Hallson Gardens

Yes, you sure are right about the visit ending too soon. I just love to learn what my NOID ones are so I can tag them. Then I want to get rid of the virused ones, and I have 2 for sure and 1 maybe. One is gone and rocks are used for the RIP. Will work on the big Captain Kirk on Sunday. It was a grea...

I had the pleasure of Connie, Marlys & Jackie N. stopping by on their road trip to see my hostas. It was great timing as I have been on vacation this week and the neighbor volunteered to help me weed my big hosta bed.This has been one of the best stay at home vacations. Being out in the hosta's and ...

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Sue

Will I must be next in line for package received. Marjery made my day by sending me a couple that I didn't even know the names of and I do alot of reading hosta lists this time of year. Anyway they arrived in wonderful shape, packed so well and looking just great. The names are Blue Blush, Lakeside ...

My Silver Bay is also looking good this year. It is only its first year as I planted it late last fall. My eye keeps going to it also and I wondered what hosta it was until I remember I had planted a Silver Bay. It is sure cupped and pebbably for its first year and such a nice poweder blue. I did ge...

Hey Linda that cow manure sure works great. Makes the hosta's grow really big, especially this year. I don't have near the hosta's that you have but I sure want them all. Yes it is a disease that I sure hope they don't find a cure for.
Take care
Sue

I wasn't going to join this time, but thought about it and just didn't want to miss out on all the fun. It's fun to receive, but I worry alot about what I am sending to my secret trader so they won't be disappointed. Will update my list before the weekend. Will pm my info now.
SUEDIA
Sue

Hi Linda, I sure am going to try and get there this year. Last year I was ready to go and we had terrible thunderstorms that morning, so I didn't want to get caught in a downpour. I have been caught before and its not fun at all to be stopped on an Interstate highway because you cannot see do to the...

Yes Jo, you can ride with me. Remember last year we didn't have room for one more hosta :D We sure had fun though. I have the directions it sounds easy to find. We will see how many plants we can put in a Trail Blazer vs a Van. Sounds like a wonderful plan to me. We'll see how many hosta's we can fi...

I am planning on coming this year. I will pm you for directions. Can't wait to see your beautiful hosta's Roxanne. You always have such nice pictures of yours.
Sue

Marlys, I am sorry but I won't be able to make it to the meeting. Sure would have like to go. But other commitments keep me busy on Sunday. How much are dues for the ROHS? I sure enjoyed going last year. Such wonderful people that have the same interests, HOSTA'A!!! Maybe next time. Thanks for the i...

Sure hope mine looks like that next spring. 3rd year for it, but not if we get hailed on again like last year. Such a disappointment, after waiting all winter for it and it looked so good. With my knee pain last year I just about gave up, but I did plant quite a few new one anyway. It will be better...

Thanks for the update and your words of wisdom on the rash. I have it growing up the old oak tree that I started my first hosta bed under. I keep cutting and pulling it off the tree, but I try to be carefull because I first thought it was posion ivy :eek: . I will get more aggressive in my quest to ...

Marlys, Sure hope it works this time. I have been hearing about all the rain southern part of Iowa has been getting, not good for waterlogged soil. What a year we have had. I really feel your pain when your have one that is not doing well, just like having sick kids. All the time you spend tending t...

My Fallen Angel gets morning sun then is in dappled shade from a very old oak tree. It is on the southeast side of this tree. It is only the second year for me, so this spring I thought it was kinda sick looking. I know :oops: , it's suppose to look that way when it first comes up. I planted it very...

Roxanne, sounds like we have allot more in common than hostas. We will have to share stories of our favorite pieces of antiques and favorite hostas. Here is a picture of a couple we have, I thought the leaves would count as hosta leaves. Marlys glad the 18th will work for you and thanks everyone els...

Hi Roxanne, just got back from taking a trailer full of stoneware to Red Wing for this years convention, we have friends that need a pickup to pull it up for them. They have had some bad luck. We will be going up on Thursday as we only have someone to do chores the end of the week. Well DH & I reall...

Roxanne, the 11th will not work for me as the Red Wing Stoneware convention is that weekend, but the 18th would work. Please try for the 18th sure don't want to miss this if it is in Iowa.
Thanks,
Sue

Trudy, I couldn't have such wonderful hosta friends if it wasn't for you and Jackie that started me out here on this forum when we met sooo long ago in Vining, Ia. I just wished I would have known what to do with my clay soil earlier so I wouldn't have lost so many hostas to hard clay soil. Chris th...

I agree it was a great day visiting wonderful friends and their hostas gardens :cool: I thought I had died and gone to hosta heaven, hope that's what it will be like. I came home to my two hosta beds and thought I have allot to learn and do. The rolling greenhouse of Jo's/Hosta12_IA, made it home. M...