Hosta plants are popular for being lush, low maintenance and cold tolerant. When it gets too cold, take these few extra ...

Hostas prove that variety is the spice of life, at least when it comes to their role in the landscape. Their large leaves come in a range of colors, shapes and textures and last for years. With ...

Hosta lovers rejoice each spring when all-new varieties of miniature hostas hit the market. This year, dozens of new “minis” will be available to gardeners to provide a season-long journey into the ...

Hostas are hugely popular perennials grown for their decorative foliage. There are hostas of different sizes, leaf shapes, and colors, with shades of green, yellow, and blue, as well as decorative ...

Hostas covering the ground in a forest with a wooden pathway winding through the center - Mint Images/Getty Images There are 22 species of hostas, all of which are commonly used as ornamental foliage ...

Do you have an area in your garden which always seems to take a lot of attention and never looks very attractive? The soil is poor, drainage is poor and lighting conditions are less than ideal. Weeds, ...

Hostas are one of the easiest ground covers to grow. Plant a spindly little snippet of a plant and it grows twice its size in no time at all. In a few years you will be digging it up, dividing it and ...

Prune hostas in fall after frost for tidy beds, but waiting until spring protects crowns and roots. In summer, remove dead or damaged leaves and spent flowers to keep plants healthy. Always cut with ...

Dear Master Gardener: As a fun gardening project, I would like to put in a miniature garden with my children. Are there miniature perennials, so I don’t have to buy new plants each year? Answer: ...

I have some hostas in my garden that look funny with strange, mottled colors on the leaves — different from surrounding plants. A friend told me there is a disease that is affecting hostas and would ...