Here, grass-joined bluestone pavers are edged with variegated hostas for a soft and organic border along the walkway to a poolside dining terrace (Janice Parker Landscape Architects, with Darren ...

Each year the quality and quantity of colorful new Hosta varieties are staggering. Thanks mainly to their reputation as shade lovers, you'll rarely see them in a sunny border. Fortunately, with ...

In planting hostas as borders, Slofer likes to vary the styles — he never has the same hosta side by side, mixes plain and variegated, and creates a mix that is pleasing to the eye.

For a strong effect in edging a border, consider variegated hostas. Large blue hostas are great for a background planting, with brighter-colored varieties in the foreground.

Variegated hosta is tailor-made for lining a path. It not only looks good, it serves a practical purpose because the variegated leaves are easier to spot at night, providing an element of safety.

There are also hundreds of choices of hostas available with simple variegation in either the leaf edge or central portion of the leaf. Variegated annuals For containers, flowerbeds and borders ...

We often use variegated Hostas as perennial borders around landscape beds. Varieties with bright white or yellow in the leaves, like “Patriot”, “Loyalist” and “Fire & Ice”, make a ...

Hostas as anchors at the end of borders. Hostas under trees and shrubs, mingling with geraniums, bleeding hearts, epimediums, corydalis, lungworts and all sorts of other shade-loving plants.

Shade-loving hostas grown for their bold and colorful foliage When hosta grows back, it’s blemish-free and often twice the size it was the previous year. by Steve Smith Friday, April 30, 2021 1:30am ...

The cool blue to green tones of Hosta 'Parasol'--which are blue in spring and turn dark green in summer--brings a sense of balance to the variegated leaves of Hosta 'Treasure Trove." (Rick ...