Nice! I like the texture on those leaves.
Shawn

Ken, can you describe how you have this hosta sited, i.e. how much sun/shade. I have had my plant for 8 years or so and it gets smaller and smaller every year. Last year, I moved it to the back of the garden (almost all shade) and I'm ready to pitch it. The plant is down to 1 eye now and I'd really like to save it.

I'm only an occasional poster but daily reader.

Thanks for any help, perhaps you can give me enough advice to save this plant.

Dig

of the 1250 hosta i moved to this house in pots ....

i lost most of my tokudamas ....

i dont think they like wet feet .... which is problematic on a plant we try to drown ...

mine is in shade all day long.. with no overhead canopy .... so .. very bright .. but shade ...

thanks for the reply .. i vowed ... that if i only got the same old 3 peeps praising the effort.. i wasnt going to post much more ... i know there are a million lurkers out there.. gratuitously giving themselves pleasure.. without thanking the effort ... i took me nearly two hours to post todays posts ... i can find other things to do with my time.. but for the explosive thunderstorms.. lol ...

ken

I'm with everyone else, that texture is fabulous. Please keep posting, I love seeing all your mature hosta. Mine are either new, or have been moved. It's nice to have an idea of what I might have in the future... or what I should buy next...

So... theoretically, since tokumdamas don't like wet feed, they might not mind my 4 Devil Maple Trees? I hate those trees!

I've noticed that blue hostas just don't do well in this yard. They were fabulous at my last house, but here they die or just barely survive. I blame the trees.

Ken, I am a "lurker" since I am new and just learning all I can. Please don't stop posting pics or knowledge. I enjoy every post you make. Thanks for taking the time!
Paula in S. Wisconsin
(in one of the few spots not under water!)

Hey, Ken, thanks for the cultural advice on tok. I just received my naylor order yesterday and he was one of them. I got 7 other ones including liberty and earth angel. Liberty was definitely your fault (-:

And thanks for posting such great pictures....although if you would ask my husband I'm not so sure he would thank you for all the enabling, lol

~from a lurker and sometimes poster

OK, I'm a lurker too, but truly appreciate the photos! In fact, I've been out taking my own and plan to post some this weekend, so Ken isn't so lonely. ;-)

they kick @ss to bad they are so slow - that one must be at least 150 years old?

This is one of my favs'

Thanks Ken!

Ken:
I guess that's more than three! The jury is out; we anxiously await everyday for new pics from your hosta haven...by all means, please keep them coming- Luis

well well ... welcome to all you lurkers.. thanks for the kind words.... let them fly a little more often .. lol ...

the lighter is handy ... cuz it fits in my pocket ... i know i need to pull out the yard stick ... but it is way too uncomfortable trying to stick it in my pants as i wander around ... and the neighbors will start talking.. AGAIN....

with the 2 gig card in the camera ... i now snap a shot of the label.. and then the plant ... so i dont have to also carry a scratch pad and pencil and lighter and yard stick and bug spray .... and ... etc ... all i have to do is remember to do it ...

ken

Hmmmm, I'll try to figure that one out, bright shade, dry feet. There is no area of our whole yard that isn't wet, especially right now (another 3.5 inches of rain last night). But, I may be able to move the tok uphill somewhere. Wonder what it would do potted?

I'm embarrased to say, it is the smallest hosta in my modest collection (190 range), even smaller than Golden Prayers which is doing the same thing, getting smaller each year. Hmmm. I'll have to check to see if they are related. Bright Lights is doing the same thing.

The rest of my plants look like they are on steroids. My Sum It Up being the hugest plant in my collection for the 2nd year in a row. Blue Angel comes in at #2 for size. I don't even mind that I seem to have selected a dwarf Sum & Substance. After 8+ years, I'd still consider it a med. hosta. Maybe the plant was mis-marked when I purchased it 8+ years ago! Never thought of that before.

Dig

I just got this one new this year, I hope that it'll look as nice and be as big as yours.....someday. It'll be many moons before that happens. I love seeing all of your pictures, makes my want list that much bigger.

Karen

Don't assume the tokudamas can handle the "devil Maples". I have a tokudama the size of a mouse ear that was growing within range of the evil, gnarly fingers of the maple. Just removed a few more of those lovely trees - all for the sake of my hosta.

Ken, you have a beautiful plant. Mine is only two years old, however I look forward to the day it looks like yours!

A beautiful hosta. You are a very talented gardener and very knowlegeable hosta grower but I don't understand why you have an issue with "lurkers". You choose to post and other people make their choices. I don't mean to offend you; it is just my opinion.

He would like to know that some one out there sees what he is doing. I understand this, I also am a lurker, I don't very often comment but Ken's hosta are great.
Thaanks for showing us them Ken.
ohio phil

US GIRL said:

but I don't understand why you have an issue with "lurkers". You choose to post and other people make their choices. I don't mean to offend you; it is just my opinion.

-----because a party of 3 is Ok .. but the more the merrier. ...

its that time of year.. to liven things up ... get some things shakin ....

the status quo stinks.. time to get every one rolling on pix.. and sharing ....

the shy will continue to hide...

but the rest of us are going to have some pix fun ..

anyone care to knock all my posts to page two??????

ken

You choose to post and other people make their choices. I don't mean to offend you; it is just my opinion.
usgirl

You are simply wrong, I don't think explaining it will change your mind.

Ken, I am a relatively new lurker who just started collecting hostas. Please keep posting for us! I love your photos and advice! I put in a huge shade garden last year and have been adding lots ever since. I can use all the help I can get!

Tracy

Well, at least we fellow hosta lovers can agree on one thing. We understand why hostas are America's biggest selling perennial!

Ken, I am so happy to see that you do not take offense at questioning posts. In fact, you are a hosta loving party animal! The more posts the merrier.

EO, I have seen how generous you are sharing your time and expertize on this forum. My best friend actually hates hostas. I do not call her wrong I know she has a different opinion. Best wishes.

US girl,

I once was a hosta hater. When I first came to Indiana from Arizona, it was August. I wondered what all the ugly, burned green mounds with the spindly little flower spikes were. Someone told me they were Hosta and I couldn't understand why anyone would want the ugly brown things in their yards.

Years later, I saw a Great Expectations, and a few months later I saw a real hosta garden with all its beautiful textures and colors. THEN it was all over for me. In order to love hosta, I think one has to be exposed to the good stuff.

Lainey