Babka, Thank you very much. Phil, I think we both stole it from Arnold Schwarzenegger, 'Ha(o)sta la Vista babby!' ;-) Jan, I think the full name is Undulata Albo Marginata, even though it wasn't labeled as Undulata. Mocc, that NBC was new (1 gallon) a year ago last Fall. It was pretty big last year and already is bigger this year. The only hosta shown in these pics that has any real age is the larger Elegans which is the mother of the smaller one and one I gave my next door neighbor. It is about 4 years old...and it came from my big Elegans in the front yard. Jon

Perfect ! Thank you! I love the combo. It looks just like I hoped it would be! I hope I have my MM enough room. If not I can always easily thin the mondo/monkey grass and move it further out. I planted 7 very small MM and two young S&S. Behind them. The S&S have some frost damage and the grass is new and spindly also ( sounds kind of horrible when Zi describe it) , but I'll take a picture later in the summer. This is along the front edge of a shade new garden where I have some seating. I was hoping for a little privacy without completely hiding it. I have a Shade Fanfare to one side on the other side of a small tree but we'll see how I like it there. It might be too similiar without being the same it it or might be fine.

Ah, ZKathy, I am so sorry for the pain caused by that storm. We lost our house (moved in 2 months before) on the river, a lot of the plants there died, did not seem to like that salt water. Our water did not stand long, just went back out, fortunately, but family members in the NOLA area suffered a long time too. Hope you enjoy gardening where you are now. Every spot seems to have its own brand of disaster waiting to happen. Familiar devils are easier to deal with, in my experience.

Hostas are not nearly as touchy as many people think. I have, at last count, over 110 different ones, and adding more frequently. ( I quit counting, because then hubby wants to know why I need more!) I've moved them multiple times, and currently most of them reside in pots, but I've had them in our clay soil and they don't mind at all. I have lost a couple of the touchier ones, and as a hostaholic, you will know which ones I mean. Cherry Berry I've lost three times, so I just won't try it again, Fire and Ice I've lost twice, I'm on #3 at the moment. Hail is your worst evil here, but in trade, we don't usually have as bad a slug problem, and I've never seen vole damage here. I work as a gardener, and have multiple clients in Washington Park, several of whom have hostas. One I just divided hers, they were old, and huge, and thriving inspite of fighting for space with the Bishops weed. Another has a couple of dozen, that have been in for 3 years and are really coming into their own right now. One has a pure white sport I'm watching! I'm a huge fan of drip watering, and apparently so are my hostas. They don't seem to mind the lack of humidity. The worst thing I have found about hostas in Denver, is the lack of any suppliers that get in more than the same old standbys. For any new ones, I have to mail order.