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The New Encyclopedia of Hostas

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Lots of Pics and a Good (not great) Reference
I have been collecting hostas for about 3 years and have about 260 different varieties and over 300 hostas total. I'm a relatively new collector, but I do love my hosta books!I looked thru this book over the weekend.... I'll admit, it was more pic viewing than reading, but here are my opinions:Since this is a updated release of her old book, I will compare it to the previous book.The pics of newer cultivars are indeed nice. Yes, there are lots of repeats from the old Grenfell encyclopedia, but I didn't seem to mind.One thing that did bother me is that if she was referencing a sport of a plant, she'd put the pic with the parent's listing, even if it didn't fall into the heading of the chapter. I found this to be distracting.She and Shadrack (the co-author/photographer, who will be speaking at the 2010 National Convention) have clearly done a lot of their research in the states this round.... I think that's great! There was even a pic...
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February 10, 2010 (Twin Cities, MN) | Helpful Votes: 34 | Rating: 5

The New Encyclopedia of Hostas
A great book to all who feel overwhelmed by the vast selection of hostas on the market today.The book has individual, detailed descriptions and high quality color photos of many many hostas.The hostas are grouped by leaf color: green hostas, blue hostas, gold hostas,variegated-margin hostas and medio-variegated hostas.Each color-group makes a chapter in the book, and is of great help in organizing ones hosta-dreams.The text is superb, covering specific information for each cultivar: color and shape of its leaves and flowers,its growth-rate: slow or fast. The plant shape: open habit or a dense mound, its natural disease resistance,the hosta's origin and more.
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February 14, 2011 (Westville, NJ United States) | Helpful Votes: 6 | Rating: 5

Excellent reference for hosta gardeners!
This is the best reference I have found on hostas - the varieties, planting information, updated with HVX information. Recommended for any gardener who intends to grow a large variety of hostas.
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July 4, 2010 | Helpful Votes: 7 | Rating: 5

Product Description

The lush, sculptural hosta is loved by gardeners for its ability to both combine well with other plants and project a strong presence when planted alone. The New Encyclopedia of Hostas—the second edition of Diana Grenfell and Michael Shadrack's classic work—provides growth and cultivation information for seven hundred cultivated hostas.

Detailed, easy-to-read descriptions include growing tips, recommendations for landscape use, and suggestions for companion plants. Clear cultivation advice is provided, including recommendations for hostas that succeed in challenging environments, such as the warmer regions of the United States. Captivating photographs show hostas up close and in a wide range of different garden situations.

Gardeners will appreciate the depth and scope of this essential reference and use it time and again to help with plant selection and identification, and to inspire new plantings. Top to learn more

Timber Press Pocket Guide to Hostas (Timber Press Pocket Guides)

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Grenfell & Shadrack: Pocket Guide to Hostas
This is another in the continuing series of Pocket Guides being published by Timber Press, more or less based on TP's comprehensive collection of authoritative books on a wide variety of gardening and horticultural subjects.This volume, stemming from Diana Grenfell and Michael Shadrack's classic reference tome published in 2004, "The Color Encyclopedia of Hostas," will appeal to all gardeners and nursery people interested in hostas and want to know more about them.In addition to being up to date with the inclusion of over 70 new introductions, it lists the tried and tested classic hostas enjoyed in numerous large and small gardens in North America and Europe.Easy to carry around, the small volume is packed with information on cultural details, pest control and landscaping ideas. There are also succinct sections on history, botany and what to look for when purchasing hostas, an excellent index and a quick reference at the beginning on choosing hostas...
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October 7, 2007 (indiana) | Helpful Votes: 16 | Rating: 5

Great book
This book is most helpful for the beginner and the "hostaholic". All the important cultivars are listed, plus many more expensive ones that the avid collector can strive to find. Lots of helpful tips and ideas on growing, displaying and collecting. It is a great field guide and great book to have on hand in your garden. AAAA rated by Cheryl's Gardens.
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June 3, 2009 (Rockford IL, USA) | Helpful Votes: 4 | Rating: 5

Excellent book for the purpose it serves
This is a wonderful little book. Excellent photos, and qutie comprehensive. However, it is not intended to be a treatise or all-inclusive book, so of course it doesn't have every last detail about every hosta every registered. It's portability is espcially appreciated, as it can easily be taken along on hosta hunting expeditions. Highly recommended.
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September 29, 2009 | Helpful Votes: 2 | Rating: 5

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Boasting diverse leaf shape, size, color, and texture, it is no wonder that hostas continue to reign as the most popular perennial plants in North America. Not only are they the supreme plant for shade, but they also can be used in the landscape either as striking specimen plantings or as accommodating companion plants. Few pests bother them, and little maintenance is required, making hostas even more attractive to busy gardeners.

Each year a staggering number of new hostas are introduced. To assist gardeners and landscapers in selecting the right hosta for a particular situation, veteran plantswoman Diana Grenfell has teamed up with distinguished photographer Mike Shadrack in selecting 280 of the best hostas. Ranging from tried and true favorites to cutting edge newcomers bursting with potential, each plant has been handpicked for its superb performance in the landscape. An additional 545 hostas are briefly mentioned.

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Tattoo Hosta - REVOLUTIONARY PLANT - Potted

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Hosta 'Tattoo'
Months of Bloom: Summer
Color of Bloom: Lavender
Hardy Zones 3-8. Mature Height: 6"
Immediate shipping in 3" pot.

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i luv hirts!
I havent ordered the tattoo hostas, but have ordered the feather white, 2 in fact and i ordered a white bat plant, these all came to my home very quickly and in wonderful shape, ready to plant, i gave 1 of the white hostas to my son for his bday, i have the big daddy hostas on its way now, i luv this nursery, and see no problems with them.
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April 19, 2011 (virden il) | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 5

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HOSTA: It is difficult to find a garden that is without this versitile East Asian native. Lush foliage in diverse colors, heights and textures, coupled with its ability to excel in deep shade have captured gardeners' hearts everywhere.

Hosta 'Tattoo' Family: Liliaceae Origin: Hostas are native to China and Japan.

A true original, Tattoo's rounded leaves have their chartreuse-splashed centers framed in a blue-green border, and set in an apple-green background. Lavender flowers. Hostas prefer shade and moist soil. Good multipurpose plants for the shade and woodland garden, the border and containers. Excellent as groundcovers and great near water.

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The Book of Little Hostas: 200 Small, Very Small, and Mini Varieties

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The Bookof Little Hostas
Nice small book that is easy to handle. The title says it all. The author covers pretty well everything a gardener needs to know: which cultivars to choose, how to use them effectively,how to group them, and care for them regarding diseases and pests. There are many color plates of individual hostas and groupings. Companion plantings are addressed as well.
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May 27, 2011 | Helpful Votes: 2 | Rating: 5

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Hostas are irresistible. Their sculptural leaves and appealing textures make it difficult to stop at one, and it is easy to fill a garden with them. Help is at hand with this attractive guide to the popular new small hostas that take up less space and are ideally suited to container cultivation. They can be used on their own or with companion plants to make charming displays on the patio, porch, or even windowsill.

Many small hostas are simply scaled-down versions of classic hostas, while others offer distinctly new attributes in terms of color, leaf shape, and patterning. Like full-size hostas, small hostas can be upright, flat, or cascading; there are varieties that are full of substance, and others that are fine and delicate; there are green ones, gold ones, blue ones, variegated ones, and splashed ones. Some are better garden plants than others, and a valuable function of this book is to showcase the very best of the new introductions. Photographs of the hostas in garden settings show how admirably they respond to imaginative display in a wide range of situations including waterside, woodland, and rock gardens.

Beautifully illustrated and highly informative, this handpicked selection of diminutive hostas will inspire hobbyists and gardeners alike and provide inspiration for new planting schemes.
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Just OK
I'm a self described hosta addict and I have decided to create a garden with a collection of mini hostas so I thought this book would be a good buy. It covers the basics and not too much else. The pictures are nice but not very inspiring which is what I was hoping for. My biggest complaint is that the descriptions of the hostas don't actually identify whether they are classified as small, very small or mini - you just know it has to be one of the three or it wouldn't be listed in the book.
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July 18, 2011 (Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates) | Helpful Votes: 3 | Rating: 3

Looks nice but ...
Personally I do not like reviews that are shallow and say nothing. I agree this book is well published, colorful, with a lot of good photographs. This is almost all. When I got this book a few weeks ago I was also delighted seeing such a nice book. When I started reading it I found that it is messy and descriptions of hostas are everywhere. I do not see a reason to divide hostas as those that are suitable for raised beds, separate for woodland, separate for container, separate for window boxes, etc, etc. And everything is hidden in a chapter entitled "Creating a place for little hostas". There are no special hostas for containers that cannot be planted in raised beds or woodland. Majority of hostas are from woodland edges and majority of hostas require similar planting conditions. Where we plant them is completely irrelevant.I expected to get a well organized book, where plants will be organized by specific criteria - for example size (width or height), or color, or...
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March 4, 2011 | Helpful Votes: 7 | Rating: 3

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Hostas

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Hostas inspires
'Hostas' by Rosemary Barrett is well written, thoroughly researched and a pleasure to read. The photographs are first-rate and will inspire anyone who is landscaping in the shade. The reference sections of the book seems very thorough - although I am no expert! This is a book that can truly be judged by its cover: well designed, well-produced and beautifully presented.
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September 16, 2004 (Port Hope, ON Canada) | Helpful Votes: 11 | Rating: 5

Hosta's in your garden
Excelent book for the average gardener. This book concentrates on using Hosta's in the garden with other plants. Gives lots of suggestions in choosing color and texture to add interest and accent other plants as well as showing hosta's to their fullest potential. Also covers how hosta's grow, dividing, planting and hosta care disease and prevention. Wonderful color photo's.
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July 10, 2006 (Maine, U.S.A.) | Helpful Votes: 7 | Rating: 5

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Hostas is the definitive guide to the popular hardy perennial that gardeners have come to rely upon and enjoy. Favored for their beauty and longevity, these shade-loving, low-maintenance plants bear foliage in all manner of shape, size and texture and in colors ranging from steel blue, tonal greens and yellows to multi-colored. Their long-blooming, aromatic flowers come in variations of white, pale lavender and blue-purple.

The growing season for hostas stretches from early spring to late fall, and they flourish in Zone 3 -- most of the continental United States as well as populated areas of Canada and Alaska.

Rosemary Barrett provides expert advice on these outstanding plants. Following a brief section on the history of hostas, she covers the various cultivars in fine detail, with topics that include:

Cultivation
Enhancing a garden
Propagation
Container-growing
Landscaping
Plant and tree companions
Borders and beds
A catalog of hostas
Garden settings.

Featuring lush color photographs throughout, Hostas is ideal for gardeners at all levels of expertise.

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Pleasurable reading
It was a pleasure to read this book and worthwhile. However I am a person looking for more of a book that doesn't put it all on the line. She states in the book on pg. 27 that she does not like to write about pest and diseases however she does imparts some useful information for the novice hosta grower, but not nearly enough for an enthusiast. This is a good little book for the half hearted gardener. This is certainly not a book to hold as any type of real reference material.
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July 23, 2005 (Piedmont, VA) | Helpful Votes: 22 | Rating: 3

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Hosta - Americans - 50 Seeds

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Sowing Rate: 3 - 4 seeds per plant
USDA Zones: 3 - 8
Season: Perennial
Height: 28 - 36 inches
Bloom Color: White

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quality seeds
Received 50+ seeds on a 50 seed order and the package arrived promptly, almost every seed is growing.They enclosed some flower seeds as a bonus gift.Very nice!
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May 16, 2011 | Helpful Votes: 2 | Rating: 5

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Have you ever heard of growing Hosta plants from seed? Probably not, but now you can grow your own Hosta plants from seed and discover how exciting and rewarding these gorgeous foliage plants can be! Perfect for shady borders, around trees, and beds, the varieties in this mix represent some of the newest and best in Hosta breeding today. You will be very happy you added Hosta New Americans and you will be very happy with the results! In a wide range of sizes and colors (including many bicolors), these plants are a carefree choice for the shade garden, offering crisp, fresh bold color right up till frost. Top to learn more

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Growing up I spent a lot of time in the summer swimming in Elkhart Lake (I'm sure this hosta is not named after this lake). So when I saw the name on this hosta, I just had to have it no matter what it looked like.

‘Blue Mouse Ears’ is a descendant of ‘Blue Cadet’, which is a beautiful small blue hosta with very clean leaves and an elegant habit. I fell for the very blue, very round, very rubbery leaves and the perfectly symmetrical habit. As is the nature of hostas, ‘Blue Mouse Ears’ has given rise to a whole family of little mice. The miniature hosta that really took me over the edge was ‘Blue Mouse Ears’.

When I found out there was a hosta called 'Metallica' I just had to have it. It could have been the ugliest hosta on this earth, and I still would have "needed" it in my collection. I've already admitted in an earlier post this winter that I have been known to buy a hosta just because of it's name.

Plant Sales- One of my favorite ways to save money on plants is to go to gardening club sales. Arrive early, with cash and some sort of box or container to put your plants in. If you see a plant you may be interested in grab it because things go fast at these sales. I buy two flats in different colors and plant them in intervals. I have been able to buy some unique plants for a fraction of the price I would pay elsewhere. See if a friend or neighbor will buy a different color and make some trades. This is the cheapest way to buy annuals. I have also dug up peonies, hostas, Solomon Seal, and more. I can usually pick up a flat of locally grown inpatients (48 plants) for $10 at Al's Garden Center ( http://www. The other great thing about these sales is people are knowledgeable about plants. Craigslist- I have picked up some great plants from the free section of Craigslist. I have saved thousands by digging plants out of other people's yards. The only issue with this is they are 48 of the exact same plant in one color. I have these planted with annuals year round. For this reason I choose a few pots to plant the high end annuals in. I have two Babylon bowls on the pillars in front of my house.

Hostas News

Tower knows the garden; his customers reap the rewards

A lot of plants sold here you can't buy anywhere else. Our inventory changes constantly, but my (computerized) label program – all the plants we've sold enough of that I actually composed a label – contains 23000 names. SR: What has worked well over
Be careful when moving daffodils before they bloom

Just buy the cheapest tea leaves and put a double handful in a bucket of water. Let set for a day or so and give the ferns a treat. Both hostas and ferns need regular watering. For trees in shady spots, try the dogwood, redbud and Canadian hemlock.
Time to put a spring in garden's step

The best spot to grow arisaema is in shaded damp border they mix well with hostas and other woodland plants. Slugs can be a problem but much less than hostas and they are very cold hardy. They can be bought as bulbs in the autumn or potted plants when