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
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- Pieter
- Posts: 874
- Joined: May 16, 2006 9:18 am
- Location: Richmond, BC @ 49°07'49.30 N Elevation: 8ft
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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.
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......
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.
- 'Abiqua Drinking Gourd'
- 'American Halo'
- 'Ben Vernooij'
- 'Big Daddy'
- 'Blue Angel'
- 'Blue Cadet'
- 'Blue Hawaii'
- 'Blue Ivory'
- 'Blue Mouse Ears'
- 'Bulletproof'
- 'Camelot'
- 'Canadian Blue'
- 'Captain Kirk'
- 'Cat's Eyes'
- 'Chinese Sunrise'
- 'Cracker Crumbs'
- 'Christmas Tree'
- clausa var. normalis
- 'Dancing Queen'
- 'Dawn's Early Light'
- 'Earth Angel'
- 'Empress Wu'
- 'Fantasy Island'
- 'Feather Boa'
- 'Firn Line'
- 'Fortunei Albomarginata'
- 'Fortunei Albopicta'
- 'Fortunei Aureomarginata'
- 'Fortunei Hyacinthina'
- 'Fragrant Blue'
- 'Fragrant Bouquet'
- 'Fragrant Dream'
- 'Frosted Mouse Ears'
- 'Frozen Margarita'
- 'George Smith'
- 'Glad Rags'
- 'Gold Standard'
- 'Golden Tiara'
- 'Gooseberry Sundae'
- 'Grand Tiara'
- 'Grand Total'
- 'Guacamole'
- 'Guardian Angel'
- 'Gypsy Rose'
- 'Hacksaw'
- 'Hadspen Blue'
- 'Halcyon'
- 'Hands Up'
- 'Ice Age Trail'
- 'Indigo'
- 'Invincible'
- 'Island Breeze'
- 'June'
- 'Katherine Lewis'
- kikutii
- 'Krossa Regal'
- 'Lakeside Babyface'
- 'Lakeside Cupcakes'
- 'Lakeside Kaleidoscope'
- 'Lemon Frost'
- 'Lemon Lime'
- 'Lucky Mouse Ears'
- 'Mini Skirt'
- 'Minute Man'
- 'Monashee Blue Cup'
- 'Nightlife'
- 'Pacific Blue Edger'
- 'Paradise Joyce'
- 'Paradigm'
- 'Pearl Lake'
- 'Queen Josephine'
- 'Queen of the Seas'
- 'Princess of Karafuto'
- 'Rainforest Sunrise'
- 'Raspberry Sundae'
- 'Ray Of Hope'
- rectifolia var. 'Pruinosa'
- 'Red October'
- 'Regal Splendor'
- 'Remember Me'
- 'Restless Sea'
- 'Revolution'
- 'Rhino Gold'
- 'Ripple Effect'
- 'Risky Business'
- 'Rubies and Ruffles'
- 'Sea Octopus'
- 'September White'
- 'Shadowland Waterslide'
- sieboldii 'Alba'
- 'Sleeping Beauty'
- 'Snake Eyes'
- 'Spider'
- 'Stirfry'
- 'Striptease'
- 'Sugar and Spice'
- 'Sunset Grooves'
- 'Tiki Torch'
- 'Twilight'
- 'Twilight Time'
- "Twisting The Night Away"
- 'Ulysses S. Grant'
- 'Undulata'
- venusta
- 'Victory'
- 'Whirlwind'
- 'Wide Brim'
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......
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- Pieter
- Posts: 874
- Joined: May 16, 2006 9:18 am
- Location: Richmond, BC @ 49°07'49.30 N Elevation: 8ft
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MOST WANTED List:
BTW, did I mention I don't have any more room for more Hosta, but that hasn't stopped me yet
- 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