Thanks a lot ! that helps and looks great together. How many actual plants are in that clump at the bottom of your picture ?

The hostas I have seen are all 12-24" spread

===>>> you will have to choose wisely ... almost every one.. in the pic above.. will be bigger than that ...

but the key with perennials.... you can always move them.. when one or the other wants to take over.. in a few years ...

ken

hmm.. i will have to walk off the area tonight and see what exactly im working with.

Does that look like a doable plan, as far as how i have arranged the plants, or any better recommendations. I assume the camellia will need 4ft spacing between each other.

The astilbe on the bottom is a single clump. As you can see there is room for growth on the other plants. Ken, I think you are referring to the size of the astilbe and not the hosta - right?

smith said hosta are 12 to 24 inch plants ...

i suggested.. only if they find small or medium sized plants .. and suggested that most hosta in your pic.. are or will be.. bigger than 24 inches ... unless smith finds the right hosta ...

smith... i never did much planing ... i just did whatever whim struck me.. in fall or spring ... and if it was an epic fail ... i moved things around the next fall.. or spring ... i dont need no stinkin plan .. nor badges ..

my motto is.. just do it ... they are perennials.. and easily moved.. if you miss the mark ..

ken

Be careful choosing your hostas in this small space. You might want to look for mini hostas.

Here's one of my hostas with a gallon jug for scale. (No, I didn't do anything special to make it get that large. Just planted it and got out of the way.)

littlebug that is intense !!

If I chose a hosta that says avg 24" spread, would you put the hosta or astilbe in front of the other ?

Hostas come in all sizes, and astilbes come in several sizes. The photo of Donna's gorgeous garden shows a medium size astilbe. There are also varieties that get 4 feet tall, as well as dwarf astilbes that stay quite small, under 12 inches tall. 15 feet sounds like a lot of space, but once your plants grow and mature, you will probably find that you have overplanted unless you space things out more than you think is needed initially.

I came across this website that has amazing prices.. has anyone ever used it ? They have hostas ands astilbe

https://www.dutchbulbs.com/product/hosta-aureo-marginata

This is not a vendor that I would recommend, especially for hostas.

really? I was almost set on my order! Any reason why not, and who else would you recommend ?

Would you use them for daffodil bulbs?

From what I have read, several persons have said that nurseries in Holland are notorious for selling diseased hostas. You get what you pay for.

If you want to purchase hostas and astilbes from the same vendor, Hallson's Perennials has both. Their plants are always disease free, have excellent root systems, and they provide great customer service. Other hosta vendors have been mentioned in various threads on this forum, you can search those. You want to ask to be sure that whoever you buy from is aware of HVX and tests their plants.

Astilbes can be found in most nurseries, even my local grocery store garden center had a decent selection of about 15 varieties this spring. Plant size ranges from a 4 inch pot with one or two stems to a very full gallon size that could be divided. Prices are quite reasonable, $3.50 for the 4 inch up to $8.00 for the gallon size. Larger nurseries might charge as much as $15-20 for a gallon or 2 gallon plant. I found some gallon size on sale at another grocery while I was visiting family recently, and came home with some very nice gallon size plants for $4.00 each. Astilbes grow fairly quickly, so small plants will quickly put on growth and mature within a few years. Astilbes are vulnerable to several diseases, but most are readily visible, and easy to avoid when you are purchasing plants.

ok great. ill look into them. thanks!