Well hopefully it will let me post this message. SMH. Stupid site! Anyway, my loss count is now 3. I lost the little Paul's Glory, the one I got right before the season ended. The first Pauls Glory is back and ready to start. There are a couple of them I am still worried about. So I am trying not to be disheartened. As the Hosta guy pointed out, it was a bad winter and some losses are to be expected. But, also as I've said before this is the first year I've lost any. It's kind of a bummer. The ones I am NOT worried about at all... U. Albomarginata- over 50 eyes and counting! She's my first and she will be magnificent this year! Luna Moth- 10 eyes and counting, she will also be magnificent this year! My first from Hallson's. Fortunei Hyacinthina- she has 3 eyes this year whereas before she only had one. She is still a baby though. Fortunei Aureomarginata Mama Mia Pauls Glory Minuteman Wheee- has 9 or more eyes and will be magnificent, too! Blue Mouse Ears Patriot Midwest Magic The ones that concern me a little as they have something but not a lot going on so I put them in a place where they can get more sun for the time being: Pineapple Upside Down Cake Fire Island These are the ones I am still worried about unfortunately: El Nino- unlike the Hosta guy, I see no signs of life from this guy from Hallson's. I am hopeful but I am thinking he's a loss, too. :( Fragrant Blue- it has eyes but they seem "mushy" to me. Fire and Ice- same as Fragrant Blue. Orange Marmalade- I can't tell on this one. It may have been too late for this one, too. It was one, the last one I got in the season last year. So my loss count is currently 3 but may include 4 more unfortunately. I hope not. Especially not El Nino and Orange Marmalade. I don't know what I'll replace Dream Queen with. I have my eyes on Avocado, Rainbows End, and a couple of others still. Right now I am waiting to see what comes through and what doesn't still. But I seem to have a good success rate with the first all weather pots and the most expensive ones I buy. The highest success rate is with them in overwintering. Not impressed with the cheaper version of those that Dream Queen and Fragrant Blue were in. Though Wheee did well thankfully. Looks like if anything buy the most expensive (and pretty) or just use the old terra pots.

Hi Jo and DD, Thanks for popping in. DD, Sorry you lost yout LS. I don't think it's that slow if it doesn't compete with tree roots and gets plenty of water. Jo, that's an excellent choice. The reverse variegation would be awseome with LS but I already have it planted elsewhere and it's doing well, so I don't want to move it. BTW, do you have Queen Josephine? Everytime I see it in my garden, I think of you now. HaHa! In a nice way.

Awesome, and well documented, Myrle. Faye may be new to the hosta game, but she is no newbie at gardening. I recognized one of the rocks in the bed she created last fall I think it was, and if it disappears, you might want to check south Alabama for it. It is fantastic to notice the size of the equipment she uses or maybe her DH uses, to achieve the results. Her DH is an award winning enabler who is gracious in hauling in loads of soil and mulch and rocks and who knows what else. Then I noticed the trench which looks like a possible water pipe to the bed. The scale of everything is appropriate to the expansive landscape and the general environment of the location in Canada. I am inspired by all three gardens presented. I am also enamored of the British Colombia area, and hope one day to experience it for myself. When we take the "Orient Express" ....really Amtrak across the continent from east to west northern route, that is one area we absolutely MUST visit.

You may need to do minor tweaking to your PC. go to start/control panel/internet option/browsing history and delete temperary files. While you are there in internet options, pages will load faster by resetting your temp files (General/browser history/settings and change disk space between 50MB upto 250MB). Otherwise the server maybe a little slow.