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Trip to Fox Hosta Farm

Wonderfully landscaped hosta place in wooded part of IN, about an hour and half from Chicago, well worth the drive, they have about 1000 varieties of hostas and will dig you what you want.

Display gardens placed around the property and sale part of it placed in the rows where first plant usually mature one and divisions are in the back row. I thought prices were reasonable for the size and quality of the plant you get.

One aspect was very interesting for me that all growing hosta are in wooded area, so it was easy to see what does well and what pops out in the eye. Some golds were holding its own very well even in that decent shade.

I made pics with my phone mainly for reference for myself ut in case someone will benefit will post a few. Immensely enjoying all pics people sharing on this forum, helps with thought process and placement of my own.

Their own plant which I love love love, reminds me of elephant ears




Tall and very fast grower, it has some additional misting in the middle of the leaf, thus the name


Dreamweaver, did not look any different from DQ next to it but majestic en masse

Comments (33)

  • 8 years ago

  • 8 years ago

    That aqua blue haze on LS Hazy Morn is worthy of any Tokudama dusting which I enjoy. Not every specimen in front row was mature enough but some were just stunning. Of course LS Breaking waves came home with me.

  • 8 years ago
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    Was happy to see that Rich Uncle holds its yellow great, a bit of large plant though... Mardi Grass is huge and shiny

  • 8 years ago

    Comparing yellow of Rosedale to Dawn's Early Light

  • 8 years ago

    You only brought home one??? Thanks for sharing!

    Sherry

    lindalana 5b Chicago thanked sherrygirl zone5 N il
  • 8 years ago

    Thanks for the tour! "Immensely enjoying all pics people sharing on this forum, helps with thought process and placement of my own." ....I agree with that sentiment.


    FWIW, Dawn's Early Light comes up bright yellow in spring. It does get greener, but mine never gets as green as the one shown. Maybe because it gets some direct sun. I really like the photo of Rich Uncle.

    lindalana 5b Chicago thanked sandyslopes z6 n. UT
  • 8 years ago

    Wow, I didn’t even recognize Dawns Early Light in that photo! Mine has never looked like that.

    Sherry

  • 8 years ago

    Ken, it sure the best. Lots of fun and memories to come with such place.

    Sherry, no can do only one plant, even if I am out of real estate long time ago...

    LS Full Tide for $20 is a steal imho...

    hoping my Nifty Fifty will look like this too

  • 8 years ago

  • 8 years ago

    and this one. Butter Yellow. Looks very similar to Dawn's Early Light but holds lovely yellow even in shade. I had not seen it before, wonder why is it not more popular?

  • 8 years ago

    Centerfold. Another great Yellow that holds well in shade

  • 8 years ago

    Brutus


  • 8 years ago

    nice chunk of Galaxy came home with me too...

  • 8 years ago

    That place is fantastic! So many hostas and they are so big! I hope I find a place like that one day.

    I especially love Lakeside Hazy Morn. My own CFRV looks like it has a long way to go before it resembles the one you saw. I purchased One Last Dance recently. You picture of it makes me happy I did!

    Thanks for the pictures!

    lindalana 5b Chicago thanked newhostalady Z6 ON, Canada
  • 8 years ago
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    Wow, that place looks amazing! Great looking Hosta and great photographs of them. I also picked up a chunk of L. Full Tide last weekend - nice looking chunk you got there. It was on my list to visit this year on our way to see our daughter outside Chicago (we ended up seeing her in Amsterdam, so that trip was put on hold). Thanks for the tour. Now I just need to find another excuse to drive by.

    lindalana 5b Chicago thanked steve duggins(Z6a) - Central Ohio
  • 8 years ago

    Beautiful pictures... beautiful hostas.

    lindalana 5b Chicago thanked windymess z6a KC, Ks
  • 8 years ago

    I think I need to go there! It would be great to see hostas planted in shade and see what the good performers are. I have only been to nurseries where the hostas are potted. I go through Indiana several times a year, I'll look it up.

    lindalana 5b Chicago thanked linnea56 (zone 5b Chicago)
  • 8 years ago

    I wonder how late in the year it would still be worth visiting. Also, that looks like Lakeside Breaking News with the cream edge. Lakeside Breaking Waves is a solid blue.

    lindalana 5b Chicago thanked steve duggins(Z6a) - Central Ohio
  • 8 years ago

    Thanks for posting! This looks like a great place.

    lindalana 5b Chicago thanked don_in_colorado
  • 8 years ago
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    Good eye! We found a mix up between LS Breaking waves and LS Shockwave

    Linnea, it is totally worth visiting. Look what came home with me. Dreamweaver.

  • 8 years ago

    Thank you so much for sharing! I visited a hosta farm in August for the first time. That was great. I will save this posts because as you said it can be good for ID. If I had come along, I would have spent waaaay too much money and then would have removed all the front yard grass and planted what I bought! I may do that any way! :-)

    lindalana 5b Chicago thanked djacob68z5sewi
  • 7 years ago

    I know this is an old post, but I would love to know the name and where it is. It should be drivable for me from Milwaukee.

    lindalana 5b Chicago thanked djacob68z5sewi
  • 7 years ago
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    It is Lowell IN and it is pretty easy to get there.

    I was there yesterday and came home with some real beauties. Highly recommend if you in the area, not only because his prices reasonable and variety great. I told Bob he would get much more if he was selling on line. You see real size and how it is growing in shade and you will get whatever chunk you want. Additionally Bob sells his own seedlings and some of them are monsters.




    Lakeside dot.com OS and Etched glass.

  • 7 years ago

    Mardi grass parade.


  • 7 years ago

    Thanks so much. I will have to plan a trip there later this summer. Hopefully he’ll still have plenty to sell mid to late July.

  • 7 years ago



    Blizzard and Alladin lamp.

  • 7 years ago



    Brother Stefan and Earth Angel. Am sure he will have plenty, just call ahead, he is great person to talk to.

  • 7 years ago

    LS Hazy Morn is a gorgeous plant. I got one 2 years ago at Wade and Gatton it has grown quickly. The color is unique in my garden.

    lindalana 5b Chicago thanked miles10612
  • 7 years ago

    Thanks very much for your information.

    lindalana 5b Chicago thanked djacob68z5sewi
  • 7 years ago

    Great to revisit this thread after going there. Love seeing your new plants too. I agree, Bob is a great person to talk with. We spent three hours there on our drive home and it went very quickly. Can't wait to go back.

    lindalana 5b Chicago thanked steve duggins(Z6a) - Central Ohio
  • 7 years ago

    I'll have to remember that. I should be passing that way a couple of times this summer. Is it an appointment only type of place? I passed 2 hosta farms in WI this Friday and both were only open certain weekends!

    lindalana 5b Chicago thanked linnea56 (zone 5b Chicago)
  • 7 years ago

    They do have most weekends open. They live there. Just give them a call when you know your plans, they super nice.


    Dreamweaver and LS breaking waves I got last year doing real well

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