OMG- <<<jealous>>> You are off to a major fantastic start! Is everything planted in bags and pots?

Ooooh, Candyland! Keep in mind, that in your colder region, they will grow big really fast compared to Southern CA. You should be ready to have garden tours in a couple years!!!!

-Babka

From 5 to 67, how fun was that? If you tried them in SoCal you must have really wanted hostas. Great that you can grow them now in a colder zone. It looks really good now, and I'm glad you shared this here, ...but you do have more room to spread them out later, right? Some of those are going to get real big!

I LOVE your two cranes.

Looks great! Also looks like a lot of fun work. Hope you get a big pay off next spring.

Sherry

consider yourself FULLY ENABLED ... lol

you are welcome.. its out major job ...

where did you tour ...

perhaps all that is left.. is to join a local hosta club .... in avon/cleveland.. is the north coast H society ...

ken

I totally understand. I bought a home in town (Cedar Rapids) 3 years ago with a large lot (9 large oak trees). I found this forum in 2014. I'm up tp 70 different hostas. Probably around 200 on our lot. I put more beds this year. I will post pictures in the spring. This forum has been a great resource.

They are in the ground except for by the herons, those are in spin out bags under the maple trees - one of those tips I read about. Initially, I had planted underneath them this spring, but moved them in the summer and replaced them with different hosta in spin out bags. I have a few left in pots, mostly small divisions/young ones.

In SoCal they just grew smaller every year (except Abiqua Drinking Gourd - one of my first purchases here).

There is more space, but I'm hoping to plant new ones there next year, lol. I tried to leave enough space, but eventually planted some in between because it looked empty. Hopefully, I can just move those "in between" ones in a year or two and the rest will have enough room. Then again, I'm probably going to want to rearrange them anyway. There's already a couple I want to move.

We toured during the Hosta Tailg8. We didn't make it up for the weekend, but a few of the homes were near enough to visit on Saturday. We live near Newark, Ohio. I think there's a central Ohio Hosta Society, but haven't looked them up yet. Next year a trip to Hallson's is in the works as it is half way to my sister-in-laws house in Michigan.

Yes, that is 67 different Hosta. I don't count how many plants there are. I've already divided two of them and bought multiples of a few that I really like.

Thanks for all the tips and encouragement.

If that is what "nuts" is, I like it! Spring will definitely be an exciting time for you when all these hosta emerge.

What fun! So glad you've found us, because we care about your hostas.

Here we are in the first spring after planting:

Hmm, why did I plant June so close to the path?

isn't it satisfying to see your hard work pay off..I see MORE hostas in your future..at last count I had 504 plants (not varieties)..continuing to increase..planted 2 new ones yesterday..love your Japanese maple..

Looks awesome! They definitely came up bigger this year!

What beautiful babies! Enjoy them and start building the next bed, because you'll be dealing with overcrowding soon. Really happy looking hostas!

Welcome to Ohio! Love your new purchases, they will do fine in our climate.

The next bed is built, but not yet planted. 38 Hostas added to the list this year. Some will spend the year in pots.

I'm really hoping for a few years before I need to make space other than a few Hosta that I planted with the express purpose of moving as the big ones grow up. Here's an aerial view that shows space better.

Well you certainly have done a great job and it looks terrific!

I could tell you that you are not crazy but then you would not fit in very well in our Hosta asylum. Aren't we all a little crazy or crazed?

You're not crazy by my standards (but then, like peren.all said - we're all a little crazed). I think you've probably given quite a bit of thought to your choices and placement. And I'm sure that if, at some point, you need to move something, you'll just get your shovel out and move it, or divide, etc. And while it looks very nice now, it will look even better when they all grow up a bit more and the beds start to get that really lush, full look.

Gardening is an active pursuit... always something to fix, change, tweak, improve, add-to.... I don't think a garden is ever "done."

Looks like you're adding some clematis near the deck? I love clematis! Also - neat little alligator accent.

Thanks, and so true about the active part. Yes, I have a few Clematis vines and Japanese maples and Heuchera and Viburnum and . . . I let the wife plant vegetables, lol.

First, love the fact that you let your wife plant vegetables...very magnanimous of you to sacrifice some hosta space, lol! ;-)

Steve, your number rings a bell with me. I joined this forum in June of 2013 with 67 hostas! The current count is at around the 160+ count of cultivars. I don't count duplicates but have a handful. It was much higher but I experienced some losses for various reasons.

The reason you planted June so close to edge of path was to be able to admire it up close, no? :D I have several of same ones you do and I know first-hand about all the anticipation of next spring and summer. Very exciting!

Your excitement has caught me up and your beds, and the space you have, are fabulous. It will be so lush so very soon! Really lovely.

Hi Steve: I live in Fairfield County, close to Pickerington. Pat and I specialize in daylilies but I love hostas too. I would love to see your garden.

Dick

Likewise, I'm pretty close, living in Heath. I just feel like it needs to grow up a little, but I'll probably always feel like something isn't quite right.

You are off to a great start. Lots of great plants. Hope you got some of the recent rain to help all of the plants get settled in and grow well. I keep my June plants out where I can readily see them--such a great cultivar. I've been doing a lot of rearranging and need to plant a new batch--the rain on Friday has helped a lot--the soil was like concrete up here even though we water a lot.

Regarding vegetables... I have a fairly large, very sunny space that I dare not fill up with hostas until the trees grow a bit more, so next year I think I'm going to plant a few veggies to try and get my granddaughter interested in growing them and eating them. It's funny- she wouldn't even try strawberries or blueberries until she had a chance to go pick up them.., now she loves them. Maybe some green beans, radishes, tomatoes- easy ones.

Going nuts - but in a great way! Good luck with all your new plants. Daylilies were my first love, also.