Hosta D 2023 ......................
Happy New Year everyone! I hope this year you get everything you need and want. Let's play hosta. Show some Ds today.
Have a great day everyone!
People keep saying 2023 was a bad year. For me it was the best ever. I got to play in the dirt just about every day. And the birds are my friends.
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garyz6ohio
4 months agoDiana Remembered
and one that I'm thinking about registering with the "garden name of Don's Queue
Happy New Year everybody!
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Hosta M 2023 ............................
Comments (31)Some years are worse than others for cutworm damage. It seems to start very early in spring when the leaves are a tight cluster before they unfurl. I never see them! Darn cutworms get started before I do in the spring. I don’t know what to do except hope for a winter that’s not giving them the conditions they thrive in. Saija, I’m the same way when I like something. I tend to go overboard and get too many. People have told me I have so many plants in my yard, but I always want more. You have a lot plants to take care of in winter, too! Between you and Steve, I think I do want to try Midnight Oil and hope I find the right spot for it. Steve, that’s interesting that MO can get darker later on in the season....See MoreHosta Worst Of 2023 ...........................
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Comments (34)Debra, the difference between 'Blue Ivory' and Ben Vernooij' is easy to see, particularly early in the season. For me it's telling 'Firn Line' and 'Blue Ivory' apart. Here's a "family portrait". Starting center top: 'First Frost' and 'Firn Line' to the left of that, then below 'Firn Line' is 'Blue Ivory' (now you see why I've got difficulty telling them apart) and below that at the 3 o'clock position is 'Ben Vernooij'. Coming across to the left is 'Touch of Frost' and then another 'Blue Ivory' with 'Bulletproof' at 7 o'clock . Directly above that is 'Touch of Class' x2 and that's been a very unstable plant for me, throwing the 2 'Touch of Frost' sports to the right of it. At 9 o'clock just peeking into the image is 'Ripple Effect', To the left of 'First Frost' is 'Remember Me' and to the left of THAT is "Sleeping Beauty'.....and they're all related! Pieter P.S. Quite possibly the reason I have difficulty with my 'Firn Line' and 'Blue Ivory' is because one of them is mis-labeled....likely the 'Firn Line'... but that's for another day......See More
Beth - Michigan 6A
4 months agoHappy New Year!
Dancing Queen
Dark Shadows
Dark Star
Deja Blue
Designer Genes
Beth - Michigan 6A
4 months agoPart 2
Diamond Lake
Dragon Tails
Dream Weaver
Drop-dead Gorgeous
Dust Devil
peren.all Zone 5a Ontario Canada
4 months agoSo happy you got to play in the dirt and that the birds are appreciating you Paula.
What a beautiful bunch of D's everyone.
Dancing Queen
Deja Blu
Dinner Mint
Dixie Chick
Dream Queen has a lot of growing up to do.
Dreamboat
Drop Dead Gorgeous marred by hard water marks. I just have to figure out where I can fit it and many others!
GardenHo check out Beth's and at the link for better pics.
Ben D (zone 7b)
4 months agoDevon Green:
Delta Dawn:
Dream Weaver:
The last two are young plantings. Hopefully my Dream Weaver will be as beautiful as Beth's eventually.Beth - Michigan 6A
4 months ago
djacob Z6a SE WI
4 months agolast modified: 4 months agoHappy New Year everyone!! I wish you all good health, prosperity, peace and love! The four ”musts” for life. Here my contribution for today:
This isn’t Fragrant Blue, or that was the consensus when I was seeking its ID. So I call it Dead Ringer, because it is
Dream Queen shrunk some but seemed to be bouncing back this season
DAF always looks good for me
two of Designer Genes, early spring and mid summer
debra
nicholsworth Z6 Indianapolis
4 months agolast modified: 4 months agoloving everyone’s D’s..❤️
only Diamond Lake for me..
djacob Z6a SE WI
4 months ago
Shadow -4A-NB Canada
4 months agolast modified: 4 months ago
Dancing Queen
Dream weaver- It is 10 yrs old......so slow growing. :(😥
Diana Remembered
Diamond Lake- It was left to die , as it had another pot on it and when I was getting ready to discard it: to my surprise it had pips . It looks awful but I will not do that again
GardenHo_MI_Z5
4 months agonicholsworth Z6 Indianapolis
4 months agoperen.all Zone 5a Ontario Canada
4 months agolast modified: 4 months ago
old_dirt 6a
4 months agoPaula - Glad you had a good year, gal after my own heart, playing in the dirt and bird friendly. :-)
When I go to my garden area I always tell the DW I'm going to play outside.
Saija_Finland - You must be a dancer, lovely collection. I'd ask for the next dance but I'd be Dancing out of (the) Time (never heard of that one).
Dancing Queen
Diana Remembered
Deja Blu
Dream Queen
nicholsworth Z6 Indianapolis
4 months agolast modified: 4 months ago
Paula..I love playing in the dirt too!..I think this joke is funny..
Pieter..come and hunt in my yard Lol..
Sherry..I don’t have a Dancing Queen..but I want one..
oursteelers 8B PNW
4 months agooursteelers 8B PNW
4 months agoDream Queen. I put this one in a pot since it has been a bit slow and I don’t think it could ever put on size in my root infested soil
djacob Z6a SE WI
4 months agoSaija_Finland
4 months agoilovetogrow z9 Jax Florida
4 months agonicholsworth Z6 Indianapolis
4 months ago
newhostalady Z6 ON, Canada
4 months agoGlad you got to play a lot in the dirt this year Paula! I love the birds too.
Dark Star
Diamond Lake
KW PNW Z8
4 months agoI’m late to the party! But, I do look for the day’s post each morning with my coffee - since I’m on West Coast I figure Jax has had time in her morning to create it already!
Dragon Tails - a miniature - is the one with the flower - info said it’s a fast grower with long narrow & ruffled leaves & lavender flowers. I got this from Sebright Gardens & this is from last summer, 2nd year in pot. Warning, you’ll see this pot again 3 more times- I got all 4 of these mini’s on that shopping trip.
oursteelers 8B PNW
4 months agoA lot of people have this one, good color and nice shape
Dancing Queen
undertheoaksgardener7b
3 months agoWow! So many beautiful plants & lovely gardens!
Danubie Isla among ferns.
djacob Z6a SE WI
3 months ago
steve duggins(Z6a) - Central Ohio
3 months agolast modified: 3 months agooursteelers - such a great mature pattern on your DQ, good call putting it in a pot, Although I found a relatively root free zone for mine so after 6 years it looks like this.
And I also agree about Dinner Mint and although a small, it was getting too big for its pot, so...
Dark Shadows early in the season before it turns dark.
I can't believe I only got one pic of Danubie Isla, it is one of my favorite subtle variegations.
oursteelers 8B PNW
3 months ago
mbug_gw
3 months ago
Dancing Darling 6-4-23
Dancing Queen 6-16-23.jpg
Dark Star Rainbow's End 5-10-23
Deane's Dream 6-14-23
Delta Dawn 5-27-23.jpg
undertheoaksgardener7b
3 months ago
Pieter zone 7/8 B.C.