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.

Fall is a great time to add hostas to your garden. Before the days shorten and frost covers your lawn, there’s still time to get plants like hostas in the ground. While hostas can be planted in any ...

Hostas are a very low-maintenance perennial that you can grow in the shade. They require well-draining soil, but only need minimal fertilizing. Make sure to be patient when growing these plants, and ...

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 ...

When to plant hostas Given that hostas tend to go dormant during the winter, that's typically the worst time to plant them in the ground. Ultimately, the goal when planting hostas in your garden is to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hosta with purple flower spikes growing in a concrete container - Artem Stepanov/Getty Images Hostas (Hosta spp.), with 22 species ...

Q.: I am planting hostas next to my garage because it does not get enough sun to grow flowers. I read that mulch would help keep down weeds and moisture in. Question: Do I spread the mulch (I bought ...

Hosta is a perennial foliage plant so well-known and widely planted that many gardeners take it for granted. There are over 3000 named varieties, all of them easy to grow and very trouble-free. They ...

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 ...

Hostas are popular perennial plants that are grown for their stunning foliage and upright flowers. In addition to being beautiful to look at, hostas are also an effective, natural weed-suppressant.