Sorry I meant to ask as well do fellow Canadians trade Hostas on here as well?

Thanks for your help
Vicky

Hi Vickie, Try this new site for your hostas:
http://www.hostachoicegardens.com/2009availabilitylist.html
John

Vicky, welcome to GardenWeb, you'll find plenty of Canuck Hosta enablers around here... personally, I haven't done any on-line purchasing, but I've done a fair bit of trading myself and there are plenty of others of the same bent.

I'm itching to get some trades lined up for this year, but realize that the bulk of the Canadian GardenWeb members live outside the balmy Lower Mainland of BC where I am, and they'll be looking for peeps to come up when mine are pretty much in full leaf already.

I would recommend that if you're interested in doing trades that for starters you populate your trade list here, mine is shown in the link below as well as here and by late March I'll be contacting folks I have traded with in years past to see what if anything they're interested in out of what I have and visa versa.

Back to the topic at hand: on my website I have listed a good number of Canadian Hosta suppliers. You find them
here.

Here is a link that might be useful: Pieter's trade list

I knew I would get help on here this is great! As for on line purchasing, I've done that, I just prefer to go and pick out my own Hostas, I mean that's part of the fun ! The reason I was asking about this Hosta Fever place was they have some of the ones I've been looking for, they test their plants, prices seem to be what I'm use to paying AND I can be there in 45 mins. Seems to good to be true! I have contacted them, to see if all the plants are available that they have listed. Embroidery and Eye Declair have been on my want list, I'm now waiting for a reply.
As for the trading, I will get working on that list!
Come on SPRING!

Welcome Cindy,
Goldenbrook Hosta has a fine selection, with several listed from Foosf people and they offer mailorder. You can also find other hosta vendors on the Ontario Hosta Society website.
Cheryl

Here is a link that might be useful: Goldenbrook Hosta

Floral & Hardy has a great selection too.

Here is a link that might be useful: Floral & Hardy

hi Vicky
i guess your around Barrie. i am south past london. there are other places near you. is Peterbourgh near you? the Ontario Hosta Society has some good links. Bye Bryan

Yes I'm about 45 min outside of Barrie. I have checked out all the above listed sites, and can't find anyone else who has both of these hostas (Embroidery and Eye Declair) and the price for Embroidery is alot cheaper then I've seen anywhere else.I've been wanting this one for a long time! So my first question was HVX,(not knowing to much about this place I wasn't too sure) I was told there won't be a plant leaving without being tested,they have never had a problem but after a meeting she recently attended she felt it was a must! I think she mentioned she is part of the Ontario Hosta Society. I'm also looking for Snow mouse, its not listed on the Hosta Fever site, but she did tell me she has ordered a bunch and should have them for this year. I couldn't resist, so I now have 14 on hold and its only March.
Just a FYI my name is Vicky my user name on here is OhCindy as the hosta which reminded me of raising my daughter and saying "Oh Cindy" so many times!
Thanks for all the info, I'm hoping I'm on to a new thing!
Vicky

Anther Ontario zone 5b grower here.

Piet...the link you provided for hosta suppliers above is dead.

Don't know how that happened, here it is and below for good measure...

Here is a link that might be useful: Links

HI OhCindy,

I'm all for arranging some trades if you are looking to swap. See my Exchange lists.

You don't have your email set up so if you'd like to set up some trades, email me.

Gardenitis

Here is a link that might be useful: Exchange list

Hi everyone, I'm so new here, like seconds old :)
I too am a fellow Canadian gardener that is hooked on HOSTAS! Looking at all the "NEW" hostas that are available to the US really starts to get to one. I'd love to trade but worry so much about HVX and other surprises. How is that dealt with? I'm not sure as I haven't had time to read the posting rules, but what is the policy about mentioning Hosta sites? I found one via the Garden Bazaar ( I think that's what it was called) Anyways its a Canadian site which seems to have a lots of different varieties for those interested. It sure didn't help my spring fever! Let me know if you can mention names or go look for them.
Looking forward to spending the rest of the winter here!

Welcome to the GardenWeb crazy4hostas. You'll see a few Canadian nurseries linked below several replies in this thread, so go right ahead.

Over the past 3 years I have traded with several Hostaholics across the country and haven't encountered an issue with HVX as yet. Foliar nematodes and misidentified varieties are a different matter however and you simply try to deal with those best you can. Based upon past experiences I now have some guidelines I'd like to see fellow traders adhere to and I'm certainly looking forward to being involved with more trades this year. If you're game, just follow the link below and e-mail me from my website.

Here is a link that might be useful: Pieter's trading guidelines