Looks promising.

The nice thing about a late start is when everyone else's are getting burned out in the middle of July yours will be peaking. Late start in ontario as well.

I am not a photographer, so forgive the bad shots.

==>>> the more you do.. the better you will get.. so hop to it ... lol .. ken

Welcome Shadow! Mine are late too, but good things come to those who wait. We have no choice and lucky you to have missed frost. Great having you here!

Welcome! Looking forward to seeing more pics of your garden as your hosta emerge. Some of mine are starting to send up flower spikes already.

Welcome! Welcome! You have a great number of pips with your sum and substance and hearty ones for the orange marmalade. They look great. Also from all of the Empress Wu photos that I peruse here and on the web I am now thinking that Empress Wu is a stingy one with her pips. Hehe :)

Looking forward to seeing all of your hostas leaf out.

For those of us in the northern most growing zones patience is a virtue while we admire the Hosta Springtime beauties of the warmer areas. ;)

I am in a colder area too, my gardens have a few hosta leafs unfurling along with other pips. I'm happy-relieved to see the hostas return but I am shy to photograph anything... So I am truly glad that you took courage and did take photos to share.

Welcome again :)

Thank you angieg1 for being camera shy as well......I will take Ken's advise and snap photos. Never really thought of capturing at different stages of growth.

Jimr66, peren.all and angieg1, I guess I may not be the only one lagging behind. Crazy to think that Linda's are already spiking.

Great start....won't be long now!

Hope you share more photos!

Sherry

A bit late but I add my Welcome to all the others, Sandra!!! It is always exciting to meet someone new as I always immediately think "I wonder which hostas they like? Hope they post some photos".

It appears that you must have some very mature hostas by the number of shoots in these photos!. That S&S is gigantic and I can't wait to see the updates. OM is a favourite of many of us.

Keep snapping with that camera! :D

Welcome! It is that same JOY that keeps all of us here! None of my non gardening friends understand that. You are among friends..

-Babka

Welcome, Sandra! I was new last year and now I feel like part of a big family!

Strange to see pips again, here everything is in full growing mood...

Looking forward to more pictures of your garden!

Karin

The best thing about a late start is that your hostas' appearance were not damaged by the inevitable fluctuations of spring weather. My hostas have been damaged so many times in the past that I now keep my hosta gardens covered in the leaves I use as mulch until I believe the spring frosts are over. So, despite living in Ontario, many of my hostas are at the same stage as yours. Those are lovely, healthy looking clumps of Orange Marmalade and S&S. They are going to be gorgeous - worth the wait.

Welcome Sandra. I am glad you posted, and I hope you will continue to engage in this forum. This is a wonderful place to learn and to share. I understand that your hostas appear later than many. You might want to consider keeping some pots and overwintering them. The pots begin their growth earlier than those in the ground. You just would have to be prepared to bring them to shelter during frost and cold temperatures.

Hi Sandra, welcome. don't be shy with the photos as they unfurl.

Welcome, Sandra! Big OM you've got there! I want to see it when it opens, thanks for posting.

Shadow, my hostas are no further along than yours. Today will be the first day after two days of storms. I'm looking forward to going out and seeing if they are any higher since I last looked!

Welcome Shadow! My hostas are also late. Half is not showing any pips yet and half looks like this.

saija, they are so cute!

saija Yeah!!! They are small but they are there and will grow like mad now!