Miniature Hostas

[Martin Baxendale]

I know the feeling, very well.

Me too. Falling books sales have forced me this year to chop up the vast majority of my best snowdrops, including all my best seedlings that had just started making good little clumps, as a 'plan B' insurance in case things don't pick up again and I need to start selling them in three or four years time. I won't see them flower again now for three years, whether I need them to sell later or not. Still, at least it forced me to chip some of my little clumps of my best seedlings so I'll have much bigger clumps later if plan B isn't needed just yet (probably will be one of these days though).

[Maggi Young]

Folks, this link was mentioned in another thread and it is just too good to miss.... so reposting here......

I have all the Mouse/Mouses. Over here in N Iireland we a Hosta Specialist. I try not to visit too often

If you like miniature hosta you might be interested in this: http://carolynsshadegardens.com/2011/05/09/miniature-small-hostas/.  It is my most popular blog post ever. ....  Carolyn

 This link leads to a super article on the delightful miniature Hosta ... and shows how easy they are to use in all sorts of containers and so on.... some super varieties to tempt us, too!

Enjoy!

http://carolynsshadegardens.com/2011/05/09/miniature-small-hostas/.

[mark smyth]

Thanks Maggi

[maggiepie]

Oh Maggi!!!!

 

[Maggi Young]

Oh Maggi!!!!

 

I know, Helen, you, like me, are grieving Carolyn's lack of contact with real mouse ears..... 


 What?

 That's not it?   Well look here... it may help..... http://carolynsshadegardens.com/2012-catalogue-a-to-z/2012-catalogue-hosta/

[maggiepie]

Maggi, I only have a few tiny hostas.
They are so cute!!!

[Maggi Young]

Maggi, I only have a few tiny hostas.
They are so cute!!!

I was lucky enough to be given a wee selection of "tinies" by a kind forumist. I have them in a trough near my back door.  
They have been plagued by slugs and snails and so were not the spectacle I'd hoped for last year.
THIS year I intend surrounding them with barbed wire, electric fences and setting a 24 hour armed guard on them to keep them unchewed.

[Maggi Young]

Hey, Helen...... Julie's got some too..... http://www.shadylanenursery.com/plantinfo/hostaA-F.html     

[mark smyth]

Why did I dump my strawberry pots this summer 

[maggiepie]

Hey, Helen...... Julie's got some too..... http://www.shadylanenursery.com/plantinfo/hostaA-F.html     

Maggi, I did my hosta madness buying 2 years ago.
Bought 30 

[Carolyn Walker]

Oh Maggi!!!!

 

I know, Helen, you, like me, are grieving Carolyn's lack of contact with real mouse ears..... 


 What?

 That's not it?   Well look here... it may help..... http://carolynsshadegardens.com/2012-catalogue-a-to-z/2012-catalogue-hosta/

Thanks for posting this Maggi.  Now I am in big trouble, there is a miniature hosta thread on the forum!!!  I won't get any work done.  Next you will tell me that there is a hellebore thread.  I am not sure I understand the comment about lack of contact with real mouse ears.  Carolyn

[mark smyth]

Did someone say Hellebore thread?
http://www.srgc.org.uk/forum/index.php?topic=8201.0


 Edit by Maggi: Thanks Mark.
 Nearly a dozen threads with Hellebore in the title showing in a forum search 

[Maggi Young]

Thanks for posting this Maggi.  Now I am in big trouble, there is a miniature hosta thread on the forum!!!  I won't get any work done.  Next you will tell me that there is a hellebore thread.  I am not sure I understand the comment about lack of contact with real mouse ears.  Carolyn

In that article/blog you wrote :" ‘Blue Mouse Ears’ is the miniature hosta that started the mouse ears family.  Not only is it shaped like a mouse ear, but it feels like one too (all in my imagination because I have never felt a mouse ear)"  

There's often a clue.......

and mouse ears do feel rather nice.....

[Maggi Young]

Hey, Helen...... Julie's got some too..... http://www.shadylanenursery.com/plantinfo/hostaA-F.html     

Maggi, I did my hosta madness buying 2 years ago.
Bought 30 

Mercy, 30?? no wonder you can't afford to move to BC! 

[Graham Catlow]

Oh my
I may be some time looking through this web-site.

Snowdrops for those of that persuasion
 http://carolynsshadegardens.com/2012/01/19/new-snowdrops-for-2012/

Hellibores for others

http://carolynsshadegardens.com/2012/01/11/january-gbbd-hellebores-on-parade/