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 ...

Before the days shorten and frost covers your lawn, there’s still time to get plants like hostas in the ground. While hostas can be planted in any season, both spring and fall are the best times to ...

Gene Nystrom says he has lost track of the number of hostas he owns. Hostas come in all colors and sizes. Some hostas are readily available and others can cost in the hundreds of dollars. Tony Wong ...

It is no secret that I love hostas. They grow in a variety of sizes, forms, and foliage colors, textures and edges. Leaves can be long and narrow, oval, round, and wedge- or heart-shaped. Foliage ...

Hostas are so easy to grow that we rarely see a temperate shade garden without one. The dizzying selection of foliage means we never tire of them, either. A collection of blue, lime, creamy, and green ...

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 ...

Kathy Pedersen was in awe of the hosta gardens cultivated by Hideko Gowen, a hybridizer and grower in Excelsior, Minn. About three decades ago, Pedersen was working at the Gowens' perennial ...

In pocketed garden plots dotting five hilly acres, leafy clumps of decorative plants poke through new mulch. Deep green Pacific Sunrise hostas, with leaves rimmed in neon hues, grow in one section of ...

After spending decades cultivating his leafy collection, Roger Neff will show it off to the Westerville community this month. Neff's hosta garden, which includes about 125 varieties shaded by large ...

A healthy hosta, pictured, is winter hardy, heat- and drought-tolerant, and have few insect and disease problems. Symptoms of Hosta Virus X include the appearance of mosaics and lines, mottling and ...

Hostas are the number one shade perennial sold in the United States and now the University of Tennessee Gardens is among the top sites in the United States where visitors can see an extensive ...