Hallson Gardens

Kevin. no cracks around my area. it was hot summer though.

I am still worried about some of my pots, tilt to its side. I wonder how they handle his freeze and thaw as well.

i was told they has less chance than the ones on the ground. Anyone has experience on freeze and thaw in pots?
angie

Hi Chris, Thanks for inspiring me. My goal is really to re-create the older hosta genetic pool, as I was looking at creating a Hosta Pioneer Garden too. It may just be full of Plain Jane hosta, but I salute these old ones, as they are usually easy going. To bring back the older genetic pool means we...

you have a very lovely hosta. I hope they will recover this season. Here in Zone 5, we have thaw and frozen again.

I won't expect a lot from my small and young hosta garden, but if it does ....I hide them and plant coleus over it for colors.

Angie

This effort is a personal one, so probably does not belong to the Hybridizing forum. While my attempt to germinate hosta seeds last summer was a failure, I manage to germinate one batch of seeds this fall 2011. Stroke of luck or maybe because it is a very fresh seed given to me by my neighbor. It is...

Zone 5 here in Ottawa. All my hosta are buried under snow in my backyard. It is mild as well, we got like -1C this week, so it thawed a little bit. I have not seen any slugs wondering in the snow, but i hope this milder winter kill the eggs. Chris: do you think the snow cover killed slug eggs, or th...

i wonder what is the difference between nursery grown rectifolia versus wild collected?

Hi OC,

if only I can recall where did i plant these lilies? its a wait and see this year.

Angie

Coot:
mine is still in a bag, forget to plant it. LOL

it is showing off little green leaves too. don't know what to do with it.

Angie

my lancifolia is still flowering, and the leaf size is small than that. my younger Royal Standard looks like it.

Ann: this was the one I got from you this spring. Thanks a bunch, this little hosta just survive in the shade, under the shade of Hosta Guacamole. Janet is also growing nicely at the back of Heuchera Caramel. http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dN-UxEfrTHE/Toh5b2OqwLI/AAAAAAAAAbQ/nUOIvnTBeVM/s600/kifu-flowers...

Hi Angelina, Soilless mix is potting soil without any dirt or humus in it. Canadian peat moss, perlite, and pine bark is my mix of choice. Perlite and the bark help to aerate and break up the peat moss. Vermiculite is only needed in mixes that need to hold more moisture, so I don't use that at all....

Chris: what is soil less mix? Do you just mix perlite, vermaculite, peat moss .....whatever else, no potting soil?

Angelina

I was looking for this one too. I have the Heuchera Sanguina Firely and it was too big - a 2 gallon pot. So I split it in half; the half went in the garden, the remaining half in a flower vase. Now, I want to plant the remaining ones in small pots, and keep in the basement for winter. I have perlite...

anyone who loves Hoya here? I find them hard to find in canada. a neighbor of mine said that his plant was from david suzukis family, his parents were neighbors in a small town of ontario.

i would like to acquire some cuttings if anyone have some. I'll pay for cost plus shipping.

Thought, this is where i add my hosta in containers ( hoping these babies will survive winter zone 5b) http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-h4IVoFFxf5Q/TnFocqCL9eI/AAAAAAAAAaY/GTQ4_x4-PBU/s800/IMG00249-20110913-1121.jpg hosta fragrant queen http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-BsOzPM5XTsg/TnFn9r4R4cI/AAAAAAAAAaU/1bVajOFl...

my sagae has white margins, while the neighbors said she has regal splendor (it has cream edges).

Thank you Yes I should take pictures but all my plants are in pots or troughs I dont have a garden just a back yard. By back yard I mean a British back yard concrete and walls no soil. looking at the post below I love the way the creepign Jenny is on a circle round praying hands really sets it off ...

The Vinca grows faster than my single Praying Hands.
I trimmed the vinca down, and it is now a nice perennial pot.

a friend of mine live in the country, at least his mom, and she got lots of hosta. During the long weekend, he come back with a boquet of hosta flower scapes, full of seed pods. His mom said that she cannot be bothered harvesting them and do something with the seeds. She just love the big mature hos...

welcome les, i am new to hosta too, or just newly expanded my collected. i am a mom of 3 young children, so the weeds are just there, and got no time for them. yes, gardening is keeping me young too, despite daily stress. :))) hosta fragrant queen just added to my collection, and well..i said, just ...