Hallson Gardens

Had three nice Thunderbolds last year. Each were at least 4 or 5 eyes. This spring only one came back. Don't know if it was because of our very dry year last year! Also lost my only Dreamwaver overwinter. In all I lost about 40-50 hostas overwinter. Am presently digging all my hostas in the lovely b...

Your MA is beautiful. I have had a major setback with mine. It also is in a spot that gets several hours of afternoon sun as we cut a tree damaged by ice that was starting to die. Last spring I divided my large 14 eye Montana Aureomarginata for a friend who couldn't find one. Then we had that terrib...

As I am cleaning my garden beds I am saddened by how many hostas are less then half their size from last year and the amazing number that are yet to be seen. Perhaps some are being very late due to last year's stresas or I may have lost between 40 - 50 hostas. I keep telling myself they are only pla...

Peggy It would be tough leaving hostas behind. I could not leave Sum and Substance, Abba Dabba Do (lost mine to voles) , Fragrant Bouguet (one of my first 5 hostas and I still love it),Blue Angel (it should still be blue in early spring even in Texas) and Apropdite( I would think it would be a more ...

I have a Paradigm on one side of my back porch and a Gold Standard with 3 Blue Cadets on the other side of the steps. They get about that much sun. By late Sept , the Gold Std has turned white in the center with some meltout(but if I cut off the oldest leaves it looks nice), the Paradigm looks a lit...

I truly enjoy the views of your gardens. You have created your own piece of heaven. Bet it has made you stronger also with all that working on hills.
What are your favorite growncovers? What do you have cascading down the wall in the second picture?

Becky in TN

One thing no one has mention is COST. Even if a hosta has a great name, good substance, and wow factor.... I no longer buy a hosta if it is $40+. In the past I have bought several each yr. over that price range. I've bought 3 "galaxy" hoping for a good breeder. Each one died. I've also bought severa...

I have around 450 different cultivars and about 700 hostas total. With the extreme dry weather we have had this year it will be interesting to see how many might not come back next spring. This year I added less then 10 hostas. I bought one and got the others in trade/secret trades. We have 1.8 acre...

Hank,
Glad your slopes are holding. Praying that God sends East TN the water filled cloud coverage that is in your area. We are so DRY here!
Praying you get our sunny days.

Becky in TN

Sounds like a nice wholesalers visit lifted your spirits! Glad you stayed under budget and got some great plants to add to your stock at "sale" price. You were in the right place at the right time... good for you.

Becky in TN

Several years ago, I bought TC's directly from the lab. There are no good hosta nurseries close by. I not longer buy liners because they were a lot of trouble and you had to buy a minimum number of each variety. I did belong to a group that bought into the TC purchase ., where one member bought them...

Thank you for the wonderful pictures! Maybe one year I will make it up "north" for a gathering. It would be heaven to talk with people who understood the "hosta" complusion.

Chris and Brain, your place looks great. The type of place you want to come and look all day.

Becky in TN

Stoneworks may be my favorite of all you have posted over the years. It is very unique. It has texture, nice leaf shape and an interesting color. It looks to probably be a tetraploid. I haven't seen anything like it on the market. Would pass the 10 foot rule. Congratulations on a great winner! You s...

Around here orange is very common... too many University of TN fans.

Becky in TN

I have to agree, your gardens are great looking. Althought I realize the boys in orange are a prank...If you don't want people to help themselves ... don't plant so close to the road. Maybe I'm silly but I don't have my favorite or most expensive plants near the road. I don't want to make it too eas...

Jim,
Have you registered and started offering your hostas for sale yet? You have so many to drool over.

If you haven't started offering them yet, when do you expect to?

Thanks for sharing your lovely pictures. Many just take my breath away.

Becky in TN

Also if you pot it up, don't oversize the pot. My experience has shown that in rainy times, especially a wet winter, hostas that are in oversized pots might tend to rot. In some that I have wanted to pot in a nice decorator pot (that would be oversized for a non mature hosta), I have planted two hos...

I got this as an email. My daighter feeds her dog grapes because he loves them. Sent this to her and thought others might benefit from it too. Becky in TN Listen Up!!!!!!! Written by: Laurinda Morris, DVM Danville Veterinary Clinic Danville , Ohio This week I had the first case in history of raisin ...

Welcome!
Love the coloring on your Split Milk. I have two, both mailorder and neither has the pronounced "spills" on it. Mine have very subtle spills. Quess it is really one you need to pick out in person.

Becky in TN

Debbie,
Glad they arrived and that they were liked. Hope you enjoy them.

Becky in TN