You might begin with asking the nursery where you have ordered them. Or visit a local nursery who sells hostas and have a chat with the owners/managers about the requirements in your specific temperature zone. There are some magnificent hostas being grown in the UK. You are in for a treat!

-Babka

plant them in the ground.. roots down ... the part just above the roots.. the crown ... at soil level .... and treat like any other perennials ...

if you prefer pots.. there are a couple hundred posts on using pots ... and you shouldnt have any winter problems with them in the UK ...

good luck

ken

One addition.... roots not absolutely down, but up to 45 degrees to the surface of the earth. Half shade and not too close to the big trees. Feed them organic (compost...)and cover with mulch.

I just looked those two up in the Hosta Library.http://www.hostalibrary.org/wx/w.html Wow, are they ever beautiful. Wheaton Blue is a Paul's Glory sport and Wheaton Thunder is a sport of Wheaton Blue. They are going to be large, 4 feet across, or more, with time, so give them some room. I have heard that slugs can be a problem in the UK. You may want to research a little on how to deal with slugs. I envy your two new hosta, they would be perfect in my yard:) Good choices.

Thanks Beverly, I have not heard of the hosta library, but I will defenitely be looking them up. I didn't realise they were going to get so big, I just ordered them because of the name. Yes, slugs can be a problem but I am sure I will be able to minimise any damage to them, I'm not sure how yet though.

Jose,

Welcome to the forum and hostas. I have had Wheaton Blue for years and it's really a beautiful hosta.

You might be interested in contacting the Hosta Society UK, click on link below. I had occasion a year or 2 ago to work with John Carr who was their President at the time. A British man wanting to donate ended up on my website and thought I was in England, but we got everything worked out very well.

British Hosta and Hemerocallis Society

lol, Ken, plant roots down. :)

My Wheaton Blue is at lower right. It's almost 30 inches (76cm) tall and 45 inches (114cm) wide.

The sun was bright, it usually looks a little more blue. But my Wheaton Blue is not my bluest hosta. You can see Blue Wedgewood, Blue Vision, and Blue Cadet above and to left of Wheaton. But you bought it for the name not the bluest color.

Diva is to the left of Wheaton Blue. Sum & Substance way in the back of pic.

Sorry about the stake right beside it. These pictures were just for my note taking and I was not looking at the stake.

Thank you all for your advice and your photos, Pandora, I didn't even notice the stake was there until you mentioned it. It doesn't make your hostas look any less beautiful. I will defenitely look up the Hosta Society and see what help and advice they can give. I am going to start them off in pots I think, purely so I can put them where I can see them and I can easily move them around, Does anyone know if they need to be in shade and also do they need any specific soil/feeding if they are going to be in pots?