it would be best to ID them first ... since you describe a couple thousand of them.. lol .. though i might not be surprised which they are ... if not 'collected' ...

that said.. i dont really care what other peeps say.. so i do whatever makes me happy ... lifes too short ..

if you are sitting there.. and one pisses you off.. go move it ... etc ...

ken

This is a pretty good article with some photos... from Fine Gardening

I collect FG magazines and that particular one is a favourite! Otherwise, I do what I please and chaotic in my garden is norm, lol.

Yes, I think it's good to look at lots and lots of pictures.... then do what you want and make it your own. The HostaLibrary has a 'comparison' feature that I like to use - you can put two different cultivars on the screen at the same time and see if they look good together, are too much alike, too blah, etc....

Lol, Mae- "don't bother setting a budget".... isn't that the truth!!!

Great tips Mae, thanks for sharing them.

I laughed out loud too about "don't bother setting a budget" - so very true!

Or if you do have a budget, don't be hard on yourself when you blow your budget for those extra few that you could not leave behind for another time. :)

Hey, Mae! Thank you for making my day! I love it when I manage to influence/enable someone to try a hosta I love :D. Your combined trio sounds beautiful and I love the differences in leaf shape and colour of those three. I don't own Blue Jay but it's colour is a wonderful blue. A vague thread comes to mind and so does Esther's name...?

I am looking forward to trying different combinations with my pots again this spring.

I posted these design suggestions from Bridgewood Gardens a while ago. I can't find the thread, so I'll repost the article:

Hosta Planning: Buy What You Like!

Oh - I love that! So funny. So true.