Blue Wedgwood belongs on your dining table—and in your garden. ‘Blue Wedgwood’ is a hosta hybrid that gets its name from the famed English china maker, and with its mounds of strongly veined blue ...

A large container of leafy hostas makes a welcome addition to any patio or other seating area. Alternatively if you learn how to grow hostas in the ground their heart-shaped leaves will add structure, ...

Seattle — Hostas come in all different colors, shapes and sizes and make a perfect addition to a shady part of your Pacific Northwest garden. Gardening expert Ciscoe Morris shows New Day Northwest how ...

Dear Roger: Will hostas grow under scrub oaks and pine trees? I need something for a year-round ground cover. Will hostas live in sandy, dry soil?- Shady lady in Fayetteville Dear Shady lady: Hostas ...

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 ...

Answer: Blue hostas need to be in shadier areas in order to retain their blue color. They do best in locations where they receive filtered or dappled sunlight for most of the day. If they do receive ...

A Garden World reader, new to gardening, was perplexed about the “proper” way to grow hostas. He purchased three hostas last spring, planted two in his garden, but never got around to planting the ...

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 ...

During the past 30 years, local gardeners have wisely planted trees for shade. This has yielded cooling shade around our homes, but has also resulted in areas of the yard and garden becoming shaded.

Q. I would like to find out if there is a hosta plant that can grow in full sun in the Chicago area. We have hostas on the north and east sides of our house that have grown well every year for the ...

I have some hostas in my garden that look funny with strange, mottled colors on the leaves — different from surrounding plants. A friend told me there is a disease that is affecting hostas and would ...