2012 Hosta Catalog
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The 2012 season is our 15th year in the nursery business and our 6th year of selling on our website. Time sure flies with the help of super customers and a seemingly endless and fascinating stream of new hostas!
Everyone wants to know what's new and hot, and the one new hosta that stands out from the crowd this year is Hosta 'Wheee!'. Its heavy, green leaves are circled with big, loose, creamy-white ruffles that will have you squealing with excitement! Truly distinct and attention grabbing, this vigorous grower will be on every gardener's must-have list.
Other notable new hostas for 2012 include one that has captivated the imagination of many hosta fanatics for years. Hosta 'Atom Smasher', with its long, rippled, yellow leaves and spiky mound shape, is finally available to all. Another fun, new miniature is Hosta 'Sparkler', with long, narrow, deep green leaves with a thin, white stripe down the center.
Not all hostas are both beautiful and great garden plants, but
Hosta 'Cranberry Wine' has it all! Glossy, gold leaves have wonderfully ruffled edges and dark red petioles and flower scapes. It looks flawless all season and is a strong grower. Quickly becoming one of our favorites!
Die-hard hosta collectors and hybridizers will find several streaked hostas in our line up for 2012. From giants, like Hosta 'Justice' and Hosta 'Dream Maker', to the small and compact Hosta 'Special Forces'. From the stunning blue and gold Hosta 'Powder Keg' to the unusual gold and cream Hosta 'Urban Cowboy'. Or maybe the ruffled Hosta 'Sir Richard' is more your style. Any of these beauties will spice up your garden with their wild streaks and splashes.
Finally, you will see a number of old favorites returning to the catalog. Some of the oldies are hard to beat. Enjoy!
Growing Hostas - Hostas are about as carefree as a plant can be, but a little extra TLC will help your new plants off to a good start. Select a site that gets bright light or even morning sun. Hostas like shade during the hot part of the day, but they won't thrive in the dark. When preparing the planting site, add lots of organic matter like compost and/or well-rotted manure. Hostas will survive in hard clay, but a loose, moist bed will let them grow to their full potential. If you want to fertilize your hostas, apply a balanced, granular fertilizer in the spring before the leaves unfurl. Slow release types work well, too. What hostas like even more than fertilizer, though, is plain ol' water. Hostas can withstand periodic dryness once established, but will grow much faster and larger if you keep them constantly moist (not soggy!).
At In The Country Garden & Gifts we try to cater to the seasoned collectors as well as those new to growing hostas. If you are looking for something not on our list, let us know. If we don’t have what you want, we may be able to get it for you.
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