Hallson Gardens

Welcome visitor, nice to meet you.

I'm a transplanted dike-plugger so to speak. Born in Rotterdam and have lived in the Vancouver, B.C. area since 1971. It has only been over the past 30 years or so that my wife and I have dug ourselves deeper into gardening. The result of our efforts can be seen on the personal website I maintain.

We do not have a large yard to work with, but it's amazing for example how quickly you can go through 700 spring bulbs and still think you don't have enough, on a 50x100 suburban lot.

We strive towards having something in flower year 'round in our yard and I'd say we're pretty much there. Over the past 12 years I have become fascinated by Hostas and you will find the longest list of cultivars of any genus we have in our yard is the Hosta list. Check out which Hostas I have growing in the yard. Two separate lists are posted below which detail what I potentially have available for trade and what I'm looking for, my 'most wanted' list in other words

BTW, did I mention I don't have any more room for more Hostas, but that hasn't stop me from trading yet

So here's what I presently have in the yard. Because of space limitations in my small 50x100ft suburban lot a great many of my Hostas are potted rather than in the ground, and, a goodly number of them spend their season in darned near full sunshine, something I can get away with by putting the pots in trays I fill twice weekly with rainwater.

Compared to most here, it's a fairly short list, but it sure grew nicely over the past few years, largely because of trades. And I can't wait to see what else I can add in. At one time my list was over 100, but I have had to deal with some issues related to improperly draining potting mixes that lead to root rot and subsequent loss of the plant. BTW, each name is linked to my website page which deals with that particular variety and how it grows in our yard, pictures are added during the growing season on a regular basis. If you are Canadian and interested in pursuing the possibility of trades, please go to the Hosta trades page on my website for some further details.

1. 'Abiqua Drinking Gourd'
2. 'Avocado'
3. 'Ben Vernooij'
4. 'Big Daddy'
5. 'Blue Angel'
6. 'Blue Cadet'
7. 'Blue Hawaii'
8. 'Blue Ivory'
9. 'Blue Mouse Ears'
10. 'Bulletproof'
11. 'Camelot'
12. 'Canadian Blue'
13. 'Captain Kirk'
14. 'Chinese Sunrise'
15. 'Cracker Crumbs'
16. 'Christmas Tree'
17. clausa var. normalis
18. 'Dancing Queen'
19. 'Dawn's Early Light'
20. 'Earth Angel'
21. 'Empress Wu'
22. 'Fantasy Island'
23. 'Feather Boa'
24. 'Fire Island'
25. 'Fireworks'
26. 'Firn Line'
27. 'First Blush'
28. 'First Frost'
29. 'Fortunei Albomarginata'
30. 'Fortunei Albopicta'
31. 'Fortunei Aureomarginata'
32. 'Fortunei Hyacinthina'
33. 'Fragrant Blue'
34. 'Fragrant Bouquet'
35. 'Fragrant Dream'
36. 'Frosted Mouse Ears'
37. 'Frozen Margarita'
38. 'George Smith'
39. 'Glad Rags'
40. 'Glad Tidings'
41. 'Gold Standard'
42. 'Golden Tiara'
43. 'Gooseberry Sundae'
44. 'Grand Tiara'
45. 'Grand Total'
46. 'Guacamole'
47. 'Guardian Angel'
48. 'Gypsy Rose'
49. 'Hacksaw'
50. 'Hadspen Blue'
51. 'Halcyon'
52. 'Hands Up'
53. 'Ice Age Trail'
54. 'Indigo'
55. 'Invincible'
56. 'Island Breeze'
57. 'Jaws'
58. 'June'
59. 'Katherine Lewis'
60. kikutii
61. 'Lakeside Babyface'
62. 'Lakeside Kaleidoscope'
63. 'Lemon Frost'
64. 'Lemon Lime'
65. 'Lily Blue Eyes'
66. 'Lucky Mouse Ears'
67. 'Mini Skirt'
68. 'Minute Man'
69. 'Monashee Blue Cup'
70. 'Nightlife'
71. 'Outta Business'
72. 'Pacific Blue Edger'
73. 'Paradigm'
74. 'Pearl Lake'
75. 'Princess of Karafuto'
76. 'Queen Josephine'
77. 'Queen of the Seas'
78. Rainforest Sunrise
79. 'Raspberry Sundae'
80. 'Ray Of Hope'
81. rectifolia var. 'Pruinosa'
82. 'Red October'
83. 'Red Stilts'
84. 'Regal Splendor'
85. 'Remember Me'
86. 'Restless Sea'
87. 'Revolution'
88. 'Rhino Gold'
89. 'Ripple Effect'
90. 'Risky Business'
91. 'Rollercoaster Ride'
92. 'Rubies and Ruffles'
93. 'Sea Octopus'
94. 'September White'
95. 'Shadowland Waterslide'
96. sieboldii 'Alba'
97. 'Sleeping Beauty'
98. 'Snake Eyes'
99. 'Spider'
100. 'Stained Glass'
101. 'Stirfry'
102. 'Striptease'
103. 'Sugar and Spice'
104. 'Sunny Halcyon'
105. 'Sunset Grooves'
106. 'Tick Tock'
107. 'Tiki Torch'
108. 'Tortilla Chip'
109. 'Tousled Hair'
110. 'Twilight'
111. 'Twilight Time'
112. "Twisting The Night Away"
113. 'Ulysses S. Grant'
114. 'Undulata'
115. venusta
116. 'Victory'
117. 'Whirlwind'
118. 'White Feather'
119. 'Wide Brim'
120. 'Wind beneath my Wings'
121. 'Yellow Polka Dot Bikini'

The BOLDED ones I have available for potential trade and the vast majority have been in the yard for 5 years or more.

In addition to what I show above, I have several seedlings I'm keeping an eye on, as well as up to 3 different Hyacinthina sports and a green sport of Revolution, which I refer to as 'Green Revolution'.

BTW, did I mention I don't have any more room for more Hosta -or much of anything else for that matter- but that hasn't stopped me yet I have become more discriminating, that's all... Man, I'm SERIOUSLY running out of space......

MOST WANTED List:

• Aspen Gold
  Atom Smasher
  Baby Blue Eyes
  Banana Boat
  Bitsy Gold
  Blue Flame
  Blue Mouse Ears Supreme
  Cabaret
  Cameo
  Carnival
  Capitata
  Cat and Mouse
  Cat's Eyes
  Chartreuse Wiggles
  Cherish
  Cherry Tart
  Clifford's Comet
  Clifford's Stingray
  Cody
  Crystal Tiara
  Curly Fries
  Deep Blue Sea
  Desert Mouse
  Dew Drop
  Diamond Tiara
  El Capitan
  Emerald Necklace
  Fair Maiden
  Fireworks
  First Mate
  Fuchsia Frenzy
  Fujibotan
  Funky Monkey
  Galaxy
  Gemstone
  Ginsu Knife
  Golden Meadows
  Green Eyes
  Harpoon
  Hi Ho Silver
  Holy Mole
  Itty Bitty
  Island Charm
  Ivory Tiara
  Junior Miss
  Katsuragawa Beni
  Kiwi Full Monty
  Lacy Belle
  Lakeside Cricket
  Lakeside Symphony
  Lederhosen
  Little Jay
  Little Stiffy
  Little Sunspot
  Lucky Mouse
  Lucy Vitols
  Luna Moth
  Mango Tango
  Marrakech
  Mary Marie Ann
  Masquerade
  Medusa
  Midas Touch
  Mighty Moe
  Mighty Mouse
  Miss Saigon
  Moonlight Sonata
  Mouse Tracks
  One Iota
  One Iota Supreme
  One Man's Treasure
  On Stage
  Pamela Lee
  Peppermint Ice
  Pewterware
  Pineapple Punch
  Purple Dwarf
  Radio Waves
  Rainbow's End
  Rickrack
  Royal Flush
  Royal Mouse Ears
  Royal Tiara
  Royal Wave
  Saishu Jima
  Secret Love
  Silver Threads and Golden Needles
  Sitting Pretty
  Snow Mouse
  Stitch In Time
  Sugar and Cream
  Summer Breeze
  Sweet Innocence
  Tequila Sunrise
  Thumbelina
  Topaz Tiara
  Tortifrons
  Twist of Lime
  Uzu-no-Mai
  Volcano Island
  Yellow Fever
  X-rated
  
  oh bugga, just about anything small I don't already have, any member of the Mouse Ears family is always welcome....and, as you can see, fragrant ones are good too.....can never have too many of those. And of course red legs are good, so are yellow leaves, so are.... oh what the heck...

BTW, did I mention I don't have any more room for more Hosta, but that hasn't stopped me yet