Here's another photo with Elegans in the back and Great Expectations in the foreground. I bought these at the hosta sale this spring in Milwaukee thanks to TJ's tip - thanks TJ!

Lovely start to a beautiful garden! Your wise to leave ample space between plants, especially if you love the large hosta like I do. What is the name of the pretty blue companion flower? We also share the same color astilbe. When those hosta start filling in you're going to need a smaller chair! I lurked for quite a while also. There is a great group of people on this forum with a wealth of knowledge and beautiful collections. Good luck!

DD

Thanks DD! The blue flowers are lobelia. I used lobelia and sunpatiens as fillers this year. They are both annuals. The astilbe are "Visions".
Terri

Wonderful garden! Thanks for sharing your pics.

Paula

That is a great start to a lovely hosta garden. Boy, your Astilbes look healthy and happy! I like your fence, too- I really wish I had put our pickets closer together for a more private feel.

Hi GinWi, Welcome and thanks for the pics of your new garden. You're off to a great start. I love hydrangeas with hosta too. WW

Thanks Paula, Coll and WW for the nice comments! I'm looking forward to adding a couple more hostas and heucheras to my garden this summer. Do you know of a mail order hosta nursery that also sells heucheras?
Terri

Oh yes. Well, I know of ONE anyway. There might be others.
But check out Hallson Gardens at the link below.
I think they sell about 16 different heuchera. And other perennials as well.

Here is a link that might be useful: Hallson heuchera page

Looking very nice, Terri. Thanks for posting and I'm glad to be an enabler. Now, have I mentioned conifers...;-)

tj

That's funny you mention conifers TJ. I check out that forum from time to time as well. I don't have a collection of conifers, but maybe someday. . . First I need to add to my hosta collection.

Thanks Mocc, for the link for Hallson's. I didn't realize they sold other perennials besides hostas.

Terri

Terri, What a lovely new garden you have! Please post pictures to show progression of the garden.

Lowe's and Home Depot often carry some of the popular and robust heucheras, good size for a very reasonable price. If you wait until late August or September, they will all be on sale.

I have been ordering hard to get heucheras from http://ilovehostas.net, a mail order store in WI. They have the most amazing and comprehensive collections. It is ~ $ 12 for a 3 inch deep pots. Planted in sept or october, they grow quickly the next year to almost mature size. Plus they only charge a very small fee for handling. I have been very happy with their fast service and quality of the plants.

Good luck,
Vivian

Hi Vivian,

Thanks for the info about ilovehostas.net. I have never seen that website before. They have such a great selection! I have also been checking out the nurseries locally for heucheras, and found a few that I will probably go back to purchase.

Thanks again!
Terri

that elegans will get huge in time, you may have to move some other stuff

dave

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