From the hosta in my garden, I found a picture from 2012 August of two hosta which were my favorites then as they are now. I kept them together in those days but cannot remember why. One came from Mason Hollow and the other from Hallsons as a gift. I liked them both.

Smooth Sailing with the golden green leaf and a narrow eye liner margin of darker green. Painted on as they say. And the large leafed solid gold Rosedale Golden Goose. I could not imagine a nursery giving away such a beautiful plant. Of course that was when I was very new to the world of hosta.

And they split up because after a virus scare, I decided to keep plants according to source ordered. But, then I learned a bit more, and last fall in 2013 I rearranged with the focus on fragrant hosta together, golds in the sunshine more, and blues in cooler shade (if I could find it).

But tonight I ran across this picture again on Flickr. My hard drive failure meant my only photos of 2012 and before was through my Flickr account. How beautiful my plants were when they arrived fresh from the north! How unsuspecting they were of the new life they would lead.

These two stood out, and I liked them. I thought they looked great in 2012 August. That was my first southern summer with hosta. I did not have a clue what to expect.

And then lets see them more recently.

Aug 2013

May 29, 2014 in LOTS of sunlight

Then Rosedale Golden Goose, the gift of gold.
Soon after it arrived spring 2012

A beauty May 24

May 2013 front and left, but note the yellow pot had built in saucer which kept it too moist? I did not know then what I know now. But, being strong, it survived.

By October 2013 it was not the star of the show and barely made it into the picture, it seems to be shrinking in size. Poor baby.

In the meanwhile I learned about improper drainage causing crown rot and when spring began, I was geared up to repot and replace all mix for every hosta in a pot like that. So here it Rosedale Golden Goose in 2014.

In April it was one of my premier golds again. Lots of flower power in this picture!

Anyway, these two are standouts as far as I'm concerned, and give cause for rejoicing when I see them growing. What two or one or three have caught your attention as a pair, maybe moved to other locations apart, but you still think of them as a good pair.