Showing posts with label hostas. Show all posts
Showing posts with label hostas. Show all posts

Thursday, August 7, 2014

ABC Wednesday - D is for Destination Hosta Farm!




Three friends and I were Determined to make garden forays to a couple of "garden centers" in extreme SE Iowa.  They area both located on Highway 2, west of Fort Madison a ways.

Hobbs Hilltop Gardens is owned and operated by Gerald Hobbs.  Gerald has been a daylily hybridizer for many years.  This link will take you to a list of his nursery stock.  Here are a couple of photos taken on Monday's trip.

 These little tree toads were Decidedly Doubtful about their territory being invaded!  :-)


Credit as to the owner of this photo, etc. is in the photo below.
I came home with Volcano (spider daylily) from Hobbs Hilltop Gardens.
http://www.stoutgardens.com/media/0a/a20792012e93046d3f4187_m.JPG


Today's foray found us exploring hosta heaven at Hillcrest Hostas, a couple of miles west of Hobbs  Hilltop Gardens on U.S. Highway 2, on the south side of the highway.  This is a link to their website.  Make sure you click on each of the tabs for more photos!

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 They also have a few daylily beds, but are not yet selling them.  They do not wish to compete with Mr. Hobbs.  However, this is another photo of a Dainty tree frog hiding in a Daylily!

I believe he Definitely resented the interruption of his afternoon nap!  :-)

Okay!  Do you want to see photos of the hostas I brought home today?  Here you go!

Names, not in any particular order, are:  'Autumn Frost', 'Grant Park', 'Happiness', 'Korean Snow', and 'Choo Choo Train.'
  Happiness Is . . .  


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Decidedly Happy!  :-)
SG

Monday, May 7, 2012

Wish You'd Have Been Able to Join Us!

Happy "Field Trip" with Gardening Friends!
(I'm getting a haircut tomorrow!!)

and a Load of Plants!!!
Look at all those hostas!  They're not all mine, just the box in the forefront, the box with the heuchera and Ligularia 'The Rocket,' and the little green sack with two more hostas!

Great fun!!
I was sad to note 'The Rocket' didn't make it through the drought and/or winter.  So, it was a happy moment when I found a new plant today!  :-)  One of my friends and her husband are loyal and true "Big Red" fans.  The HAD to have 'Husker Red' Penstemon!

Not a shady spot in the day!  Well, maybe in my backyard.  LOL