Hostas
I've tried growing Hostas in various place in my garden. Those I planted in the Apple Tree Gardens near the woodshed have been the most successful.
hosta vista
My first plants were (I believe) a variegated species. I scattered clumps around here and there, before seeing the light and replanting them together by the woodshed. So pretty! Their leaves start to unfurl in early spring, and they last for weeks and weeks. I'm lucky that Mooseys is a relatively snail-free garden, though!
Forget-Me-Nots With Hosta
Blue forget-me-nots self-seed everywhere in my garden. They make such a pretty backdrop to the Hosta spring foliage.
New additions...
Some new additions to my garden were planted in 2023 - I saw them at a Church fair and grabbed quite a few pots. Again they're planted on the edge of the garden by the woodshed - no names, and a beautiful variety of leaf markings.
Hostas Uncovered
The blue green Hosta below was one of my original texture plantings in the Apple Tree Border. Unfortunately I had to shift it, and I have no record as to where it went. It's now totally lost. Very annoying!
Blue-Green Hosta
In this early 1989 photograph, a Cream Delight Phormium and a patch of Iris confusa contrast with the Hosta leaves. None of these plantings are there now.
blue-green hosta - an early picture