Hostas are excellent, sturdy shade plants. While their broad green leaves are pleasing, a pop of color from this companion ...

decorative plants in a shade garden, including hosta, ferns, heuchera, and bergenia - Flower_Garden/Shutterstock Some plants ease their way into your heart and before ...

If you're looking for shady bed alternatives to traditional hostas, consider this striking plant with deep purple blooms and ...

Who doesn’t love hostas? This herbaceous perennial with its lush foliage is versatile, adaptable, requires little maintenance and is a favorite of every shade gardener. But this native of Asia, also ...

So versatile and ubiquitous are hostas that I have yet to visit a garden that doesn’t have at least one whether left by a previous gardener or selected by the present one. Hostas certainly are ...

We have had good results growing hostas on the north and east sides of our house. Since hostas are easy to grow, we hope to add some in a southern area of the garden that gets mostly full sun and we’d ...

Shadowland Coast to Coast hosta's chartreuse foliage pairs well with various caladiums, especially those with red hues. Heart to Heart Hot Flash and Fast Flash caladiums offer vibrant red foliage, ...

Hostas are a favorite in Southern gardens, to be sure. Their large, vibrant leaves create a focal point that can certainly hold court on its own but, when planted with the right companions, can ...

Hostas have one problem, if you can call it that: they're all foliage. To balance all those leaves, you need a delicate ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. If you cringe every time you look at your crowded hostas, don't despair. You can move or divide hostas ...