Two years ago this area had two hours of morning shade no hot fun in the summer sun.

First step: plant some trees, then apologize to the hostas for how long it takes them too grow. I’ve planted agastache in some beds. It gets tall fast and provides some shade fairly early. I tried castor plants for shade last year but by the time they got tall the hostas were fried already. I also have some beach umbrellas in the beds that are just full sun..

Squash Casserole takes a lot of sun.

bkay

Well, as others have said, you will be surprised how many hostas will take sun. I n your second picture there’s a small tree, adding a couple similar in size could provide shade. I have a Limelight Hydrangea and it’s provided shade on and off throughout the day to hostas around it. I know they take time to establish, but you could use something like what Ken and zkathy have mentioned in the meantime. Also, you could set a sail cloth to cover part of the yard while more permanent options take hold. You could place poles on the tree stump,, corner of the deck and on near the fence fence and attach the sail to that. Or less complicated, buy a couple of patio umbrellas with the weighted holders and set them in the yard to protect hostas you are concerned about.

Last but not least, I’m gonna beat steve to a suggestion he may have........ which is to plant some lovely Japanese Maples around the yard. Not huge ones, but tall, narrow, 6-8 feet and or ones that grow up with a canopy ,but not too tall or wide. I bet Steve could give you great suggestions! Good luck with whatever you decide to do and show us what you do!

debra

I like the froofy JMs that like some shade. Fireglow is a good one for the sun, but may not get tall enough soon enough. I'd probably move them to a better spot if you have it and plant sun lovers there. Plenty of plants love to grow in the sun. Like conifers!

Like Bkay said, Squash Casserole and all its sports would be good. I especially like Wave Runner and have one planted in full sun after noon. Last year was its first year there and I gave it some shade to get it settled, but its on its own this year. It looks good so far, but its early, Stay tuned.

Also, look for Hosta that start with the word Sun, like Sun Power.

My Ivory Coast does well in a lot of sun. If you look real close you can see the tip of my sneaker for scale. Size 9.

OK, Even though I have a look alike, I am officially on the look out for Ivory Coast. My look alike is one of my favorites and almost always gets commented on by visitors. Like, "I want that one". That way, I'll know exactly how similar they are, lol.

Steve, Sagae is it's parent and that is another very nice hosta.

There are a number of things you can do to help your hostas through the summer. First, water often and deeply. Very deeply, which encourages the roots grow downward, giving them a cooler environment.

Make sure the plants are all mulched with a light colored mulch, about 2 inches thick. Normally you would want to leave an area of open dirt around the base of the hosta, but in this situation you could mulch right up to the base of the plants.

You could also put up a permanent or temporary pergola, this will provide a great deal of shade. Even wooden lathe panels with a post to keep them upright can help.

You can also use sun shade cloth, which comes in many percentages of shade. Something in the 30% to 50% should work well. Again, get light colored sun shade rather than the more common black color.

Yeah, I bought Sagae, but now I have this. Guess I should buy Sagae again.

Perhaps you could plant it with a name tag of fluctuans Variegated. It is now an invalid name, but that's what it was called for quite a few years after it was introduced. I bought it at quite a reasonable price, since few people were attracted to the name, and very large hostas were not particularly popular at the time.

I of course have Sagae, the official name nowadays. I also have fluctuans, the solid colored species, it's quite a nice hosta in the garden, in it's own quiet way. Not often seen, but worth the garden space.