The picture isnt very sharp. Are they being eaten by deer or rabbits with leaves torn/gone? Or holes in the leaves from slug damage?

Leaves complrly eaten and chewed off. i tried old coffee grinds arnd it to at least help deter slugs or rabbits

Look online for plants that are resistant to the type of pests you have in your area. If deer are the issue, there are deer resistance plants you can search, etc.

Maybe head to a nursery…they will recommend suitable plants for your soil type/amount of sun, and resistant to whatever(?) is attacking them. Also consider if you want some color.

I've enlarged the picture and I honestly don't see much damage. Nothing like the utter devastation snails cause to my hostas. If there were more plants in the bed you'd barely notice a few ratty bits. Fill it up (avoid planting in rows) and enjoy more variety of greenery around you.

If that’s a sedum in the midst of the hosta, I’d fill the bed with more of them. They’re a low-care plant and very effective in masses.

Yes i do have QUITE a few sedums around the house. some can get super large. i was just wondering what would look better thsn the hostas if you folks had duggesyions. i cut all the chewed up sticks off them and leaves every few days. . at a loss for how to have better curb appeal there

Hope these are clearer

If you clivk on the photos they will become clear. vwry ofd doery not sure why look fuzzy initially

For useful plant suggestions you need to tell us where you live (nearest city & state). Thanks.

Do you like the rounded shape of the hostas? I'm scratching my head thinking of deer resistant perennials that would be rounded. Possibly nepeta.

Also what side of the house is this flowerbed? The photo shows full sun, but we don't know what time of day it was taken. Hostas prefer shade; there are a ton of possibilities that like more sun.

The most important question is what kind of garden appeals to you. Currently you have a lot of space between plants; if you don't want to fill in that space, you'll want to stick with plants that don't spread a lot.

I suggest getting a couple of good gardening books at the library - I have a few with great discussions about types of gardens, and others describing hundreds of perennials.

Also go for walks around your neighborhood, looking at flowers/plants. Gardeners love to share - if you find something you love in your neighborhood, the owners may be kind enough to split it with you.

Thank you so much. yes i made sure tgat these hostas were full or part sun loving hostas not shade as its front of house that gets sun all day.

We are in PA zone 6 b. just wanted to ask you all what would be low growing and deer resistant/ rabbit resistant. i saw a perennial that had sane shape as hosta but with beautiful speckled leaves and know jts a perennial but not nane

Perhaps Pulmonaria. If you take pictures of plants and post here and on the Name That Plant Forum you'll get an ID.

More spireas.

I'm still scratching my head here... your climate is similar to my own and all the perennials with a tidy rounded shape and beautiful foliage are shade plants. I think you should consider dwarf evergreen shrubs.

Yes the tiny blue ones are dwarf evergreen type

Ortho's Get-A-Bug would eliminate any slugs. Rabbits don't eat hosta. They are damaged by the sun/lack of water. Hosta do not ever like full sun. Some can tolerate it if you water enough, but they would be the solid green 'blue' varieties. Never a variegated variety. The sedum you have there could be divided. Do you want a plant that is there year round or just during growing season like hosta are? I would go to the local nursery and get their suggestions. Hopefully they weren't the ones that steered you wrong on the hosta.

What about Firepower Heavenly Bamboo. It grows to about 30 inches tall and wide and is an evergreen. It would add some nice red to the flower bed. Internet says deer and rabbits do not like it.

Blush Pink Nandina might be another one to look at. It is pink and smaller in size.

Helene von Stein lamb’s ears are tidy, large, silvery mounds that stay low, are good in full sun, handle heat and humidity without fainting, and don’t interest my voracious rabbit population. I’ve never noticed slug damage. Not sure about deer, though. They can look a bit ratty at first in spring if not clipped back, but fill in quickly after cleanup.

Rabbits absolutely eat some types of hosta! I had about 80 hostas at my last house, and some of them were regularly devoured by bunnies - though there were some that never got hit (it was years ago, I can't tell you which were safe and which were eaten).

To me sedum looks like a good bet. It has larger leaves to contrast with your other plants.

Helen von stein…. thats the name of the plant that i saw that would be perfect. its so so difficult to find!

You can order stachys Helen von Stein from Bluestone Perennials. It would ship in fall (they don't ship plants during the summer heat).

Well what can I say. I live in the woods. I quit counting when I hit 100 varieties and well over a thousand hosta. I see rabbits daily and never ever have they bothered with hosta. Flowers, vegetables are another thing. Heck even the deer would rather eat the Solomon's seal than a hosta where I live.

Maybe a day lily would suit your space. These are the stella dora variety. They bloom more continuously and are more compact than others.

Hopefully not hijacking, but I love hosta discussions. My bunnies eat my hostas some years and others not. In the “on” years, they’re drawn to any recently-planted hosta regardless of variety or location, and also to two old-fashioned varieties that date back to the 1980s or before.