mont AM ... frost damage...

isnt it one of the first up ...

ugliest LIVE chicken i have ever seen ... [i cant imagine why anyone would have a fake one... lol] .. maybe it has hvx... lol..

nice cat .. as far as cats go ... lol ...

THX!!!! for the pix

ken

Ken, It was leafed out when I got it early this spring,It isn't frost damage as I brought them in on the few frosty nights, could it be a touch of wind burn?

The chicken lol I agree one of my sisters hens is burried there ,she is responsible.

I will tell the cat you approve of her, she will be pleased lol.

Denis

Oh wow! I don't know where to start! How about . . . Thank you for indulging me! I'm sure I'm not the only one looking forward to picture updates from Ireland! :-)

The view from the Elegans bed is breathtaking, Denis! What an amazing sight for you to see every day. Gold Standard looks like it's been home for awhile. I like the play on colour in the fern and is that carex grass beyond/above the Elegans? Mulch? Looks like you have live mulch growing in various forms...moss and some sort of ground cover sedum? I don't know what grows in your environment but it is different and quite natural looking in its setting. It looks like woven tapestry.

Some of your hostas already have flower scapes - what a difference in growth from when you first introduced all your newbies!

Your Abby resembles my Aristocrat in size and colour (so far) come to think of it. I love blue and gold/cream combinations.

In the blue NOID assemblage, what is in the bottom left corner, the rounded leaves, yellow one? Maui Buttercups or?

Footie is a pretty kitty and is admiring the very nice growing NBC. Imagine that, a kitty with hosta sense! Lol

I also have a raspberry sundae but yours is much more colourful and vigorous looking grower where mine seems a bit delicate looking. I hope it grows some more. I only gained one eye over the one last year.

I thought your Big Daddy was new last year - it sure looks big already!

Thanks for sharing your pics, Denis! I really enjoyed seeing the additional growth and how well all your hostas are doing. The fried one looks like sunburn after a rain. It will recover. Now I'm going back to the Elegans bed again to enjoy the view from your mountaintop! That view is priceless!

Jo

You are very welcome Jo I don't need much encouragement lol. Yes the view is great, a lot of the time the clouds are down and there is nothing there!

The Gold standard would be in its third year or so planted from pot from garden centre so would have had 3 eyes minimum,What you think is carex behind is a clump of rushes (Juncus effusus)that has had the roundup treatment lol, terrible grass smothering invasive plant of acidic damp places, which is most of Ireland! from googling for the latin name I saw that some us nurseries sell it, if i could sell it I'd be a gazillionaire overnight! The carex is a great idea btw it will be done, thanks.
My "living mulch" is moss and some bits of clover, every thing becomes covered in moss if you're not careful, I like it but you can have too much of a good thing, I want to have a lovely dark mulched bed, then I'll be happy.

The natural environment locally is upland peat bog, my immediate area is a karst with a thin layer of peat, we have sinkholes and underground rivers and lakes,I will show a pic at the end of a view of the area from the top of my mountain.

Yes quite a few are getting scapes, where does the time go,seems like a week ago I was prodding for pips .

Abby stays small and cute, I just looked up Aristocrat I like it a lot is it a medium sized one?

You are right that's Maui Buttercups, it has a little bit of sun scorch but she is ok, I wasn't sure if I liked gold hostas from the pictures so I got her and August Moon to see, I now want Krugerrand so they must have won me over.

Footie is a very discerning cat lol. Raspberry Sundae was 1 eye last year and small ,2 eyes this year and larger leaves that what I was expecting and the colour as I didn't have it for spring last year, for a white centre its doing good. I got Big Daddy in the early spring and I had a fertle in the pot to see how many eyes there were I found 5 I think but more than that came up, I am very suprised at the size of him.

Ya I'm sure MA will be ok there are new leaves appearing, thanks.

Denis

Simply beautiful, the hostas, the view, the stone wall :)

Denis, if you are gettingKrugerrand, then definitely you've become a fan of gold hostas! It is a standout from pics I've seen. I don't have it but have added a handful or more of golds last year.

That last pic sure is a piece of Irish heaven! Lucky you!

Here is a pic I took for you this morning. It is still putting out leaves ( some hidden) but good enough for you to see the variegated markings, which will be more pronounced as the season progresses. Just doing my job you see. A good enabler has to provide more info when the plant in question is not mature looking in the picture! LOL

What a beautiful area you live in. It's great to see the hostas. I'm very impressed with the texture of the wall of your house. What a beautiful and unique backdrop for your plants.