Hostas are one of the best lush plants for the shady garden providing rich foliage for many months. Some varieties also ...

Nothing is worse than when springtime arrives and your beloved plants fail to return. For some plants, this is a common situation that gardeners face. It can be frustrating trying to understand why ...

These beautiful foliage plants also help suppress weeds.

The hosta is a fantastic foliage plant, adding texture and color to your yard with its beautiful leaves and summer flowers. However, like many perennials, hostas need to be divided every three to five ...

If you cringe every time you look at your crowded hostas, don't despair. You can move or divide hostas during even the hottest months of summer if you take a little extra care, but dividing them when ...

When it comes to growing hostas, Tom Lakowske might serve as inspiration — or perhaps as a cautionary tale. “I saw one at a nursery and picked it up and brought it home and planted it. And that ...

Have you ever thought about how many variations there are of hostas? Hosta comes in shades of buttery-yellow, gun-metal grey, almost blue and so many shades of green. The leaves can have an appealing ...

Thomas Johnson and Kirk Hansen have combined a successful marriage with a successful nursery, Sebright Gardens, an ornamental plant enterprise that features hardy plants such as hostas. Sebright ...

In pocketed garden plots dotting five hilly acres, leafy clumps of decorative plants poke through new mulch. Deep green Pacific Sunrise hostas, with leaves rimmed in neon hues, grow in one section of ...

What is it about hostas that so many gardeners love? For me it’s their ability to look more striking with every passing year with barely any work. You can plant them in poor soil, forget to water them ...

I have always thought that hostas were very easy to grow, but mine have brown, tattered-looking leaves this year. What is the problem, and what should I do? — Barry Hansen, Morton Grove I have ...

Low-maintenance hosta plants have unique foliage that brings color and interest to the shadier parts of your yard. Because they’re perennials, they’ll return every year so you can enjoy them without ...