Three Hosta Gardens - Garden 1
Three Hostas Gardens:
I have enjoyed all the recent pictures of everyone's gardens. Now that the weather is finally starting to get nice (sometimes) things are looking good. Your gardens are so unique, each with it’s own interpretations and qualities. It's nice to learn and be inspired by each other.
This spring I’ve been able to see 3 very different gardens. There is my own of course but Faye’s in the beginning of it’s second year is completely awe inspiring. I was also able to visit my sisters garden when plants were actually opening in their spring beauty. Usually I’m down there helping her get things set up but never before have actually seen the plants other than in pictures.
The three of us have similarities in that we are all hooked on hostas and like to add creative, artistic touches to the beds. I hope you will enjoy the visiting each of them.
Garden 1 belongs to my sister Judy
Judy’s Garden is outside of Seattle, Washington
She has lived in her house for over 25 years. It is a suburban yard with mature trees, many Cedar and towering Rhode’s, Camellias and ground cover. She and I got hooked on Hostas gradually after discovering a large green plant in her garden that is probably Hosta Fortunei Virdis.
A visit to Naylor Creek nursery in 2000 when they were still open to the public pretty much pushed us over the edge. She now has well over 300 varieties and has started concentrating on the small and mini’s.
The Pacific Northwest really must be the best place to grow Hostas. I was stunned by the sizes both in leaf and mound. She and I have shared plants over the years so the differences can’t be blamed on different divisions. In most cases her plants are so much larger than mine I would hardly recognize them. I felt like a dwarf walking around. There were a few cases where she was having trouble with a plant that has been very easy for me so location does make a difference.
If the climate is a positive she does have other challenges. There are mature 20 ft high Rhode’s and cedar trees in her yard and the churchyard behind her fence. Getting enough light in without loosing privacy is a constant balance. The tree roots have caused her to grow mostly in pots. Fortunately she’s never lost one to rot like those of us in colder, more unreliable climates. She battles the west coast enormous slugs and black vine beetles attracted to the Rhode’s. She’s long ago run out of space. All lawn is gone. We have had to be creative in finding places to plant and less expensive containers. A few years ago we started using plastic storage bins. They hold just about as much as a barrel and are a fraction the price. She found the blue ceramic pots in the front yard on Craig’s list.
The garden is ever changing and so beautiful. Hope you enjoy it.
leafwatcher
Gesila
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