Hosta Medium 2020
Medium hostas today. Those that are not too tall and not too short, medium just right. Show them today:
Next: Giants
My idea too.
Have a great day everyone!
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undertheoaksgardener7b
3 years ago
djacob Z6a SE WI
3 years agoI am not sure about being the first to post today .....l am never first......is this a trick to see how inappropriate my postings are because I feel like most of my hostas are medium. But here I go.
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peren.all Zone 5a Ontario Canada
3 years agoperen.all Zone 5a Ontario Canada
3 years agoYes where is everyone?
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3 years agoNice Debra, I'm not excited about medium Hosta as a category. I have many that fall in to that category, but just feel like its not unique enough and I've already posted pics of them. Maybe next year I'll hold back some pics so I feel like I have something worth posting. Ok, here's a favorite of mine. Not sure if its a large that hasn't quite gotten there or is just a medium. Here is Wave Runner.
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mbug_gw
3 years agoGreat ones today, Paula!
I'm with Debra, never quite sure what is a medium.
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3 years agolast modified: 3 years ago
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Sugar and SpiceHi All. I tried to find some that I have not been posted as of yet. I do believe it goes by he height of the hosta in each size category, But for some, I am in the same mind set; I kow what is big and small. Medium is still a growing stage sometimes.lol
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nicholsworth Z6 Indianapolis
3 years agolast modified: 3 years agoPaula..I'd love to meet Emma..she's probably young but is so grumpy Lol..
marvelous mediums everyone..🙂
mbug..I love your yellow peonies!..💕
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3 years agoPaula, great jokes, I love the Zoom/seances, so true. Great mediums, I know mediums are determined by leaf size but I look at them as my garden fillers.
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