This sounds like a great idea to me. Thanks' for starting this Cowboy. By the way, I spent several enjoyable hours looking at your garden pictures posted on the Conversation side. Wonderful! (off topic but you mentioned a "bike club" is that motorcycle? - if so - what kind?)

Below are a few of my choices for outstanding from last year. I bought so many I had a huge amount to pick from. I included the name of the nursery in case it would be helpful for anyone wondering about what plants they would get from these businesses. This was the first time I'd ordered during the summer with the plants cut off. It was kind of perfect because when they started to grow, they had fresh- spring like leaves toward the end of summer. The ones I have pictured took off right away. Some of the others only put out a leaf or two but I think they'll have a head start for spring. At least I hope so. Hope you enjoy, McT

OK,cowboy! Here's my new Holy Mole that I planted late in the year. It has already exceeded the 2 Guacamoles that I've had for years!Phil
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Some of this years favorites:

Key Lime Pie and Moon Waves

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Grand Slam, new this summer, and already a favorite!(this picture was taken in NOVEMBER!

Emerald Ruff Cut, young but promising!

This thread was started to enable others, not myself; Angel Feathers & Key Lime Pie have been added to my wish list.

McT - it's bicycling. I say bike so often I forget others may not know which one I am talking about. I have Rainbow's End on order already with Naylor Creek. Great photos as always.

Phil - You are going to say "Holy Mole" next Spring when you see 'Holy Mole' pop up. My 'Holy Mole' was new in '06 and it is a very fast grower; 'Avocado' is a fast grower too, both are great Hostas.

Yardmom - your Cathedral Windows photo is what prompted me to get Cathedral Windows & I thank you for that. Would you post that photo again?

Here is another one I like, new in '07:

Not sure it was my picture, John. I do have Cathedral Windows, but don't remember posting it. Here is a picture of my Cathedral Windows.

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I also bought Tick Tock, and LOVE it! Here it was this summer.

Great pictures everyone thanks for sharing. This post will surely help us newbies , who have never seen many of these in person. Yardmom, may I ask where you got that stunning Key Lime Pie ? Wow I really need these all on my list! Thanks Dot

Yardmom,your Moon Waves looks just like my new Jewel-of-the-Nile,which is another of my 2007 additions. See if you agree. Phil
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Hostafreak, Moon Waves is in the front of my picture, Key Lime Pie is in the back. Do you mean Key Lime Pie? The coloring is very similar. I have both, but my JOTN is new so I had not noticed the similarities.

Dot, I ordered Key Lime Pie from Naylors, and have been very pleased with it!

John, where did you get Like Butta from?

Dorothy,

Like Butta was purchased from Walnut Grove Nursery (Use Internet Explorer to view the site; Mozilla Firefox would not let me see the catalog portion). Frank Nyikos was great to work with on the order. I am hoping to get 'Calamity Jane' from him this year.

John

Here is a link that might be useful: Photos of my Walnut Grove Nursery order in '07

I never saw Key Lime Pie before,so I naturally assumed that it would colored like a real Key Lime pie,the dessert! Duhh! Key Lime pie is kinda golden in color?? Hello? That means one thing to me,yardmom,they are too similar for me to get both. Not to downgrade your plant,it beautiful,but you see what I mean. Phil

Based on enablers photos from this year, I have orders in for Rainforest Sunrise and Cathedral Windows. They look wonderful!

I bought several on McT's list the year before or earlier, so they don't count for new 2007 favorites. But I will comment that El Nino is my most favorite hosta, and looks great near yellows like Sun Power and Stained Glass.
Orange Marmalade is a large that grows slowly, so its neighbors may overwhelm it. I bought 4 in 2006, and the ones getting more hours of sun grow much better. I love them!
I think Eskimo Pie is slow, but worth the wait. Love the color varigation.
I bought Tick Tock this October, a nice little potful. The edges were sunburned, so not photo-worthy. I can't wait to see what it does next year.

Cowboy, I noticed that you bought Hadspen Samphire. Mine grew really fast, and the show in the spring is spectacular! It's a decent limey green later on, with a nice full shape.

Phil, ditto Cowboy's comment about Hole Mole. It grows wider and taller than Guacamole in much less time. I am going to have to move mine. It is at the front of one garden, and needs to be switched with one of my runts that is behind it.

My faves from last year include:

Ice Cream...I liked it so much I kicked another hosta out of my favorite island garden to make room for it. A nice clean, tidy little guy.

Silver Bay. Gorgeous thick blue wax, lasted all season. I damaged it by spraying deer repellent on it, however.

Heat Wave. Thick leaves, a tetraploid, lovely colors. Don't know its rate of increase.

Ice Age Trail. Another one I sprayed with deer repellent early in the season. Duh! Mine doesn't have as many creamy steaks as others, but I still really like it.

Tortilla Chip. An all yellow sport of Stained Glass. Tolerates sun enough to be planted with some of my daylilies.

Ginsu Knife. A small specimen when I bought it, grew very nicely throughout the season. Another I plopped in with daylilies. The fragrant ones do just fine in this area, and of course have wonderful flowers.

Fragrant King. I ordered Fragrant King, Fragrant Surprise and Fragrant Fire. The last 2 grew slowly for me, and I was unimpressed. Fragrant King really jumped, and I like the ones that have wider edges. My big obsession is finding hostas that look good all season in midday sun, and have other than all-green leaves. Fragrance is a major plus. I need them to brighten my daylily gardens after the daylilies are done flowering. My favorites in this category are Stained Glass and Diana Remembered, but they were bought before 2007, so don't make this list of new hostas.

~Bunnycat

More beautiful Hostas from Bunnycat. Tortilla Chip is being added to my list (I really like the fragrant ones).

Nancy,I bought a Ginsu Knife from Bob Solberg himself,earlier this year. It is about the size of yours,and it even bloomed this year,right after I planted it! Looking for great things from it next year. Nice plants you have,as always! Phil

I said I was going to cut back on hosta purchesses!

You guys are a bad influence!!!!!!

Love them!

Connie