Hostas prove that variety is the spice of life, at least when it comes to their role in the landscape. Their large leaves come in a range of colors, shapes and textures and last for years. With ...

Hostas are low-maintenance and easy to grow for most gardeners—but they won't tolerate certain conditions. If you plant them in the wrong spot, for example, you can set these versatile perennials up ...

HOSTAS ARE GREAT plants for a moist, shady location. These long-lived, amazingly hardy (-35 degrees) natives of Japan and China come in a mind-boggling array of sizes, shapes and colors. There are ...

What is it about hostas that make gardeners love them so much? For me it's their hardiness and low maintenance. Some of the larger varieties I planted years ago have grown to nearly the size of a ...

Hostas are so easy to grow that we rarely see a temperate shade garden without one. The dizzying selection of foliage means we never tire of them, either. A collection of blue, lime, creamy, and green ...

Q: I have a gorgeous hosta planting, within a larger installation by Joanne Kostecky Garden Design. The outer hostas had much breakage. We had more squirrels in 2016. I think the damage is from them ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of omaha.com stories. Cancel anytime. Gene Nystrom says he has lost track of the number of hostas he owns. Hostas come in all colors and sizes. Some hostas are readily ...

URBANA — Mike Weber can trace his passion for hostas back to seeing the many varieties of the shade-tolerant plant in a display garden in Ohio 24 years ago. It was there, he recalled, that he saw for ...

Abiqua Moonbeam is a hosta that grows in Deb McCollum’s Moon Garden. Nearby grows Blue Moon, Moonlight Sonata, and a pulmonaria called Mrs. Moon. “My Moon Garden is in the shape of a crescent moon,” ...

The award-winning Shadowland Autumn Frost hosta will stop you in your tracks. One of my Facebook followers wrote, “You will love it Norman. I have 300 assorted hostas!” That statement says it all; ...