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Six months ago - 6/26/08

15 years ago

June is speeding by. Before we know it, June will be history.

Abby

6/26/08

Avocado

6/26/08

Golden Meadows

6/26/08

Holy Mole

6/26/08

Like Butta

6/26/08

Leading Lady

6/26/08

Mr Big

6/26/08

Paradise Power

6/26/08

Summer Breeze

6/26/08

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Comments (8)

hostasformez4
15 years ago
I so enjoy your gardens and all your so healthy looking hosta.

Connie
mctavish6
15 years ago
Love the pictures. As usual, I add to my list. Do you find much of a difference between Holy Mole and Avacado?
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Six months ago 6-18-08
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McT, Iron Gate Delight is in front of Big John. Who is in the top, right corner behind your Ebb Tide? My Ebb Tide gets morning Sun and has always had the edge. Maybe you could ask about your Ebb Tide's edge on the main Discussion board. Someone there may have insight as to whether it will eventually get the edge. The edges of Ebb Tide, Satisfaction, Liberty, Montana Aureomarginata and Magic Fire are favorites of mine. Ebb Tide and Satisfaction were purchased from a local nursery in '06. They sold their Hostas for $6 a Hosta or 4 for $20. The catch was most of the Hostas had crispy edges and slug holes; they also had huge roots. Here are two photos of Abiqua Moonbeam purchased from that nursery about the same time as Ebb Tide and Satisfaction. I didn't get a photo right when Abiqua Moonbeam was planted, but you can see the new growth without the slug holes. How about the plant the following year? No six month photos until after Christmas for me, I don't know what I was doing not to get photos for about a week back in June. Cowboy Abiqua Moonbeam 7/25/06 New growth doesn't have as many slug holes. Abiqua Moonbeam 7/2/07
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tsbccowboy
Original Author
15 years ago
McT,

There is hardly any difference between the two. If you look at the Holy Mole photo you can see quite a bit of Avocado on the right side (The Avocado photo also has some of Holy Mole) and the leaves of Holy Mole look a little bit darker. If they weren't right next to each other a person would be hard pressed to know the difference.

Most of the Sun they get is coming from the bottom left in the photos and it isn't much direct Sun as it is coming from between some Pine trees.

Both plants have cool names.

Cowboy
mctavish6
15 years ago
I didn't even notice it was 2 plants. I can see a VERY slight difference but not very much. I will have to move my Holy Mole next year. It must have too much sun because it sure doesn't have the rich color that yours does.
freshair2townsquare
14 years ago
Howdy ~

Your gardens look so lush.

Can you tell me the name of the small/med hosta to the lower left, about 7 o'clock, of Leading Lady? It is an apple green with narrow white margin.

~ freshair
tsbccowboy
Original Author
14 years ago
freshair2townsquare,

That one is 'Independence' with 'Revolution' just to the left of it. These two were relocated after the 2008 photo so they wouldn't get smothered by 'Leading Lady'.

John

Leading Lady
7/8/09
Janice
14 years ago
I'm SO GLAD I got this one (L.L.) last year! I can't wait till it looks as good as yours and ken's!!!

janice
cyn427 (z. 7, N. VA)
14 years ago
Just exploring and found your pics-spectacular! Hard to pick a favorite, but if pressed, I'd say that L.L. is now on my "must have" list.
Cynthia

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