Hallson Gardens

It does look like you all had fun. Maybe I can drive up from Alabama one of these days.

My Sun Power is mostly green. I moved it about six weeks ago to a spot I think will offer more sun and I hope that helps it become brighter. There is a photo of it in a issue of Fine Gardening magazine and it is green there too. Will more sun light make it color up?

Sounds like you had a big day buying plants. I got hooked on hydrangea this year and among my purchases is a Endless Summer Twist and Shout lacecap, just one though.

Viola Ann - how do you like your Heart and Soul? Mine is in its third season with me and it has been a slow grower. I almost gave it away this year due to my disappointment in it. But I put it in a pot and it looks sort of cute that way, so I'm keeping it.

Most of my recent hosta purchases have been potted and sunk in the ground mostly because I have had a problem with voles. But, a related benefit is that at least I feel a lot better about the risk of spreading HVX with sinking potted hostas. I gave a hosta to a friend a few weeks back and it was no ...

Dash - you are in excellent company. Early on, much of what I learned about hostas came from this forum. Welcome.

I vote for #2 and #3

That Smokey is smokin'. I looked it up on the Myhosta database and there are some great things said about it.

Pia - how depressing! Here in central Alabama, I have several hostas that are in bloom. It is a great year so far and my hydrangeas look the best ever. I'll try to send some of our heat your way.

Jeff

My Elegans came back very different this year due to voles attacking it last year. I am not suggesting that you have had voles, only that it is hard for me to even call my Elegans - Elegans. As a matter of a fact, I have given it a new name. When it comes back looking like Elegans should, I'll swap ...

Beautiful photos. Dang it! Another one for my list.

I may have to start messing around with seed after seeing these photos. Nice hostas Alexa.

Alexa - that is a fabulous leaf, maybe you can do something with it. Kaylyred - I had a Krossa Regal and it put out the most amazing bloom. It had to be 5' tall. But it is a gonner. I kept having a Southern Blight type problem with it and a Royal Standard that were planted side by side. Maybe I'll g...

Thanks for the replies. It is a shame since it was just starting to get some nice shape on it when the voles did their damage.

http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x67/jobranch/PetiteE.jpg This is what my Elegans looks like these days (that is Velvet the cat also in the photo). Last season, it was attacked by voles and I guess it is forever changed. What would cause this? Here is the same hosta two years ago... http://i186.p...

Good luck to all you folk up north. As far as a late freeze here in Dixie, we did not have one this year, thank goodness. I'll keep my fingers crossed for y'all.

Jeff

Pretty. I don't have a streaked one yet. I'll have to be on the lookout for Athena.

Very nice - love the upright shape.

Come to think about it, this hosta has never given me trouble - it just grows and grows and is always happy

Ones that I don't want, I usually give away unless they are declining for some reason. I just put them on the edge of the road in a wheel barrow. I have a sign that says free hostas and they are usually gone in a second. I have a Gold Standard right now that is doing poorly. I thought about just thr...