hey dude .... merry Christmas and happy new year ...

whats the name of the best .... by definition..

paradigm ....

and others ....

guardian angel ...

gold standard ....

liberty ...

elatior for a giant

blue mouse ears ...

emerald ruff cut ....

one of the SS clones ..

one of the blue and green tokudamas ...

and an undulata.. rotflmbo ....

ken

HEy Ken good to hear from you - i wasn't sure if you posted anymore.

Hope you have a great christmas

there are two on your list I would have to buy so that would be good - can you believe one is gold standard hahaa (i would get one from a local friend). I had tons of them at the old house but never thought about planting one in the new place. I went for all the newer flashier 'improved' oned instead.

best is hard to define but i guess there are the ones that grow the best in your own garden and look sweet for at least most of the year

Here's a tried and true list - most are in my garden and perform great!

Here is a link that might be useful: Hoty List

thanks hosta buff that is a pretty good idea using the hoty list and I grow all but three of those. I don't think she would like praying hands but i could be wrong.

'So Sweet'
1997 'Patriot'
1998 'Fragrant Bouquet'
1999 'Paul's Glory'
2000 'Sagae'
2001 'June'
2002 'Guacamole'
2003 'Regal Splendor'
2004 'Sum and Substance'
2005 'Striptease'
2006 'Stained Glass'
2007 'Paradigm'
2008 'Blue Mouse Ears'
2009 'Earth Angel'
2010 'First Frost'
2011 'Praying Hands'

I guess a best ten is whatever does well for us personally in our own garden. Can't argue with the HOTY list.
For me I would recommend these ten that look good for a long time, in no special order:

Sagae
Niagara Falls
June
Summer Breeze
Gin and Tonic
Liberty
Guardian Angel
Paul's Glory
Silver Bay
Atlantis

thanks shade

i am getting some good ideas here

The above are great hostas, but I argue that Halcyon and H. plantagenia belong on any top 10 list.