shade - Planting Under Trees - Part 7 - Mostly Natives
native shade plants
Gardening in Shade - Planting Under Trees - Part 7 - Mostly Natives
native shade plants
Foliage -- The Living Palette Part 2
As I write, an icy rain beats relentlessly on my sleeping USDA zone 7 garden. This makes it doubly pleasurable to turn my mind to the many nuances of foliage. Let's explore more facets of our living palette.
leaves • composition • shape • color • colour
As I write, an icy rain beats relentlessly on my sleeping USDA zone 7 garden. This makes it doubly pleasurable to turn my mind to the many nuances of foliage. Let's explore more facets of our living palette.
leaves • composition • shape • color • colour
Photographs: A rose is a rose is a . . . pink???
Don't let those color catalog pictures fool you.
colour • flowers • plants • catalogs
Don't let those color catalog pictures fool you.
colour • flowers • plants • catalogs
The flowerless garden: Foliage can be beautiful
You can create a gorgeous garden with only foliage - and never miss the flowers at all!
foliage • leaves • color • colour • garden deisgn
You can create a gorgeous garden with only foliage - and never miss the flowers at all!
foliage • leaves • color • colour • garden deisgn
Gardens for Friendship - Gardens for Sharing
Gardens for friendships are gardens where plants are for sharing - and for memories.
friendship gardens • sharing plants • friends • gardening
Gardens for friendships are gardens where plants are for sharing - and for memories.
friendship gardens • sharing plants • friends • gardening
Winter Dreaming Means Getting your Catalogs Now!
mail order • catalogues • nurseries • websites • web sites
mail order • catalogues • nurseries • websites • web sites
Beautiful Edgings! Wrap your garden up neatly
Those front of the border plants can make or break your garden
edging plants • edges • lamb's ear
Those front of the border plants can make or break your garden
edging plants • edges • lamb's ear
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