Hostas like shady spots, needs lots of water, and are at risk of being eaten by slugs. Does that mean container planting is ...

Hardy plants that are easy to grow, hostas have become popular with gardeners and landscape designers for their striking foliage and flowers. Hostas thrive in partial or full shade, making them ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Darrell Gulin/Getty Images A dense cluster of green and white variegated hosta leaves fills the foreground, set against a textured ...

We have had good results growing hostas on the north and east sides of our house. Since hostas are easy to grow, we hope to add some in a southern area of the garden that gets mostly full sun and we’d ...

Who doesn’t love hostas? This herbaceous perennial with its lush foliage is versatile, adaptable, requires little maintenance and is a favorite of every shade gardener. But this native of Asia, also ...

Key Points In fall, cut back hosta leaves, clear debris, and mulch crowns with pine needles for winter protection.Divide plants at least 30 days before frost, or overwinter divisions indoors if you’re ...

It took me a long time to appreciate hostas. When I was a young gardener, I wanted bright flowers with lots of pizazz. Roses. Daffodils. Peonies. But over time I have come to appreciate the subtle ...

Don’t cut them back too early.

A popular shade-loving perennial plant, hostas (Hosta spp.) come in multiple cultivars and some spectacular colors. If you love an eye-catching garden foliage plant, you can't go wrong with planting ...

Fall pruning for hostas isn’t required, but it can tidy beds and reduce pests. Experts share when and how to trim for healthier plants before winter hits.

Have you ever thought about how many variations there are of hostas? Hosta comes in shades of buttery-yellow, gun-metal grey, almost blue and so many shades of green. The leaves can have an appealing ...

MAYNARDVILLE — Around the corner of Brian White's eclectic Maynardville cottage, past billowing purple coneflowers, White's personal hosta garden grows beneath shade canopies he erected to give the ...