Hallson Gardens

LOVE THE IDEA OF BEGINNING A GARDEN ALONG THE
WATER.....THE HOSTAS LOVE HAVING WATER TICKLE
THEIR ROOT ENDS. EVERYONE WILL BE GLAD TO AID
YOU IN YOUR ENDEAVOR. BEST OF LUCK MARIETTA

RENALDO, CONGRATS ON UPDATING YOUR LIST....WHAT
A JOB! NOW ARE YOU GOING TO LET US KNOW WHICH
HOSTA IS YOUR FAVORITE THIS YEAR? mARIETTA

I AGREE WITH JOAN. YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL LIST
AND I HOPE YOU COME UP WITH SOME GREAT HOSTAS.
MARIETTA

We have enjoyed many shopping trips to Lowe's since
they opened in St. Louis a few years ago....BUT now my
sincere esteem is with the company and especially the lady
at your local store who took your problem seriously.
Thanks for the info and especially for informing the store.
Marietta

My experience with chickens as a kid tells me that you can't
have more than 1 rooster in a flock, so I think that means
you couldn't have 2 roosters as they will fight. Hens, yes,
roosters alone, no. Marietta

Thanks for the pix of your tree frog. I hear them here but don't see them as our trees are so big. I am glad you found the right thing to feed him. Perhaps put his food on a tiny tile so he can find it easily and you can tell when he has eaten. I believe you need to use the lid of a plastic containe...

Donna, I have a son in Denver and know what the growing conditions are there! I hope you will have some shade soon. You could make a wooden trellis to shield the hostas. I grow in a small yard with clay soil and 8 super big old Oak trees, so the roots are a constant drain on my hosta beds. We have N...

How well I can see that you enjoy your fur kids. I am dogless/catless right now. DH developed asthma and doesn't want a pet (he thinks). I am gimping with bad knees and hip or I would get a dog anyhow. We do feed the chipmunks and squirrels though, and I would hate to lose a chipper or chase the squ...

Char, you really have a yard to be proud of and to enjoy.
I see your chair on the deck and can picture you spending
some down time there admiring your work. Thanks for the
glimpse. Marietta

Dear Linda, what a rambunctious growth of Hostas you
have. Enjoyed the pics of your beds. I also love the
overgrown look. Of course I am jealous of your deep
Illinois ground and of the chicken yard fertilizer there.
Thanks for the peek. Marietta

Dear Ken, you are so brave to number each plant on your list - you that means that if one dies out you will need to find another to fit into that part of the alphabet! Joke! My garden is much smaller so hostas and daylilies are the major interest for me....concentrating on the former now. It's a len...

Dear Tina - I also have 4 boys ages 52 to 42 in July. They all live in other times zones, except the 3rd one moved back to STL a few months ago. They have given us 6 grands - 3 of each kind and ages 23 to 4 1/2. I just have a small backyard with many large Oak trees to shade the hostas!! I am withou...

Helen, pleasedtameetcha! You must get Abiqua Moonbeam! If all goes well I will definitely send you one later on. My DH has been doing my garden chores since he retired: he can now dump a plant out of a pot and plant it in a good hole!! I am a renegade from the daylily society but still have enough t...

Dear Old Coot, Bless that wonderful wife. I always say that it has taken me 52 years to raise my husband to the level of perfection that he now enjoys! So you are finally into the squirrels....we too feed them and the chipmunks as well as the birds. When people crab about the squirrels I try to tell...

Thanks to Jane and the Old Coot for answers and good wished.....whenever people say a long marriage is a feat I usually reply that it just doesn't seem as long from the end that I am on as it does from the front end! You know, life is like a roll of toilet paper....the closer you are to the end, the...

How could this happen?? I look in the mirror and see a 75 year old broad, married 52 years to the love of my life! From early childhood on I have been a "gardener". If I am not doing it, I am dreaming about it! The computer is still a novelty to me so I am not very efficient with it. That said, I re...

Leafy, have no fear! I am certain that your find is not from the deceased, but rather from some other hosta gardener who took a good look at the large and impressive Elegans and accidentally dropped his teeth (literally). He was so excited that he didn't miss them until much later! Now, doesn't that...

Chris, thanks for showing us what to look for in our hostas.
After the daylily rust problem, this is just too much. Does
this mean that I should not add any new hostas this year
or next? I can't face losing any of my friends - hostas.