I remember you posting that pot here, anxious to see it with hostas.

Dying to see a photo of your planter -- it sounds lovely!

It's funny, I went through my photos. Looks like I never shot any of it with the hostas IN it! I just have 34,000 OTHER hosta photos. I will have to rectify that soon.

Ken, I will try to take a photo of it with pips tomorrow. It is wedged in a very tight area of the garage to protect it from accidental breakage. I knew I would have to harden it off this way. I would have preferred an area closer to the garage door but then getting dinged with snow shovels would be an inevitability. With all my gardening stuff, and a very large vehicle, I really need a 3 car garage.

Below is the planter empty:

I'm another one that would like to see a pic of your planter with hostas!

Cool! I keep thinking about over-wintering in pots in the garage. This gives me some inspiration/motivation to try.

Late last year, I pulled some of my potted mini hostas and put them in my raised veggie garden for the winter. I don't see any pips yet, but it may be too early for them anyway. Will know soon.

linnea- that’s really neat! Does it have a little frog on the edge? Super cute, and a nice color!

windymess, here is a detail shot from the other side. I like to add little details to my pottery that make it more fun. Otherwise a pot is just a pot. The little frog is peering into the pot. Though when the hostas are leafed out I don't know if it will be visible.

Love it! You have a talent! Love the leaves, frog, color... and the way you've incorporated the drainage holes!

I had the opportunity a couple summers ago (I was at Philmont Boy Scout Camp) to try my hand at pottery... and I came away realizing that it's MUCH harder than it looks. I have a friend who is a ceramic artist and teaches pottery.... I developed new respect for what she does.

popmama, read through threads here about overwintering in pots. There's a lot of info. Ken has a lot of tips in the forum.

If a pot is plastic it can be overwintered outside, on its side. I have one (Peanut) that's going on its third year. It did not do well in the ground and every year was eaten badly by slugs and bugs. It was so ugly I pulled it out to throw out, then plunked it into a planter instead. It flourished. After dormancy in the fall I attach mire mesh to its top to keep furry pests out, then lay on its side under a tree amid shrubs and throw leaves on top. I just pulled that one out of its winter nest. It is on the same schedule as the ones in the ground; not ahead. So no hardening off. I had a couple of non-hosta things in unglazed terracotta clay pots I overwintered in the same place as the hosta. But it's taking a chance with the pot.

The glazed ceramic was the only reason I overwintered the pot I made in the garage.