Talking about the so called "blue" hosta's, I have both Blue Wedgwood and Canadian Blue, not of which in spite of pictures in catalogues shown are "blue" and the snails just love them!
Oooh, you've all been very busy chatting. There is so much information on here to take in; it's brilliant! Wow, 60 different varieties of hosta's Brumbull!!!! You are definitely the one to ask. I'll continue researching the ones that I want and then come back to you if I may. I must admit I got quite annoyed with Parkers website because they were saying the white hosta spreads 1m in the designer collection but then for the white hosta on its own - 50cm - but then if you plant 3 white hostas together, the spacing is reduced to 25-30cm???!!!!! Hence my plea for help here, and jolly good help it's been too! Thanks everyone.
I grow around 90 varieties of hostas and I'd agree with most comments in this link except ( Sorry Brumbull ) " hostas don't like garlic spray" I don't know if you meant to type slugs don't like it perhaps??
Google " hanging hosta garden" and you'll get links to a garden in Hampshire we visited last year. They have over 1,300 different varieties of hosta and they swear by garlic spray. Bowden Hostas in Devon is a very good supplier and I've also bought some from small nurseries via Ebay and have have been very happy with them.
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Hi Verdun,
Talking about the so called "blue" hosta's, I have both Blue Wedgwood and Canadian Blue, not of which in spite of pictures in catalogues shown are "blue" and the snails just love them!
Cheers
Tsk tsk - someone forgot to credit the authorship of original work -
Never mind, here's the link http://www.nhhostasdatabase.com/blog/category/whats-going-on-at-nh-hostas/
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
No problem at all .... my pleasure
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Oooh, you've all been very busy chatting. There is so much information on here to take in; it's brilliant! Wow, 60 different varieties of hosta's Brumbull!!!! You are definitely the one to ask. I'll continue researching the ones that I want and then come back to you if I may. I must admit I got quite annoyed with Parkers website because they were saying the white hosta spreads 1m in the designer collection but then for the white hosta on its own - 50cm - but then if you plant 3 white hostas together, the spacing is reduced to 25-30cm???!!!!! Hence my plea for help here, and jolly good help it's been too! Thanks everyone.
If you plant 3 the sameyou're making a clump of one form, overlapping adds substance. If you plant 3 different an overlap looks a mess
In the sticks near Peterborough
I grow around 90 varieties of hostas and I'd agree with most comments in this link except ( Sorry Brumbull ) " hostas don't like garlic spray" I don't know if you meant to type slugs don't like it perhaps??
Google " hanging hosta garden" and you'll get links to a garden in Hampshire we visited last year. They have over 1,300 different varieties of hosta and they swear by garlic spray. Bowden Hostas in Devon is a very good supplier and I've also bought some from small nurseries via Ebay and have have been very happy with them.
Spread the word and keep growing hostas.
This was part of my garden 2 years ago shortly after we moved to Devon.