Great questions, Ken. Thank you. I am not a member of West Michigan Hosta Society, so I am not sure if they would bar you. (Well, maybe You,,,, :) j/k) Here is their contact information, for any questions about the event. WMHS The back story is, that my husband and I volunteered to take pictures of the North Coast Tailgate 2019 and put this video/movie together for our club (NCHS) to memorialize for our members. Some that show their gardens never get the time to see the other gardens. The webmaster of Hosta College always puts notices/pictures of Great Lakes Region Tailgates on their website. She asked me for permission to copy photos from the NCHS website, that I voluntarily maintain and I said sure. I also sent her a copy of the movie and she asked if she could show it at this club meeting and I said sure. We'd be honored. As Paul Harvey used to say "That's the rest of the story" Here are the links to the hosta club websites I created& maintain. No movie, but a nice selection of Hosta Tailgate pictures. North Coast Hosta Society Midland Hosta Society

Steve you would be correct about Magic Island......it’s in total shade. Can it handle the sun? I have thought of relocating it. I have a number of hostas along a fence line on the south side of the yard. I should probably move most of them.......Wheee, Island Breeze, Magic Island, Prairie Sky, LS Paisley Print.......they are all doing ok, but would have better color with a bit of sun probably. debra

Unfortunately, I am not one of those "creative" people! Paula, forgot to mention, about the box joke: besides the auto correct being cool, I am deciding whether to throw out a couple of cardboard boxes! It's scary to think how much thought is going into that decision! Maybe the problem is not just being an adult, but being an old adult! LOL

debra..our squirrels do pout! Lol..they sit facing the window and stare until they know we see them!..when we walk out the back door of our garage there they are..one came into the garage when I opened the door to go out..Lol my Blue Angel has morning light..planted by the house with an eastern exposure..and I think I took the picture when the light was just right to capture the blue..I caught it on a good day..your Blue Angel looks quite blue in comparison to the green hosta to the left of it..it does look more green in the pic below it where the blooms are further along..also your Fragrant Blue and Prairie Sky look really blue on my phone..