Hostas Book

Introduction

Discovery and Development

• European Introduction
• Hosta Species
• Focus on Foliage
• Development in North America
• Hosta Flowers

Cultivation

• Planting
• Shade requirements
• Soil and mulch
• Pests
• Three Difficult Beauties
• Diseases

Propagation

• Raising from seed
• Pollination
• Vegetative propagation
• The "roundabout" method of propagation
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Landscaping with Hostas:
Color Selection for Borders and Beds

• For mixed beds
• Seasonal changes
• Blue selection
• Green selection
• Gold selection
• Variegated selection
• For a white garden
• For a "hot" border
• For a hosta walk

Landscaping with Hostas:
Some Typical Garden Settings

• A large woodland-style garden
• A small shade garden
• Formal gardens
• A small city or retirement garden
• Courtyard gardens

Landscaping with Hostas:
Enhancing a Garden's Special Features

• Integrating strong focal points
• Hostas for water features

Growing Hostas in Containers

• Why grow plants in containers?
• Choosing suitable containers
• Planting up your containers
• Container gardening in cold climates
• Positioning your pots
• Container creativity

Good Companions

• Trees for hostas
• Shrubs for hostas
• Companion shade plants for hostas
• Clematis

Catalog of Hostas

• descriptions of 170 species and cultivars

Bibliography Useful Addresses Index