I had a Haylcon sit on the kitchen counter wrapped in the wet paper towel and plastic wrap it was shipped in for more than 2 weeks once. It survived! Last year we had 75 hostas in the living room until the danger of last frost passed. I believe that was about a month. Your hostas will do fine sitting in temporary containers until you plant them in the ground. Remember to water them though. Gesila

Don: my Spilt Milk has been in the ground about 6 years, very happy and quite large. One of my favorites. Babka: will do! They looked a little rough right out if the box, but I'll get some photos up soon.

Here's a update on my hosta order. All plants are doing well. I am pleased for the 1st year size of my Green Mountain plants.June Fever Striptease Fragrant Bouquet Great Tiara Lakeside Black Satin American Sweetheart Lakeside Dragonfly Sun Power Whirlwind Guardian Angel, no varigation yet, hopefully next year. Otherwise I might need to move it to a sunnier spot.

OK, this morning I see that BOTH sides of the garden are illuminated by dappled sunshine in the early a.m., but that the left side has the dappling persisting much longer due to the angle of the sun coming through the pin oak tree. So that is why I think I should put the STGN on the left side of the garden, right off of the sidewalk leading to the building. I thought that the corner of the raised bed containing 2 rose bushes, which is a few feet from the porch, would be a good place because then it would have the rose bushes in front of it and the Obligatory Bushes to its right, giving it some sun protection on 2 sides in the morning, while the shadow from the building completely covers that spot by 3 p.m.