Beautiful, just beautiful

Gorgeous scene, John! I'd love to have a seat right there!!

My 'Satisfaction' is holding it's gold margins, even in bright sun exposure!
Had it as a tc a few years ago, and wasn't much impressed with it,
so, when I lost it in Spring '07, I thought---"Oh, well!"

Replaced it last Fall, and this year I am amazed at it's growth, size and beauty!
It is quickly becoming a favorite in my garden!!!

thanks, heyJ... BTW - I don't know how, but the impression got out that I am a John. I've never been a John (in any sense of the word!) --- I am a Jim ;-)

OOPS!! Sorry Jim!! For some reason, I've thought jgh, was John, of late!! Blame it on 'brain freeze'
from time to time!! :o(

I do remember you, though--from way back! Just with the wrong 'J' for some reason!! :o)

Hey_Jim!!!

Gorgeous hostas! I love the backdrop of ferns too. It's giving me a great idea for a spot in my yard.

I did that once about 1987 or so. There was a clump of 4 oak trees joined at the root-base, which made a nice little "hammock". Something possessed me to plop a division of one of my hostas in there (I forgot what one it was now, since it's been moved), and in a couple of years, the plant was bursting out of the middle of the trees! I ended up moving it later.

You got a great surprise there. Congrats!

Beautiful setting, great colors.

Paul

I didn't do exactly that,Jim,but I did move my Elisabeth hosta one year,and the next year,I found Elisabeth was still there! I missed part of it when transplanting,and now,I have 2 of them! Phil

Beautiful hostas, beautiful garden, happy accident!

(Yes, just last week I found a large gold corrugated hosta smushed behind a big blue and completely overtaken by rampant daylilies. If I remember, it was labeled "Krossa Regal" -- which clearly it is not -- purchased several years ago at a late season clearance and tucked into the garden at the last minute before winter in a spot where all this adversity has not daunted it one bit. I'm eager to see what it will do when it has its own space. Let the remodeling begin! :-)

Love the ferns and hosta AND the color of your chairs and table. Fabulous!

They are gorgeous, Jim!

Jim, I really like the color of your wrought iron chair set agains the greens of the Hosta and garden. What is the plant in the photo with the yellow flowers?
Daniel

thanks, Daniel

that plant is a Ligularia przewalskii. It is a species and unlike the giant round leaved named cultivars that wilt at the least touch of sun (Desdemona, Othello, The Rocket) this has smaller interesting cut leaves and is a no-work perennial.

By the way - the pronounciation of przewalskii is not intuitive... the closest I can come is Cheh-VALL-skee-eye

Gorgeous...I wish I could grow ferns like those. Now please tell me what kind of paint and what the color is on your wrought iron. It's a perfect compliment to the garden. Do you remember where you got it or what the name is?

Westy

Jim, you may officially consider yourself an enabler. I just brought home a small Satisfaction. Love yours, have the perfect spot.

Wow...great pic. This givies me hope for my garden, I can't wait till summer is over so I can look forward to next years growth.

thanks again!

We've searched our memories and cannot remember where we got the furniture... we are guessing Menards. We've had it for probably close to ten years, sitting outside through Minnesota's artic winters and brutal hot summers - and not a spot of rust. Unbelievable, as we just got it as an interim until we could afford some "good" furniture! Yet another thing that just got "plopped in."