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Try hostas, one of the best perennial flowers for shade gardens. Hostas display beautiful foliage that looks good from spring to fall.

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How to Divide Hostas

How to Divide Hostas

plant, wash it off so you can see the hosta crowns.) Carefully break apart the shoots coming out of a crown. If your hostas are too large to lift out of the ground garden fork or flat spade. Plant your hosta divisions in the ground at the same

Hostas

Hostas

can't be overlooked. Hostas give gardens a jolt of on seersucker leaves Hosta Montana Aureomarginata crock lifts a Halcyon hosta to fingertip level, right . Two potted hostas , Birchwood Parky's right , winds past hosta Golden Tiara (two plants

Hosta

Hostas are among the showiest and most reliable giants that sprawl 6 feet across or more. Hostas have showy leaves that are variegated until established. In cold areas, protect hostas the first winter with 1 to 2 inches of shredded

Hosta

Hosta

Hosta plantaginea Aphrodite Finally, a hosta that does all the shady ground-cover things a hosta is supposed to do and has real flowers -- monster blossoms at that, with in-your-face fragrance. Yum. Each flower of the Aphrodite hosta

Hosta-Filled Shade Garden

Hosta-Filled Shade Garden

Create a beautiful, low-maintenance shade garden that's full of texture from spring to fall.

A No-Mow Backyard

A No-Mow Backyard

including shade-lovers like hosta and sun-lovers like feather Ninebark 'Monlo'. (P) Hosta 'Sum and Substance'. (N Toad lily 'Miyakaki'. (T) Hosta 'Great Expectations'. (L) Rose 'Purple Pavement'. Hostas are good space fillers for shade

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Cool-Season Containers

Cool-Season Containers

for example, bacopa, purple pansy, white nemesia, and yellow strawflower mix well with 'Fire and Ice' hosta . Hint: Growing hostas and other perennials in tall containers can help protect them from hungry rabbits early in the season. Bright

Stunning Shade Garden Design Ideas

Stunning Shade Garden Design Ideas

perfect complement to a hosta and gold-leaf 'Chardonnay underneath a planting of blue hostas , purple coleus, and a couple of types of hosta and 'Gold Heart' bleeding heart. Test Garden Tip: Hostas usually have a coarse mounds of Japanese maple, hosta , and other perennials

Top Plants That Thrive in Clay

Top Plants That Thrive in Clay

garden for its attractive foliage, many hostas also produce pretty spikes of white or lavender blooms. 'Patriot' hosta , pictured, has blue-green leaves dramatically edged in pure white. Name: Hosta selections Zones: 3-9 Blazing star is

Garden Plants with a Tropical Flair

Garden Plants with a Tropical Flair

of leaf colors and sizes, hosta are among the most tropical sprawl 6 feet across or more. Hostas have showy leaves that are and narrow to wide. Some hosta flowers are very fragrant. For the most part, hostas are carefree plants. With

Beautiful Bulb Combinations

Beautiful Bulb Combinations

As the bulbs fade, the astilbes will take center stage. Test Garden Tip: Late-emerging hostas also make great spring bulb companions. As the hosta leaves expand, they cover the fading foliage of the bulbs. A river of lily-flowered 'Ballade

No-Fail Perennials for the Midwest

No-Fail Perennials for the Midwest

their upright, spiky habit. Zones: 3-8 Hostas are the ultimate shade-garden plants of green, gold, or blue. Plant Name: Hosta selections Growing Conditions: Shade and foliage makes the perfect contrast to any hosta variety. Zones: 3-9 You can't get

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