I have a SERIOUS space problem, but I just clicked to order Ice Follies, and Snake Eyes. This is an addiction.

-Babka

Babka,

You can always do hanging gardens ;).

bkay

I already have them stacked 4 high on benches... but there might be a bit more room if I hang some...hmmmmm

-Babka

Hanging them is certainly an option, after seeing the video of the British couple with a hanging garden. And containers for me as well, which will avoid most of the drainage issues, as well as following the seasonal shade. For the tiny things, even hanging them on the privacy fence would work.

I covet an Empress Wu, but no way will that one hang or live contentedly in a container....unless it is a cattle trough.

You will love American Halo! Here is a pic from this past spring of one of mine. I also added Showboat,and City Lights last season,but the jury is still out,as they haven't come up in the spring yet in my garden. Take a look. Phil

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Street's of Gold is on my wish list but I'll have to see if Santa drops any gift certificates in my stocking. Phil, that is gorgeous. Does the color change on that one?

only 2 for me....krugerrand and frank lloyd wright

Here's mine for 2012!
Zounds
Tijuana Brass
Midas Touch
Fujibotan
Black Hills
Devis Advocate
Emerald Necklace
Spartacus
Blue Wu
Blueberry Muffins
Funky Monkey
Grand Rapids
Jurassic Park
Shimmy Shake
Tickle Me Pink
UFO
Viking Ship
Flemmish Gold
Ebony Towers
Lederhosen

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
Sweet Dreaming,
Gary

Hostaholic2,yes the margin gets whiter as the season progresses. This pic is from April,this year. Phil

Here's my left-over list from this summer, the ones that wouldn't fit in the car.

Fuji Botan
Glory
Dark Shadows
Alligator Shoes
Moon Glow
World Cup
Lady Isobel Barnette
Abba Dabba Do
Fried Green Tomatoes
All That Jazz
Barbara Ann
Mango Tango
Winter Snow
Piedmont Gold
Potomac Pride
Stardust
Sunshine Glory
Salute
Millennium
Summer Breeze
Merry Sunshine
Garden Party
Chesterland Gold
Wheaton Blue

Thai Brass
Paradise Backstage
American Icon
Holly's Dazzler
Spring Fling
Diva
Faith
Sutters Mill

Bottom's Up

Allegan Emperor
Black Hills
Clovelly
May
Lakeside Black Satin
Deep Pockets
Essence of Summer
Katsuragawa Beni
Lakeside Looking Glass
Peppermint Ice

This is my new list:
Tobacco Road
Coconut Custard
Tossed Salad
Smokey Bear
Frank Lloyd Wright
Marlene
Irish Luck

And...anything else that ends up in the back of the car!

Gesila, if all of THESE fit in your car, what did you take with you....a stretch limo? hehehehe

Looks like Frank Lloyd Wright is popular this year.
I have the Winter Snow, one of my original three hosta. We'll see how big it gets here.

Gesila,

If you get all those, you're going to have a very busy spring/summer next year!

Deanna

One or two of my hostas might not make it through the winter, some are too closely planted and need to be moved, many new ones in nursery catalogs are very similar to the ones I already have, my hosta society will sell some this May. I do not plan to add any new beds, have already enough to work on. Oh, I have around 100 seeds of 4 varieties germinating in a tray this week! So I think I will wait with buying any new ones for now.
Merry holidays and a great new year!
Bernd

Hostasee and Gesila, those are some impressive lists!

I still have a list or two.....they need tweaking yet, tho. Not ordering until January, I think.

From Naylor Creek:

Allegan Fog
Satisfaction
Seducer
Candy Dish
Aristocrat
Borocay
Great Escape
Niagara Falls
Francheska

And from Contrary Mary:

Black Jack
Kross Regal
Little Black Scape
Pearl Lake
Blue Arrow
HiHo Silver

and Lamium "Ghost" for the Hallowe'en garden.

Most of these are older ones that I am filling in with. I don't think I am ordering many "new" hostas this year.

I did order

Old Glory
Sea Ebony and
Brutus

already this month. I think that might be all. I have three new beds ready, but not all that room is for hostas. There are ferns, hellebores, and other things in there, and some hostas already.
Unless I can find Swamp Monster somewhere. And I still want Jurassic Park. Last year there was a crop failure and I didn't get it, we'll see what happens this year.

Sandy

This is my wish list:

Holy Mouse Ears
LS Paisley Print
Neptune
Restless Sea
Permanent Wave
Rainbow's End
Sunlight Child
Sweet Innocence
Permanent Wave
Ripple Effect
Cutting Edge
On Stage

That's not necessarily what I'll get, depending on financial constraints, but what I WANT to get!

Any feedback on my choices?

Deanna

Deanna, I have three on your list:

I love Sweet Innocence. It was new last year and did well in a spot where it got ignored.

I passed up Ripple Effect several times before I bought it. I didn't like it growing in the ground, so I put it in my wall I made of cinder blocks. It's supposed to be a medium sized hosta, so I'll probably put it back in the ground when after it matures some.

My Rainbow's End was eaten alive by slugs. I'm looking forward to this one next year. Hopefully, I've gotten the slugs under control in that area.

On Stage was new this year. Mine gets morning sun only. The leaves on mine did some wierd bleaching out...kind of like curtains a window.

This will be our first summer without the ice cream store, so we are really looking forward to spending more time in the gardens and on hosta hunting trips. I imagine there won't be much lawn left in the back by the time the summer is over.

We decided not to make any more beds in the front as they interfere too much with out Christmas lights. I got totally stressed out worrying about my husband driving stakes down into the crowns of the hostas. I hope they all come back in the spring.

No stretch limo, however, on one trip, we did get 25 hostas into the back of our car. And, they weren't small hostas!

Gesila

The only mature one I have on that list is On Stage, and I love it. It's gorgeous in its spring colors, and does well thru the season. Mine was three yrs old last year and just coming into its best.

I planted Paisley Print and Neptune this past spring, looking forward to seeing what they do this year.