It's a rambling walk, for sure and some pics. are the same plant from different angles--hope you enjoy my 'walk'!!

First--my hosta buddy on four legs--the small one:

He looks slightly crazed doesn't he! LOL

Now the walk:

Of course there's more--but I'm giving your eyeballs a rest---for now!! :o)

Look at the last pic. and you'll see Montana AM planted--small little thing, right below the blue 'Komodo Dragon' and to the left of 'Liberty'!
It has a ways to go, and I am so impatient to have a really nice sized one!!! Sigh!!!

Thank you, again!!! You made the hard work, well worth the effort!

Deanna

Queenie

Thank you ALL for your kind comments! I love to be in my garden and wish I could have you ALL,
over--maybe a couple of couples at a time though!! I'm much better with a few people at a time.
I just hate it when there's so many people around and I can't get to them all, to chat with and make
sure they have what they need!! I, also, feel that I miss out on so much of what is going on that day! LOL

Okay, I'll try and identify the hosta being asked about, hopefully in picture order:

Fourth pic. down, grey/green hosta? If I'm on the same page/pic. you're referring to, 'vhick',
it's 'Carousel', the one with the white margins?? Correct me if I'm not referring to the one you're asking
about!

Deanna, the 4th pic. and the green margined chartreuse in the back (barreled) is my 'Capt. Kirk'
a magnificently vigorous grower for me. It took off and has loved that barrel from the very beginning!

Here's a pic. of it in 2004 after I first planted it--doesn't even look like the same plant
much at all! Now, the margins seem wider to me, I think!

And, by 2005, it had gotten this full, already:

Starina, the one I think you're referring to is----'Emerald Ruff Cut'!! Right? If you love that one, you'll love 'Journey's End',
a new hosta for me, that is suppose to have even greater size and texture, (along with the ruffles) when it matures!

Shade, I'm not sure I understand, for sure, which hosta pic. you are asking about--could you count them
again, and make sure of the # of the pic.? :O) I'd hate to mislead and mislabel one!!

Again, thank you so much, for making the kind comments about my efforts. I love 'my space'
and my *corner of the world*. I often envy those of you with huge areas to fill with all the hosta
you can get your hands on, and endless possibilities to design a nook here and there, but I do
love what I have and am finding that there may not be an end to my nooks either--because every time
I think it's full, I find a spot where I can inch out the bed a bit more to accommodate some newer
acquisitions!! hehehe The one bed, that I made a notation on about how much it has grown in one
month, has had it's border stones moved 4 x's during that time--really! hahaha I couldn't believe I
was redoing it so often when each time I thought that was going to be the most I could move it and
have ANY grass left. As of now, there's JUST enough room for the lawn tractor to inch through and
make it's way to the front yard!! I only mow the upper back with a push mower now!!

Who needs grass when you have hosta---and stepping stones!! :o)

It started out with two eyes, 4 years ago, and still has ONLY two eyes!!!! I'd really love for
it to do well in that spot, but I purchased another one, and planted it across the stepping stone
path from it (the last pic.) and it's doing better--somewhat!! This is the second summer for that
one, so, hopefully next year it will 'leap'!! :o)

That hosta is ('gifted' to me by 'Greenguy') 'Striptease'! I never could get one
to do well and he sent me a portion of his and finally, I have a good one!!

Thank you, again, Todd!!!!!! It's doing great!!!

Thanks for sharing.

Lainey

Can you stand one more request for hosta ID? Third picture from bottom, upper left corner. What is that beauty. Same question for second from the bottom picture, lower right hand corner. Also a beauty.

Good to know about Journey's End. Mine should be here this week. :-)))

Alexis

christine

And, thank you, Alexis, and about the hosta in pic. three from the bottom--upper left, must be the 'Ice Age Trail', one it took me several years after
the initial buzz about it, to final get one! I just couldn't see what all the excitement was about, looking at the nursery sized ones, but I definitely understand
now! I love it!!! And, I believe you're also referring to the same hosta but a different angle in the second from the bottom pic.! I think you must like it, too!!! :o)

'IAT', is really blue with those creamy stripes and looks very unique, I think, (in my collection) sort of like spilt milk but with more distinct markings!! Mine gets
dappled morning sun at the most!

Again--thank you ALL! You sure know how to make someone feel good about their newbie-efforts!! :o)

All the best,

Deb

I really thought you had to have a B.A.!! Your gardens are so beautiful and you have such wonderful
specimens of so many of the ones we all love.

Slugs--ugh!! I know--they do make 'the season' less than stellar--depending on the rain.
The rain sure makes the hosta grow and look so hearty but the slugs sure seem to love the rain,
and then our hosta as dessert!!! Gak!

in the original set of pictures - last photo, there is a close up area and there is a bird house with a twiggy wreath around it.

Below that is a clump of flowers, tall stemed, smallish blue flowers.

Can anyone tell me what the name is? I have a clump in my yard and need to move it....any idea?