Hmmmm…..this is a tough one. I have mostly been working on filling my beds, but this year I’m seeing some growth on hostas that may make my front bed appear this way. I do have to consider light conditions as part of the bed gets some mid-afternoon sun. That’s where I have planted sun tolerant plants. For me, lopsidedness usually is a plant that’s diminishing from tree roots so it has to be dug up, tree roots pulled off and replanted. I just ordered some spin out bags to try and see if they help when the hostas are replanted. Otherwise, I tend to keep small hostas more towards the border of the bed so they are less likely to get stepped on.

On the side of my neighbors house/fence, the bed is determined by how wide the bed is, maybe 5’ next to the house and a foot+ next to the fence. Next to their house, I only have 2 large ones, Sum & Substance and Sagae. All the others are medium and small. Along the fence there are several large that are doing well despite the tight space. These are American Halo, Blazing Saddles and Wide Brim.

In my sun tolerant bed, several are starting to show burn already so I will have to get the sun sail back up. I understood more about bed design when I did this bed and so it’s not looking lopsided……yet.

I hope that helps. I have said before that in the beginning of my gardening journey, I tended to plant more willy-nilly but not so much anymore. Hope this helps. BTW, your garden doesn’t look lopsided to me, rather full and beautiful!!

debra

As an example

I made this bed last year. GL blue banana quickly overtaking all space allowed. My most prized Montana moonshine being dwarfed in the back.

GL Elegance is gorgeous but slow grower. GL Blue cheese is good grower.

Kiwi highlights in the middle doing well but Rosedale Blend Master is so hidden you can not find it.

Everything looks off. Bummer.

My-o-my... my wife and I went through something similar today. We'd done some pruning of a 40-year old Rhododendron and ended up opening up a fair bit of space and I wanted to replace the pot-in-pot 'Fragrant Bouquet" with something a little tidier and we went back and forth for probably an hour jockeying pots until we finally agreed on a combination! Thank goodness we had potted plants to play around with!

Pieter

P.S. Will post pictures later......

Maybe just don't look so close up. From farther away it doesn't show that some hosta just grow slower than others and moving them only makes that even slower....Back in the day I moved mine around like furniture trying to get the spacing Ken wrote about. I finally ran out of energy for that worry and just left them be.

Debra, where did you order your spin-out bags from?

www.hostaplantingbags.com is where I ordered them. Ten gallon bags for $31 includes tax and shipping.

Lindalana, I think your yard looks beautiful! Remember your garden is viewed from many different areas and what looks unbalanced from one spot may look balanced from another spot. arcy has a good point about digging up and moving.

debra

Thanks Debra for the spinout info, the last time I ordered from him he said he had some issues sourcing the bags but had some 3 gallon he sold me but I really do need 1 gallon. Can you let us know when/if you receive them? Thanks, I know the challenge of hosta gardening with tree roots all too well.

Thank you much! Arcy, what is Ken chair rule?

Nicholworth, so agree. I love peaceful but keep planting to create bright English garden style lol

lindalana..some hosta collectors need and want every hosta 😂..

so naturally their garden has more color..

when I finish rearranging what’s here there are some hostas I’d like to add..