While hostas can be planted in any season, planting hostas in spring or fall gives them time to establish roots. Here's how and when to plant them in your shade garden.

Hostas prove that variety is the spice of life, at least when it comes to their role in the landscape. Their large leaves come in a range of colors, shapes and textures and last for years. With ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hostas are one of the most commonly grown shade plants. Gardeners love them because they're among the easiest plants to grow and ...

Hostas are typically easy to grow and care for, but you'll want to pay special attention to your watering habits to ensure ...

Do you have an area in your garden which always seems to take a lot of attention and never looks very attractive? The soil is poor, drainage is poor and lighting conditions are less than ideal. Weeds, ...

That popular foundation of a shade garden, the hosta (Hosta spp.), is a beloved perennial due to its diverse green foliage and thick coverage. With over 3,000 varieties to choose from, you may have ...

Low-maintenance hosta plants have unique foliage that brings color and interest to the shadier parts of your yard. Because they’re perennials, they’ll return every year so you can enjoy them without ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Olena Lialina / Getty Images Nothing is worse than when springtime arrives and your beloved plants fail to return. For some plants ...

Hostas are one of the easiest ground covers to grow. Plant a spindly little snippet of a plant and it grows twice its size in no time at all. In a few years you will be digging it up, dividing it and ...

A hosta may be the ultimate low maintenance plant for a shaded area. The hosta is a perennial plant native to Japan, China and Korea. Since its discovery in the 1700’s by Europeans, it has been ...

What is it about hostas that so many gardeners love? For me it’s their ability to look more striking with every passing year with barely any work. You can plant them in poor soil, forget to water them ...