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Hosta Q 2020 ....................

ilovetogrow z9 Jax Florida

3 years ago

Qs today. Show us some

If you have no Q post your fur family

I don't know. After 11 beers I passed out

Have a great day everyone.

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Beth (5b - SE-Michigan)
3 years ago
Great jokes Paula, love the Viking cat.

Onto Q's

Queen Josephine

Queen of the Seas

My garden helper
windymess z6a KC, Ks
3 years ago
last modified: 3 years ago
I gave away my only Q last summer, Queen of the Seas. Hope to get a Quilting Bee this year.

Here’s my fur baby, Lucy. At 1 1/2, she’s a good girl, but not at all a “garden helper” yet!
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Old_dirt, take it easy and don't get too impatient. Your lovely garden will wait until you are ready to get out there! We only have a half-acre here, but it keeps me busy. This was last June-all back yard upper level (we have three levels and this is the one I worked on last year-behind garage, patio area. I need to fill in blank spots, but will wait until last year's plants show themselves. In pic below, our Sam and way too many unattended-to-yet weeds. I worked on it , but hadn't started yet. Looking back toward patio. Note to self: divide Carex this year! Anyone near us is welcome to some-should have divided long ago. Moving to right around patio w/Sam again. Below, I interplanted the hosta with Chelone, heucherella, heuchera, astilbe, ferns and Gentiana, and other typical companion plants. The old bench in the background is all that is left of a square redwood picnic table set from my childhood which makes it at least 69 years old! New front side yard (driveway to right) looking back toward upper back yard. Will be filling in this year. Nothing is popping up yet other than daffodils which started blooking this past week. Warm weather expected in the coming week (actually getting up to 70 degrees F.!), so I expect to see some of the spring perennials to start showing. The hosta pips won't show themselves for at least a while-end of April?
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steve duggins(Z6a) - Central Ohio
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Since we'll probably see a lot of Queen of the Seas (and many nicer than mine). Here's an early shot when she's still a frosty green.

I neglected to take photos in this bed, so here's a 2019 shot of Quilting Bee.

Our Golden Doodle Bo in the Cypress bog at Dawes arboretum.
old_dirt 6a
3 years ago
My only Q and I imagine we'll see a few of these. Miss Josephine from Canada and all her pictures and positive comments.

Queen Josephine
sunnywood4bChazyNY
3 years ago

QUEEN JOSEPHINE

QUEEN OF THE SEAS
nicholsworth Z6 Indianapolis
3 years ago
no Q's or fur babies unless squirrels count Lol..fun fur babies everyone 😃..

windymess..I'm sure you had your reasons but you gave away Queen of the Seas???..I would've taken it Lol..

Paula..the one eyed Bob photo made me cringe Lol..
steve duggins(Z6a) - Central Ohio
3 years ago
Here's a couple of photos of a group of Queen of the Seas taken less than a minute apart at Fox's Hosta Farm. It shows what a difference the light angle can play on the color.
tsugajunkie z5 SE WI ♱
3 years ago
last modified: 3 years ago
Fannie (so named because she came out butt first). She turned 19 last week.

tj
sherrygirl zone5 N il
3 years ago
last modified: 3 years ago
Here’s my Queen of the Seas.

Here is one of my Fur babies, Zoe. Please say a prayer for her. She tore her ACL in her right leg a few days ago. When the vet took her X-ray she noticed a mass in her abdomen. She has a mass on her liver. Surgery for her liver is on Feb. 12. If all goes well she will have ACL repair at the end of February.

Sherry
peren.all Zone 5a Ontario Canada
3 years ago
Paula that is quite the cat! The "frying up some fish" is hilarious!

This will be the 3rd time I have ordered Queen Josephine. I hope it arrives this year.

Too funny windymess, I gave mine (still in a pot) to a friend that fell in love with it. I had no where available to plant it. I am also curious why you gave yours away.

Love all the fur babies!

Sherry I am sending prayers for adorable Zoe. The torn ACL could have been a blessing in disguise. It is good that the mass was detected before getting any larger. Sending hugs for you too.

Luke in the garden, "driving", playing and sleeping.
tsugajunkie z5 SE WI ♱
3 years ago
Praying for Zoe, Sherry. My Fannie also needs prayer these days.

tj
mbug_gw
3 years ago
Only a single Q for me.....

Queen Josephine 6-7-20

I get the chair in the corner!
sherrygirl zone5 N il
3 years ago
last modified: 3 years ago
Tsuga, sending prayers for Fannie too, hope she stays happy and comfortable. Love her name 😉 I have another older fur baby with Cushings disease, keeping her comfortable, she’s a feisty 15.

Sherry
peren.all Zone 5a Ontario Canada
3 years ago
Aww tj sending hugs and prayers for you and Fannie. She is getting to be a sweet old girl, I hope she has no specific issues.
tsugajunkie z5 SE WI ♱
3 years ago
No, nothing specific, just being 19 and a recent quick loss of mobility that she’s never had.

tj
Shadow -4A-NB Canada
3 years ago

Enjoying the shade.

Queen Josephine

Queen of the Seas
djacob Z6a SE WI
3 years ago
I only have one Q, Josephine. Purchased her for the sun bed I made. She had a rough start, with late frost and adapting to my yard so I can’t wait for mine to look like everyone else’s. I have to admit, I am laughing at those who gave away their Qs, because I wanted a Q for the ABCs.......hahaha.

Continue
djacob Z6a SE WI
3 years ago
I love all the fur babies......beth, love a black kitty! Windymess, Lucy is so cute but still a pup......steveduggins thanks for the contrasting shots of Queen of the Seas and of course the shot of Bo with his mom. Tj your Fannie is a sweet girl, praying for her.🙏🏽

sherrygirl, Zoe is a cutie and I agree with peren, that the acl tear perhaps has come at a good time. I will also be praying for her 🙏🏽.

peren, I have to laugh at Luke sleeping on the soft rocks.....my cats do the same, haha!

mbug, your two fur babies are awesome.... but I don’t see your chair in the corner....?

my fur babies

Jingle

Seurat

debra
djacob Z6a SE WI
3 years ago
Shadow we were posting at the same time..... love the dogs lying in amongst the hostas. My cats do the same, but they usually not visible then. Next to QJ, is that a cat paw or tail?

debra
Shadow -4A-NB Canada
3 years ago
last modified: 3 years ago

Yes, Debra .Abby,she follows me everywhere. Oh my, you have 4 cats. They are so cute. I have another orange tabby as well. He is old and has a cataract in one eye. But he manages and still likes chasing squirrels .

Hope you are recovering and on the mend Debra.

LOVING all the hostas and fur buds
djacob Z6a SE WI
3 years ago
She’s really pretty......mine follow me around the garden, especially Kibble. BTW, is she sitting next to Allen P. McConnell?
Shadow -4A-NB Canada
3 years ago
last modified: 3 years ago
she sure is! Allen P.McConnell
undertheoaksgardener7b
3 years ago
last modified: 3 years ago
Queen Josephine was my only photogenic Q. QOTS is young, unrecognizable.
QJ bloomed from mid July to early August. I grow her in full sun to part-sun, zone 7b.

Lazy battle for the sunlight.
djacob Z6a SE WI
3 years ago
So pretty! 😽
sherrygirl zone5 N il
3 years ago
Zoe thanks you all for the prayers, will keep you updated with her progress. A new photo of her.

Sherry
sandyslopes z6 n. UT
3 years ago
Houzz ate my first post! Seven pics are too many? Anyhow, I'll break it up...

I didn't know if I would show this because I moved my Queen of the Seas to the outer limits of the yard and haven't got it cleaned up yet, but here goes....

Queen of the Seas fall of 2019 This was sooo HEAVY, but I got it done. It has T-Rex as its neighbor.

July 2020, seems to have made the transition.....
sandyslopes z6 n. UT
3 years ago
beth, our garden helpers look a lot alike.

steve, I've seen that in my own gardens, when I take pics only seconds apart, the light can make colors look so different.

Loving all the dogs and cats here! Sherry sending my prayers to Zoe. tsugajunkie, for Fannie, too.

Last year I was looking for a forever home for this black cat, then he showed up hurt one day. So after fixing him up at the vet, getting all his shots, getting him neutered (no more vicious fights) and microchipped, he is now Max, my indoor/outdoor garden buddy.

I wondered why I would sometimes find my hostas or daylilies smashed down and then one day I found out.....

He's having fun with his grab ahold and kick game so I don't mind.....
sandyslopes z6 n. UT
3 years ago
Kitty was another stray who now loves being a pampered house cat who enjoys sunning herself on the deck. She's a lovable cuddlebug.

Molly is still the curious one. She hears a bee buzzing inside of this squash blossom.
windymess z6a KC, Ks
3 years ago
All the pets are adorable! Definitely prayers for Fannie and Zoe! I know how attached we all become to these helpers/family members.... still miss my first lab Susie and cat Rusty.

Why did I give away my QOTS? I’ve reached the point where I have to be choicy about the hostas because I’m running out of space, and especially space with some shade. I just didn’t know where I could plant another large blue right now (Elegans gets priority), and my friend has a huge yard with lots of mature trees and shade... and she loves hostas.

Actually, I’m struggling right now to keep from ordering too many plants for this season.

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