Hallson Gardens

Hi Chris, I received the DVD yesterday...thank you so much for creating it! It is very informative and will help in identifying the badboy HVX. Next summer I will get test strips and test all of my hostas. I figure if the geese attack on my hostas has spread the virus (if it is present) I might as w...

:D Thanks Gardentoad for the advice! I'm nervous about using dry leaves for warmth because our maples have Tar Spot. I rake up every single leaf every year trying to get rid of it...to no advail. We have other deciduous trees but they don't create enough leaves for all of my shrubs. Do you think str...

Howdy, I have planted some shrubs, buddleia, weigela, viburnum, hydrangeas both macrophylla and paniculata. I live in southwestern Ontario and can't rely on a heavy snow cover every year. I'm concerned about rodent damage as well. In the past I used Skoot to protect my orchard when it was young. Has...

lol...yes eastwood2007 I think you will get more! Have a great day!

I'd say put me on the list too...but I live in Canada!

Other insects, especially ticks, are way down this year, too. I'm going to get some more next spring... Thanks for all the laughs everyone! :lol: *rotflmao* Sorry eastwood2007 for laughing so hard. When I read your last line I understood what you meant, but it hit my funny bone big time! "Other ins...

Hey Chris, I still think it's a big deal that you have registered hostas! You still had to have a registered hosta to be listed in Hostapedia ;) I understand about the shipping costs and regulations. Having been a retail business owner I dealt with customs for many years. I searched out all Canadian...

Thanks again you guys :) Another thing that is special about it, at least to me, is that because it was registered in 2007 it is actually listed in Mark Zilis' Hostapedia. How cool is that? :D I just knew there would be a post somewhere in here regards Hallson Gardens being listed in Hostapedia. La...

Ducks and geese do a fine job eating slugs and don't scratch the ground or your garden guests like chickens do. I woke up this morning and my geese have demolished a dozen or more hostas. The ducks taste tested them when I first put them in and wandered away. I've been fighting the geese off since ...

Hey newtohosta-no-more, I was just reading through your posts and noticed that you mentioned that you lost some in the winter. I live in Ontario, Canada and was wondering what I'm supposed to do to protect these new family members of mine. I've read so many different things I'm confused now. With ov...

Thank's for keeping your fingers crossed! Would you mind crossing your toes too? *grins*

Hi Chris,
I went ahead and ordered via the shopping cart and added the correct address in the comment field.
Thanks,
Alex

whew...thank you so much for responding so quickly. I'm looking at all of my hostas and seeing what I think are signs of HVX. I just received my Hostapedia so I will be going through it and reading all of the descriptions of my plants as several have puckering which may be normal. This is a great fo...

I went to order the DVD but when I tried to register it did not list Canada as a choice!

Hi there, I am concerned about this hosta which I purchased labelled as "Elegans". The new growth is coming out yellow and gradually darkening. I was going to move it to a new area with better drainage when I learned about HVX. Does anyone have any advice for me about what could be going on with thi...

Hi there, I am new to ornamental gardening and found this forum researching HVX. This year, I went overboard buying Hosta's before even knowing about the virus. It is my hope that this forum can help me determine if any of my hosta's have the virus. I look forward to learning much more than just abo...