OMG Jan, me too. I've been reading for an hour on that site, what fun. Love the Renegade's sense of humor. Good advice too. I just signed up for his updates.

This isn't a website but a YouTube video of a wonderful garden in the UK: The Lost Gardens of Heligan. It's an hour long but it's just magical! When you have the time, pour yourself a glass of wine, sit back and enjoy this!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbLnAw4YOl4

Here is a link that might be useful: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbLnAw4YOl4

This post was edited by Hostanista on Sun, Mar 31, 13 at 15:11

Hi Jan,
An absolute favourite is tezalizard.blogspot.ca/
A scrumptious feast for any plants-person.
John

This is certainly a good website, in my opinion; and why wouldn't it be? From what I've read, I discovered the Hosta section was created by our very own Forum-mate and HostaFriend, Mr. Don Rawson....You may very well be quite familiar with it already...Don't be modest, Don R., it's awesome......

Don B.
71 degrees in Westminster, CO.

Here is a link that might be useful: The 'other' Hosta website

Great site. I just blew an hour there. Oh well, the ground is still frozen here, might as well look at hosta pics.

Great post, thanks all for the new info. -Spring fever is bad as the weather warms but the ground is frozen. -Needed this!
gc

Great idea for a thread, Jan. I spent a few hours at the Renegade Gardener's website as well and learned something new about lawn seeding and limbing up tree branches. Thanks for the link Jonny.

Here's a link to a YouTube site. I spent a few hours here looking at garden videos produced by Hostas Direct (HD). The sound isn't great but the videos of hostas are good and made me add a few hostas to my like list. If I lived in the States I probably wouldn't be buying from HD because of the size of the hostas they sell but I enjoyed the videos.

Here is a link that might be useful: garden videos

Everybody probably knows about the hosta forum at Hallson's and the hosta data base they've started there. I post there from time to time. I haven't renewed my membership at Dave's Garden. I think there's also a Yahoo group but I've never accessed it.

A hosta forum I like is at All Things Plants. The folks there are nice. Membership is free. Some nice hosta pics have been posted there now.

Here is a link that might be useful: All Things Plants

Don - thanks for 'the other hosta site'. Just read Mark Zilis' list of best hostas - of his 80 I only have 14. What potential! (Very different list than the AHS top 100, or the HOTY list.)

Boy am I learning a lot from the responses to this post.

jp142 - Just back from Teza..... great blog, and I followed a link there to Toronto Gardens....... it's snowing out....what a great way to spend the afternoon.

Hostanista - just off to pour my wine, then to YouTube.

Many many thanks for the great info.
Jan

The Hanging Hostas of Hampshire

Here is a link that might be useful: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMiVUWUktRk

You're welcome, Jan. It's a great website in it's own right...Can't have too many Hosta websites. I only have 19 of Zilis' 80 All-Stars, so don't feel TOO bad, we just need to get more Hostas, I guess!
And a thank you to everyone for all your great offerings....The Renegade Gardener has a lot of great material, and he's hilarious to boot.

Don B.
53 Degrees in Westminster, CO.

Thank you everyone for sharing. My 'favorites' list just got longer :-) Here are a few that I enjoy:

http://awaytogarden.com/
...this site has beautiful photography and a wonderfully serene 'feel' to it

http://whyy.org/cms/youbetyourgarden/
...seriously helpful info provided in a decidedly un-serious way

http://www.gardenality.com/
...huge repository of "ask the experts" advice

http://gardenrant.com/
...somewhat edgy but an interesting read if you're in the mood for something with a bite

http://www.delvalhosta.org/index.htm
...my local hosta society... check out the article archives and the newsletters (in addition to the usual DVHS member biz, there are terrific articles to make you smart)

Hallson Gardens Hosta Forum

Hosta Seed Growers Forum

Red Hosta Forum

Hosta Hybridizer's Forum

Hosta Lists. Also hosta theme garden lists.

American Hosta Society Facebook. Pics of really nice hostas and seedlings every day or two.

Fraternal Order of the Seedy Fellows (FOoSF)

Rick Goodenough's hostas

Backyard Gardener Plant Finder

Species Trader. Classified ads for selling, buying, and trading plants.

Eigen Hosta Introductions

Hosta Valley Introductions

hostapix: http://tech.groups.yahoo. com/group/hostapix/>hostapix