I've got a few more. Sure, go get yourself another coffee while I upload photos! ;-)

Krossa Regal putting out scapes

Cathedral Windows has a funny form...it had a few smaller eyes and a few larger ones. I pulled off an entire leaf that had gotten sunburned right across the highest ridge...in full sun till sundown. That is a dwarf weigela to the right.

Sun Power is in foreground and seems to have an "attitude". It grows like mini - cute but it thinks it's pretty being that small...maybe it will surprise me next year - it is high time! If it stays small I don't really mind that much.

The one and only June growing under deck. It's a leap year for its neighbouring companions...Marilyn Monroe, Flemish Sky and English Sunrise. Yes, I am busy looking for places to relocate a couple. There is no space between them at the moment.

Sum and Substance - difficult plant to photograph as the sheer size of its leaves seem to decrease in a photo... I don't have the necessary photography skills to bring that shot home, sorry.

Ann Kulpa has such large leaves this year. I planted her there when she was still unfurling - another move anticipated.

Sagae measures (two weeks ago) 51" deep by 48" wide... widest so far but I haven't measured KR yet, a contender. Leaves are huge.

Jo, I've got a few spaces if you want to send them my way. lol.
Lovely Trifecta, it used to be on my wants list and may have to go back on.
Key West made me smile, it's a bit like a ticking bomb, you know it's going to happen and then watch out.!
Krossa Regal, so blue! makes mine look green.
The ones under the tree look great. I think thats why I enjoy mine in pots so much. You can mass them together for a while, moving them out a bit as they spread. not something you can do once they are in the ground.
Dave

More... you still there??? Let me get you some peach/blueberry pie to go with your coffee...Lol

Gorgeous Dark Shadows ... love it as much as DD does hers! Leaf shot..

Aw, dirt on leaf spoiled my shot! :( stripes are cool.

Arctic Blast got blasted by heavy rainfall

Golden Tiara ... Whenever I need to speed up growth on this one (will be used as edging) I just plant it in front of Striptease. It's the "babysitter in that locale. There is also a division of Katsuragawa Beni under and to left growing out...great spot that area ... with sunshine until 1:30.

One of my FW sports, Golden Sunburst growing very nicely in a fairly sunny area...you can see the "gold" developing more and more.

Rhino Hide - first flower scape

Ivory Queen - nice growth in a month's time since I got her.

Ginsu Knife - try to ignore over-crowding ... definitely needs own space to really show off attributes...as do all, lol. Working on it...

London Fog seems more fragile this year, displaying burnt edges even though in shade. Some striping from last year persisted - cool!

Dream Queen #3 scaping and tallest of the three...must like the earlier shade under there.

Jo, thank you for the tour! I had some coffee and really enjoyed!

Hi, Dave! Haha, you sure DO have lots of space, and no doubt you'd take exemplary care of them.... I so appreciate the kind offer - but they are staying here! Lol

Really enjoyed your comment re Key West - so true! Trifecta had so little of its green margin when I first got it and made me wonder how it would fare in the garden. I rather liked the "more white/gold" centre but the plant is stronger now with the broader green margin. A bright cutie. Get one! :)

You said it - re-positioning when they expand is so easy with pots. It's fun to move pots around, experiment with colour and if I need more space, I just lay down more mulch in the area!

Beautiful pictures! I hurried and mowed before the rain hits here. I have way too much lawn aka weeds :(

Looks like we have a few days of dreary ahead...Nice way to brighten the day, thanks for sharing!

Posie, I hope you stayed around for pie? Thanks for popping by! :)

Hear ya, Smorz! Mowed yesterday, trying to fertilize now between rainfall, lol. Preparing grass for July/August hot and dry weather is Bah! Humbug!

Thanks for the tour! I enjoyed looking at your pictures! It is way too hot here to even go outside, over 100 degrees pretty much every day for a week and then a "cool down" to 98.

Your cute little Sun Power is going to surprise you one day...I planted mine last year and it has already grown a lot. I also just planted a Dark Shadows because I love your's so much.

It seems you and I have the same problem... not enough space. My plants are getting big and I need to find another spot to plant them. If only that tree I just planted would hurry up and get big : )

'It's raining here too. I got out a bit to do some weeding. Am trying to plant a few new hostas and need to move a few around to accomodate 'Atlantis'.

Jo, I bought 'Trifecta' after I saw yours last year. It's doing fine. I really like your sport from Frances Williams', great name, 'Golden Sunburst'. I got a yellow from 'Great Arrival' but not sure it will survive like yours.

Bert, if you are looking, you were SO right, 'Atlantis' is nothing like montana 'Aureomarginata'.

Back to you, Jo, thanks for the tour. Your hostas are looking lovely.

Thanks, Linda! DS has this look ... it's not a screamer, rather it's beauty is deep and draws you in for a closer look... glad you got one too. :-)

I have almost 3/4 of my 156 hostas crammed...I was accumulating faster than I could blink, lol. I have a habit of close planting..no weeds, plants shade the ground themselves so no mulch required except for outside rim. BUT, this is too much! Too many leapt at same time and I've been caught ... Outrun, so to speak! LOL. Try to stay cool, Linda!

Irawon, thank you - it is always nice to know when you've enabled someone, isn't it? I do hope your yellow from Atlantis survives...makes things so exciting! Forum members told me about my gold sport of FW, that there is actually a named gold sport 'Golden Sunburst' so I assumed that same name. It seems to be of sturdier substance than FW in my opinion.

Look what I gave away last Thursday. The three green Erromenas were one huge plant...my new next door neighbour planted them so I could view them from my deck...rather than the mess she said she had there before. :-)

Jo,

Your enthusiasm and positive outlook radiates from all your posts.

Lots of interesting pics - the plants sure are getting cozy in places! They all look healthy. Here, it's been unseasonably dry and sunny - we normally get the rain you've been having. Instead, we've got temps hitting the high twenties/low 30's. My plants are showing some wear and tear-browning edges in places. More sun and heat in the forecast - so I'll need to get out there and do some more watering.

BC

Wow that was a very enjoyable amble about your garden.You have some beauties!

Hi, BC! Thank you for the kind words....it's easy being enthusiastic and positive - interacting and exchanges with yourself and other gardeners on this forum is delightful to me! I've found an additional brand of "happy"!

BC... What you are experiencing now I'll be going through in July/Aug.. it's usually so hot then and the hostas need more attention to keep them comfortable, especially potted ones.

Love the diplomatic tact you chose in your wording, lol, bless you. The plants are way beyond "cozy" in lots of places! LOL.

One of these days, I'll have to actually post areas of beds that aren't so crowded. I am first and foremost a collector of plants kind of gardener. I try to achieve pleasing combinations but the designer in me left town years ago!

I am terrific with a steak knife and claw, however! I can make smooth curvaceous borders that have the neighbours talking. Lol

Thanks, Stoc! I haven't covered a lot of newer ones....maybe in another post...another rainy day down the road. Hope you are having good weather!

All are looking good and seem to be loving the weather!

Thanks for posting :)

Vanessa

Beautiful photos Jo, your Dark Shadows makes me want it bad!

Denis

Thanks, Vanessa!

I also planted and transplanted a few out front days ago...too dark to water when I got done. They waited two days...then the rains came just in time, whew! Rain is such a balm.

Thanks, Denis! Does this one move you? I understand. ;-). It has grown quickly since I got it. Looks like it will be another biggie. I was reckless last year - paid absolutely no mind to eventual size...strictly emotional buys! If they speak to me, they come home. Pssst...you have the room for it and hundreds more, you lucky mountain man!

I still have a few I can sacrifice, IF I have to. But they would be duplicates...as Erromenas and UA were. Lol. Those I had in triplicate come to think of it because they got too big for their britches.

Dark Shadows will remain whole for years to come.

Woah, my eyes, my eyes! So many more hosta went on my need list. Husband is going to kill me! LOL You have such a beautiful garden!

LOL mkpearse, and thank you. Glad you like my wild jungle! I keep telling myself it will only get better when I move some around...which I love to do. I have a lot of sun areas...a challenge.

You just have to get your husband hooked on hostas too, then it's hosta party time! Lol

My dear Jo - Beautiful hostas all. My my you have been accumulating. Dark Shadows appears to be a vigorous grower. Yours is very pretty. I especially like the soft coloring of Jujen. We had a bad thunderstorm last night with high winds. Dropped a lot of dead wood throughout my garden Have damaged and broken leaves on some plants.

Well Jo sometimes they scream and shout and I am weak and I succumb to their advances but yes I do have room Yeah!!

Hi, Donna! Thanks, and you n me both...Jujen is beautiful in its subtlety! Our DS has surprised me with its growth...so happy about that. Each leaf holds so much interest. I am SO sorry to hear about your bad weather damage...hope it wasn't too bad on the hostas. We can always get away with plucking out a damaged leaf or two, but any more than that -well, it's just sad! :(

Denis, you make me laugh! How is your new Brother Stefan doing lately? Flushed out new leaves? Flower stalks?

Envy is usually not a good thing unless it's a Texan drooling over a Canadian's hostas. In that case it's perfectly acceptable! I need to pack up all of my pots and bring them up there in your spring season (which is like 8 months later than our spring!:) ) and let them get just half as beautiful as yours before bringing them back here to admire.

I've never seen Trifecta before. That's a stunner. Beautiful gardens, Jo.

Awesome hostas Jo! The hostas are loving all this rain and yours show it. i can not add a single hosta without taking one out, but you have me wanting more now.....damn it! Keep up the great work.

your garden is beautiful. Are you a designer?

What a great way to spend a rainy day Jo. Your garden is looking lush and lovely!

Trifecta, Dark Shadows and Jujen are getting a lot of deserved attention but they all look fabulous. Great shots of minis and monsters alike.

My London Fog was hit by the late frost and has some damaged leaves. It is quite likely that is why yours seems more fragile this year(?) I have always thought it a great performer considering the percentage of white in the leaves.

Your non-hostas are happy looking too. lol! Rodgersia is a favorite of mine.

Very smart and nice of you to donate some hostas to your neighbors. Community beautification - love it. Thank you for the tour, the rain did not stop here until noon today.

Denis, you read my mind!! I so wanted to see an update on your hostas, thank you! ;-)

Honeysong and Paradise Backstage are stunners! Me likey lots! Your Brother Stefan is really colouring up and looking good- what brown spots??? You'll have to explain that "trick photography" to me, lol. Paul's glory, when enlarged shows more of the orange - what a looker too...so glad I have one. It is slow in colouring up so I moved it out to get more sun in the front.

Your FW is displaying the very colour that I just love so much. I hope it never burns for you.

You've got me curious to see the rest. Hope you are taking lots of pics!

Steve, lol - such a nice compliment, thank you so much. I think we are having your rain now. Today sunshine, more rain overnight, storm imminent. Can't see any slugs but wee snails daily to pick off.

Thanks, Mac! Psst, I just brought home four more, lol! I told myself, hey, silly, you are growing in pots too, so you don't need "ground" to plant them in. That rationale worked! LOL

Stephan, thank you - your very kind words leave me a little stunned. No, I'm a far cry from a garden designer, lol but am pleased you enjoyed looking at the pics! Thanks for taking the time to say so. :) Are you a hosta collector too?

Peren.all, you're right about the frost. Even though I covered everything, both times, the last one was more severe. Within two days (real hot ones) right after the frost, the damage became more visible on a few hostas here. London Fog has always been a great performer for me too, rarely displaying any "uglies" and a far cry from a diva! lol. Thanks for looking and I'll bet your gardens are fabulous right now with all this rain.

I do wish it would stop now...so we can get some in July - when it's usually hot and dry and windy!

Since hostas are a disease can I collect disability for it? I just started potting hostas yesterday Jo. I'm not sure about overwintering them but I'm just using large pots up against the house and hope they survive the winter. I've left hostas above ground all winter and they survived so they should in pots, right? I can get more hostas now! Is Dark Shadows like a smaller Devils Advocate? I like the subtlety variegated hostas.

Mac, I can't say as I'm not familiar with DA. Now my curiosity is in gear so I will do a "compare" on the Library. Uh-hum, the subtle ones really pull you in, don't they?!

Seems to me they have a better chance above ground, out of a pot, barely covered with soil! Lol At least in our zone...I've left irises frozen in water! Geraniums in bags, tradescantia, bare-root sitting on the ground, no soil cover. They are invincible plants - and they know you'll get back to them....eventually, right? ;-)

DA is sport of Blue Angel with 30 x 50" potential. A biggie for sure. DS origin unknown - 20 x 43 1/2" potential. Smaller. Needs low light to achieve and retain its subtle leaf colour contrasts and their changes through the summer. Best in cooler regions - moderate to rapid growth rate.

Going shopping? ;-)

Hey, pass the word if you score on collecting disability!!! Lol

As always, beautiful photos of beautiful plants!! I enjoyed looking at everyone of them! Thanks for posting....and giving me some good ideas.

Thanks for the compliment, Mbug. Reciprocity - glad I can offer up any idea, Mbug...I've always felt inspired viewing your photos! :)