Location, location, location! Ah, the art of photography.

-Babka

trying to do what.. not rupture the gas line.. when you decide to dig it up???

ken

YEP, multiple gas lines right there. Also AC or heat pump condenser right there. Don't let that vegetation get large and block the air flow. Some electrical conduit appears to run underground there also.

Sorry to burst your bubble. Would hate for you to explode, get zapped, or mess up your conditioned air inside.

There is a way around this that will keep you safe and block the view of the mechanical stuff. Put the hostas in that area in large pots. They will probably block out more of the wall, and will be moveable should you need any repairs on the equipment.

Will have my electrical contractor husband look at it. He ran most of the lines for this house. Thanks for the warning.

This thread should have been have you ever planted hostas to cover ugly stuff. If I'm the only one who has done this , ok. My husband just looked at it with me.

d Haven thank you for the great suggestions .

LOL at the pics. NOW we know the rest of the story.

If anything, you certainly picked the right hosta for the job!

Lol, I thought you were going to unburden yourself of a deep dark secret! (am slightly disappointed)

Wendy, I finally found a picture....of the water meter above my Rainforest Sunrise. Can't see it very well...the grey thingy and the rusted pipe at 12:00 o'clock, lol.

Hi Jo, Ah hah, I knew I wasn't the only one! Lol. I can probably go back thru years of GW treads and find a few pics. That Hosta has been in that same spot for 10 plus years. My husband would have suggested I move it if it presented a huge problem for us. He laid most of the lines to this house and has overseen repairs made over the years so I'm lucky he's so knowledgeable. After reading the responses I would not suggest planting in front of service connections unless you know where the lines are. So we all learned something. Well, I did anyway. Off to work. Looks like it's going to be a great digging day so enjoy yourself! Wendy

You too! While you are at work, I'll enjoy my second cup...before I start digging - how did you know??? LOL

A fork is my tool of choice when digging around questionable lines, wires etc...I've broken one already! :/ They don't make tools the way they used to!

Wendy, Your Krossa Regal is splendid ... I am so partial to KR that I split mine about 4 years ago. That is a neat bed you've made in that area :-)

That's a lovely Krossa Regal, Wendy.

I just took this picture yesterday! So you are not alone.

In fact, I had four hosta there last year! I didn't want to move this one because I was given to me as a seedling, and for the first three seasons it was only one eye. Last year it was three and now it has eight shoots. I am looking forward to seeing this one develop. It is a lutescent hosta and needs sun to bring out its yellow. That's why I put it in that location---more sun there than anywhere else in my garden..

Thanks NHL, I actually feel sorry I banished Krossa Regal to such an ugly spot. I know other gardeners have done the same. We'll probably never know after a few of the responses I got. I have a feeling everyones outside digging up the hostas they planted around the water meter and ac unit. Lol :) :)

If they are doing well where you put them...leave them! Enjoy them. don't tell.

-Babka

I had juniper to cover our gas meter and they guy reading it cut the branches away so he could read it.. Just saying , they may rip off the leaves. Maybe now with the smart meters they don't have to see the gauges??

Mine is staying put! I never gave the meter a thought when I planted RS in that spot as it sat up high enough and gave me clearance....until I started posting pics, lol. Doesn't bother me at all, nor the hostas ;-).

Right on sisters! Gosh if I thought I was going to blow up my house that thing would have been gone years ago.

LOVE the name of your post!!..made me laugh to see newhostalady's photo..wouldn't it be great if everything ugly in the world could be covered with hostas?

Oh yes wilderness, absolutely. The first pic of Fat Cat went on Facebook.

Too funny, everyone. Great thread, Wilderness. Laughed out loud when I read the title then saw the pic.

Is that standard practice over there leaving all that vulnerable and ugly pipework exposed? and why so big? Here everything is boxed separately into the wall with a little door for each access, gas, electricity and phone.

Wouldn't that be nice! Here in Ontario, vulnerable and ugly pipework exposed.

Gas company employee here. Gas meters are higher now to be more ergonomically positioned for the workers who install and repair them. I feel your pain though, they are indeed ugly!

Barb Ure, you need an Empress Wu instead.

I didn't know if we're allowed to hide the gas meters, if they could still read them. So I put a stepping stone up to mine but planted little grape hyacinths underneath and hostas on either side. I think I was trying to decorate it. :-)

NEWS FLASH---- Look what's hanging out on the other side of the ac unit. Now I'm really in big trouble.

Littlebug, maybe Empress Wu would hide that big meter! But what you don't see it that just to the right is the side door to the garage - the mulch ends and concrete sidewalk to the door starts. Woo would have to grow up and not wide.

Wendy, you've got a whole lot of gorgeous hosta goin' on!!

Thanks Jo, I started with one clump of Undulata and now it's the ground cover for that entire side of the house. Sagae was half dead when I stuck it over there 2 years ago and basically walked away. I'm not thrilled with the color combination but it loves it there.

I think that my hosta is going to hide my meter this year!

Here's the photo I posted earlier:

And this is how it looks now:

That meter reader better damage any of those hosta leaves!!!!!! Yikes, I am glad I moved the other three hostas that were there last year!

Wow! It sure does like it there.