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Updates with Photos

17 years ago

Everyone, I have been enjoying the past few weeks of participating in the forum. So, I thought I would share a few updates and photos.

I returned the Iszat u Doc Hosta to the nursery. They had a garbage can next to the cash register and threw it away. They were surprised that there was an infected Hosta since the inspector from the Dept of Agriculture was in the previous week for an inspection. The people were very nice and I highly recommend them if you are in the Northeast Ohio Area.

Here is a pic of some of their Hosta:

This is the Ann Kulpa that they have planted on the grounds. I love it!

Since I am newer to the forum, I thought I would share my backyard with you. We just bought a house in December. It is a ranch and sits on an entire acre. As you can see below, there is a lot of work to do. We have a temporary fence up for the dogs, but will replace it with a vinyl fence eventually. The property goes back about 300 feet from where I was standing to take the photo. The wooden fence that you see is basically the border of the yard. To the right in the photo, you can see remnants of a Japanese garden. Much of it is gone now, but I am going to create a Japanese shade garden there eventually. The shed will be torn down and a new one built as it is in a state of disrepair. Around some of the trees I am gong to create a few islands of Hosta. They should be fairly decent sized islands. I am also going to put a long garden in back that goes the entire length of the fence. It will contain Hosta too. There will still be a lot of yard to mow when I am done, but we need it for the dogs to run in.

This is a small Garden at the side of the house. It was filled with gravel which I have raked out. Tomorrow I am having a lot of Humus delivered and will cultivate it into the soil. Then I will add a layer of just humus followed by a layer of mulch. It is my project of the week.

Now you can see why I have been buying so much Hosta. I have a lot of space to fill! I think that even if I had 300 plants, it would still look bare.

Hope you have enjoyed the pics.

Daniel in Ohio

Comments (16)

  • 17 years ago

    is that richies near avon OH???

    cahoons???

    ken

  • 17 years ago

    Nice big yard. It will be good to start with a clean slate and plan beds.
    Pam

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  • 17 years ago

    Great pics, Daniel. It looks like you have lots of fun gardening ahead of you!

  • 17 years ago

    Ken, Cahoon's is in Westlake, Oh. Westlake is next to Avon. I don't know the Richies.
    Daniel

  • 17 years ago

    I'm glad they took the hosta back, Daniel. Now you know what to look for so you can be watchful. Good luck with your yard project, it sounds like a lot of work, but the kind of work that most of us love to do.

    Lainey

  • 17 years ago

    It should be fun - and a lot of work. While at the nursery I found three other Hosta with the same problem. They went to examine those ones. Fortunately, I bought a Stiletto without it.
    Daniel

  • 17 years ago

    Nice yard there daniel!! I'd get rid of all (well most, I hate to moe) of the grass.
    I know how hard it is to get rid of all of the stone too!! not fun!

    I'm sure that you will have a lot of fun working in your yard this summer.

    Paul

  • 17 years ago

    Daniel, Daniel, what a wonderful playground you have there!!! It takes time to post pictures so I am telling you ahead of time how very much I love to see these posts. You see, I have absolutely no sense of design so all I can do is steal ideas. . .lol. Keep em' coming buddy, I love to see what everyone is about.

    Sidney, who can't even match her socks in the AM. . lol

  • 17 years ago

    Nice place Daniel. As for dog fencing, look into Dogwatch hidden fence. We had it installed about 5 years ago, and I can heartily recomend it. No visual barrier, and it is way less expensive. We have 3 dogs, and are very pleased with how effective it is.

  • 17 years ago

    What a hosta-smorgasbord you have to choose from, Daniel!! BUT--not to burst a balloon,
    please, still use great hosta-hygiene when planting and any future transplanting, as a hosta can
    have the virus and not display the symptom for several years.

    As with the handling of a gun--always treat it as if it were loaded--treat your hosta as though
    they ARE virused and you don't want to pass it on to any of your others that hopefully are not!

    I KNOW you are having tons of fun with your new place and your plans for a hosta-future in it!!

    If only I had an acre, instead of the 1/2 acre we have, of which I'm using roughly 1/3 of, for hosta
    plantings!!! Of course, having some limitation on how much I spend on hosta, of sorts, may be
    a good thing in this economy right now!! You'd think!!!

  • 17 years ago

    I'm coming in late on this thread, but what was the problem at Cahoon's?

    Rich is the owner, a good man and I plan to get over there the week of June 15th to contribute to his income.

    Deb

  • 17 years ago

    Daniel -

    I noticed your posting name "bernergarden" and you have dogs. By chance are they Bernese Mountain dogs?

    Deb

  • 17 years ago

    Deb, Yes, I have 2 Bernese Mountain Dogs and live in Westlake. The dogs are my life. I am curious, how did you know that the Berner in my screen name was for BMDs? Most people wouldn't know that.
    Cahoon's is a wonderful place. I bought a Hosta there and posted pics on the forum. The Hosta ended up having the Hosta virus. So, I returned it to Cahoon's and they were great about it. They threw it away and refunded my money - which I spent on more Hosta!
    Daniel

  • 17 years ago

    Please show us the progress you are making! What fun! Happy digging, mary

  • 17 years ago

    Daniel -

    I have a Berner too - we just LOVE him! He's 4 now and 119lbs. His name is Bricker. I'll take some pics with Hosta this weekend and post. We got him from Bobbi Kinley-Blewett, Adesa Bernese Mountain Dogs in LeRoy Township by Painesville. Bricker's dad, Charzard was #1 Berner male in 2003, 2004 and 2006.

    He is the joy of my life too!

    Our Hosta club, Northcoast Hosta Society is having a leaf show at Petitti's in Strongsville June 12th - 14th, please check it out. And you can bring the pups too, Petitti's lets dogs in the garden center. Bricker and I have been up there, and you know what a hit a Berner is with everyone.

    Deb

  • 17 years ago

    Deb, I knew that you had to be a Berner person. We are heavily involved in the breed and fundraising for the breed.
    We will be breeding our female in the fall and are very excited about it. What part of Ohio are you in? We know Bobbi quite well. She is a great person! The dogs have been to Petitti's many times. They enjoy the attention!! Emal me privately and tell me more about the Hosta society.
    Daniel in Ohio

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