Gesila: Baker's Acres is right around the corner from Amity. They call themselves neighbors. Definitely worth a stop. Yes, Wade and Gatton's is amazing. I can spend hours wandering through their gardens. Thousands of mature hosta, all labelled. Their pricing is by the division, so hosta can get quite expensive there, especially if you want a larger one. Sounds like you've been there. Another place to visit is Wade Gardens (Mansfield) Owned by Van Wade's son. Probably my favorite Ohio hosta seller. You can get large(huge) multi division plants for very reasonable prices. They have a good selection, though obviously not as extensive as Wade and Gatton. And if you can go a couple hours further south a very interesting place is Cory's Wildflower Gardens in Chillicothe. Owned and run by 87 year old Mr. Cory for the past ?? years. In a residential, but wooded, area he has 7 acres of hosta and wildflower gardens. He is quite the character. I love to go there. Barb

Thanks! Those stairs are whatever the builder used 25 years ago, but they blend nicely now. I'm actually thinking twice about painting them since they match better, and it would save me a ton of time I could put toward the next thing on the list, lol! We're keeping carpet on the stairs and in the upstairs hall mostly for cost reasons, but that will be replaced with new carpet when I'm ready to do the master bedroom.. The upper railing would have to be dismantled and reattached to a new wood floor, and converting stairs is $$$ (I foolishly thought I might DIY that, but read enough online to realize it's above my skill level).

What a lovely lake, and how nice that it's warm enough for shorts. I type that as I wear my hooded sweatshirt and jeans, in the house, mind you! Glenda, thoughts, prayers, and good wishes are being sent to your son and his bride-to-be for a wonderful life to come, and also for sunshine in the morning. Congratulations to all of you.

The new growth looks like that, same with Silver Queen and Moonshine. I think the trick to growing these well is to "purge" the older growth/rhizome to make room for and encourage new growth. The older growth looks more like pewter than silver. In my mind I imagine something like Tiffany's Roaming Rhizome farm on a grand scale and similar height rosettes being harvested to pot up for a symmetrical balanced appearance - that is what my laurentii looks like! Each of the 10 rosettes is exactly spaced apart even lined up - very unnatural.