I can't decide where to put her just yet... So I placed her by U. Albomarginata for now. She'll get the most direct morning and early afternoon sun there right now. But once Albomarginata unfurls, she'll overwhelm her, so I will have to move her before then. I'll decide on a good place later. Probably in front by Whee and Minuteman and Orange Marmalade, I am thinking.

Thank you every one of you for your kind support. I knew that fellow hostaholics would be the ones who would fully understand how I feel. I just had to share with you. That was a terrible situation you had to endure moccasinlanding. I hope your neighborhood plant thief stays on her medication too. I felt that I could start a new thread ("My hosta was stolen!"), but then I thought against it---we want to stay on the positive in life not the negative, right? So towards the positive, this is what my dear husband built for me last year for my spring birthday. Needed more room for hostas and that side of the house had more sun. It was also here that my Birchwood Parky's Gold was---near the ground, on top of the window well cover. Irawon, I will still take away any hostas that are special to me. I did take away Goodness Gracious. I need to take away High Society too and maybe more.

I regret that I didn't pick up this really mature sized Rhino Hide with a thinner centre section that I saw early in the season because they went fast. If they have them again next spring I'll snap one up.

Hi Brandy, I feel your pain! However, before you resign yourself to the ordinary and common (not as unique looking foilage) cheaper hostas that are available in abundance at many places... Have you considered ordering some hostas from online nurseries that do mail orders? From what I have read in your previous posts, you can purchase eye catching and newer varieties of hostas for less than what you have in your local area. In my limited personal experience ( one year with Hostas) I have found that there is much more variety/selection for better prices than things that are local in my area. Sometimes better values can be found online... and with proper research the sizes of the plants are comparable to what you have purchased locally (larger than "liners", "starter plants" or first year seedlings plants). * Some places online you pay too much for the sizes they send. Been there, done that. Just putting that out there. But you do have to look around and compare prices to sizes offered and reputation. I have found value in bare-root selections, rather than purchasing potted plants - for online orders. There are some places that ship the hosta potted and others without the dirt, and others just the bare-root (maybe a pip showing depends on the time of year for the purchase). You have my sympathy for the failed hostas and this is just my 2 cents, take it for what it's worth because I am new to the world of hostas. This will be my first spring looking for the pips of the hostas I planted last year late spring/summer. My container hostas have already leafed out (too early for my zone!). I lost 1 to crown rot and the other to root rot. There is a lot for me to learn. For example reading through past years threads, I recently learned that regular potting soil (miracle grow and the like even with added perlite or vermiculite) is not the best for hostas in containers. Regular potting soil does not drain fast enough for hosta roots to "breathe" and it gets compacted over time leading to root rot. So I will be repotting my containers this year with a more textured mixture adding a mixture that is used for orchids or similar. I am currently holding my breath and have my fingers crossed for my outdoor hosta graden. But I just wanted to repeat that you do not have to go for the cheap ones usually the classic common hostas. Sure there is nothing wrong with the classic hostas, but you have a great opportunity to purchase a few specimen hostas! So, if you have not yet, do try mail orders from reputable places online that specialize mostly in hostas for your future hostas purchases- more selections and better values are to be had! :) :) I realize that I must feel strongly about this - thanks for reading it all- hope it helps and pardon for the long post ! LOL ;)