'Planning my shady border now and have a few of these on the list,' said one gardener.

Hostas are becoming more and more popular by the year, but they don't bloom in the spring. To balance your garden out year-round, plant this flower nearby.

Hostas are popular perennial plants that are grown for their stunning foliage and upright flowers. In addition to being beautiful to look at, hostas are also an effective, natural weed-suppressant.

While hostas can be planted in any season, planting hostas in spring or fall gives them time to establish roots. Here's how and when to plant them in your shade garden.

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 ...

Hand pollination of last year’s hosta flowers produced the seeds used to grow this tray of hosta seedlings. But it will take a few more years for these plants to mature and truly express the traits ...

Container gardening changes what hostas need to stay healthy. Understanding how conditions differ in pots helps keep those ...

Starting plants from seed is a cost-effective alternative to buying established plants from a nursery. Most perennial and biennial flowers started from seed will not bloom until their second year of ...

As recently as 50 years ago, hostas were a gardening cliché across much of the United States. Having exploded in popularity in the West, the Asian-native plants were featured in landscapes almost ...

PIKE LAKE — Karen Younggren said it's taken about 25 years for her garden to become the hosta haven it is today. She has over 220 species of hosta, a shade-loving green leafy perennial, growing in her ...

Every year since 1996, the American Hosta Growers Association picks one outstanding variety to honor as Hosta of the Year. The winner for 2019 is “Lakeside Paisley Print,” with thick, heart-shaped ...

I am starting to see a lot of ragged holes in the leaves of my hosta and some of my other perennials in the same section of my garden. There never seem to be any insects present. I was wondering what ...