Hosta! What a joy in the northern garden because they give a boost of texture and light and color (as long as you want green) in the shaded part of the garden. Here are some of my hosta that I took late summer. This was a good year because the dryness meant I didn’t have much slug damage and for whatever reason the deer left them alone.
The foliage of hosta plants overshadow the flowers that stand on tall stems. When isolated, however, they are very elegant.
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Your hostas are lovely.
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Thanks you, Imelda. And also thank you for checking them out.
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Hello!! Thank you for sharing blog. very nice.I am really enjoy it.
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You’re very welcome. 🙂
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i mentioned to a friend that hostas are one plant species that i miss.. a lot! in a dozen years, i have seen hostas in a garden only once. i wish i had asked for a division, as later i noted they were all gone, and concrete replaced that garden spot. 😦
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I haven’t seen any by our home in Florida, either. I wonder if they don’t do well in subtropical and tropical areas. They do very well in Michigan.
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They did well in the shady ares of my gardens in Mississippi. They were one of few plants that bloomed with vigor in the heat of July and August – and the scent of that stately white one – ah! yes, it would be great to get a start of those and attempt to grow them here! Z
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I don’t think I can mail plants but I bet you could get them from a mail order nursery. Check White Flower Farms online.
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thanks! that would be great! Z
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Lush!
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Lovely, Pat…just love hostas and always looking for new varieties….xoxomeryl
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Thanks so much.
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all the thanks to you for sharing such lovely shots,well I believe those disappointing shots for you might look great in someone else’s eyes you should start sharing them trust me 🙂 your shots do make me smile too
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Your encouragement touches my heart. You are so kind.
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perfect shots as usual you’ve a special eye
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Thank you so much for the nice feedback. There are so many beautiful things that I want to capture but so often my photos are a disappointment. I use the photos that give me a warm feeling and bring a smile to my face – and then it makes me doubly happy when others say they enjoy them too.
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Some of my hostas have holes too- seems to depend on the variety, yours are all lovely!
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As I told Sharechair, I didn’t take pictures of the damaged parts. 🙂 I think slugs like the bi- and tri- colored varieties, probably because they are more tender. My very large varieties (like the Blue Angle) have tougher leaves and don’t get as much damage.
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wow… they look perfect. Mine always develop holes and other missing chunks. Is that damage from snails? They must be busy overnight because I never see them.
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Yup – and the wonderful, creative composition was to avoid the parts that had been hit by the weed wacker, etc. Yes, slugs are active at night but you can also see them during the day. They are rather small and slimy. You can by snail bait that you sprinkle around them – but I usually think about it after I see the damage. I get a lot of slug damage in Florida.
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I love hostas! yours are beautiful. Unfortunately mine have already started turning as it has begun getting cold. Nice shots too
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I am on my way north right now and they will have turned yellow and we will have cleanup. Maybe the deer will have gotten them and helped us out. 🙂 These were taken last August.
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your hostas are beautiful! rich texture, and such a variety of shades of green. thanks for sharing. and thank you for following my blog! i am thrilled! 🙂
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lovely 🙂 great textures of the leaves 🙂
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I love the many colors and textures of hosta leaves. Great choice for the challenge.
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Thanks.
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Beautiful and so apt entries to this challenge.
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Thanks.
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I love hostas. My mother-in-law grows so many varieties and they are all lovely.
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nice pictures! – rita
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Thanks.
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Mine didn’t fair so well. The deer ate them to little nubs this year.
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Isn’t it a shock to wake up or come home to that? So sorry, but they do come back the next year.
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