Planting a Hosta Garden! 😍💚// Garden Answer 

Just a tip from a penny pincher: At the end of the season, scour your Home Depot, Lowes and the like for Hostas they are selling at a reduced price. By this time they are over growing the pots, sometimes look really bad but can usually be divided into several plants. One year I bought 5 containers, the leaves looked bad but the roots were healthy. I ended up with about 20 Hosta plants after dividing them and planting for lots of volume the following spring. This is how I started my Hosta garden and it's beautiful. I've also done this with day Lilys, saves so much money and you get to look forward to a beautiful spring. Edit to the original post: I finally decided to go to Etsy and order a couple things, one being an Empress Wu Hosta. It was $18, was packaged carefully and is about 12" tall. Only two leaves but after a week in the ground already has another one and is super healthy. Also bought some bare root Cranesbill. Ordered 20 roots for $15 and was sent 26 very healthy looking roots with growth nodes. Seems like a great way to go.

Laura, can I just say that the little tip about using the plastic plant container to hold the dirt you dig up was a game changer for me in managing my planting flow. I get plants in the ground so much faster now! Thank you so much for all your hard work!

"Oh, Aaron says we should show you. Let's walk on over there." Yes, A!!! Thank you for adding a little spontaneity. 👍🌱

Stunning hostas. As I like to say at the garden centre. ..."hosta la vista, baby!"

Laura, you are such a bad influence on my pocket book. ;) Just went this morning and picked up Supertunia Vista Paradise and Lemon Coral Sedum.... Wanted some additional PW items, but garden center is sold out. I took the last Paradise and last 3 lemon coral sedum. They said they're having trouble keeping up with PW demand. I can't help but think 'Is this due to Garden Answer?' - I mean seriously, 864k subscribers. PW owes you a huge commission. :) I'm going back this coming weekend to hopefully add some hostas. Oh, and David Austin Roses. This year hubby is going to run drip irrigation as my flower beds have grown to 9 beds (we have 3+ acres), soooooo onward and upward creating more beds. Thank you Laura, Aaron and Benjamin for sharing your journey with us.

Starting my own "Hosta Homeland" area, and what I really love is the rock border!

That tree is a gorgeous show stopper! The addition of the hostas is sheer perfection. Love, love, love!

Hostas! I love hostas! Aaron - thanks for the whistling tune as well -- perfect combo. :)

That looks just perfect! Thank you again for all the videos. I can’t imagine how much work this is for you and Aaron. Just know it’s so appreciated!

I just want to thank your for working so hard to put out videos everyday. We are so lucky! It’s like having a new episode of your favorite tv show everyday ❤️🌸

You probably here this a million times, but you are a joy to watch with morning coffee, afternoon tea, or evening wine! something else I’ve noticed is that you have never asked for ‘likes’ or to subscribe to channel, even when you started and I’ve been watching you since your old home, which I hear all too often on any other video I watch on RU-vid. Appreciate that, see you on the next video! Cheers to you all.

Hi Laura & Aaron ! The Lemon Coral Sedum will drape over the boulders beautifully! Looks like you faired well though the wind storm you were expecting !

Hi Laura..!! It’s always a pleasure watching your videos. One request for us balcony gardeners. Could you please make videos on how to propagate indoor and out door plants

What a gorgeous garden!! The hosta wheee is my favorite that you planted - was waiting to hear what they were so maybe I can order some in the future. Such a fun plant! Love the variety you’ve planted. Thanks so much for sharing and SUCH FUN MUSIC you used in the video. Very cheerful! Thanks guys!! 💕

Thank you for this cheerful video! I needed it after staying up late watching as protestors turned violent in our state of South Dakota. So sad to see. Then I woke up to your cheerful Hosta video! Thank you! Just what I needed!

Thanks for making a Hosta video. I have an area under a tree that I have worked hard to clear out weeds and trash. Now I want plant it and hostas are the way to go. Love this look and I think it’ll work great in that area. I’m on the Gulf Coast in Texas, Zone 8. Tree shade helps these to grow. 👍

Hostas🙌🏼one of my favs. I love using their leaves in flower arrangements💚

Laura I want to see you create a bog garden!!! Let's see those pitcher plants and those fly traps worked into your space I think it would be fun for benjamin

There were some beautiful hostas. Makes me wish for more shade.

Nice video I have planted hostas in my garden for the first time. I am already loving them so much although they are tiny at the moment. I grew them from bare roots and it was really fun to see them grow.

This bed is just perfect for hostas, so narrow, every variety can shine on its own.

Wow! I wish Hostas grew that big in SC. Love them any way!

That tree is a child's dream tree for climbing!😃😃 And now it's even more beautiful and inviting .

The hostas look amazing. Great job as always. Everything looks very beautiful together.

Those Emperor’s at the end are remarkable !! This new space is so beautiful !! Great combinations💚💚

Love your hosta garden! The border rocks are a gorgeous touch! In another video, you planted some dark leaf impatiens in the shade. You mentioned you have trouble with impatiens. They can be tricky, but they thrive where I live in IL. Where I live the longer, dark leaved impatiens are called sun impatiens because they thrive in sun and partial sun. The lighter olive colored, shorter leaved impatiens only handle shade where I live. Hope this helps. Our soil is a bit more alkaline.

It’s like you read my mind. Have a large evergreen and was wondering about planting hostas underneath. Then couldn’t decide to go with all one type or mix it up. Well, I’ve decided ...... mixing it up it is! Thank you 🙏 so much Laura. Going Hosta shopping today. Love the Whee!! one. Will be planting that one for sure. Very excited. Hehehe. 😉

I love those rocks where you planted the hostas

Thanks for including the information on how you arranged the drip irrigation!

The hosta garden looks great. I’m so glad you showed your Empress Wu hostas. I was telling my husband about them and I was so glad he got to see what they look like.

I love the rock border! Is that new? I don't remember seeing that before. Your garden has so many interesting things to see - the beautiful concrete fixtures, the plants, the fences, the buildings - it's like walking around in a dream! So many magical things tucked in here and there.

I'm here , I've turned off the TV. I cant watch anymore too much violence and protesting and turmoil. I need to let my brain, my mind and heart rest from all this craziness. Your channel is very soothing. Thank you

I cannot believe you didn't run into tree roots. How fun to dig all those holes and pop in such beautiful plants. I have problems planting just one plant under competing trees (neighbor's maple and my crabapple). It takes out all the joy.

Beautiful garden, so cool looking! I love HOSTAS and many of mine live beautifully year to year in big pots in my yard and deck! I have great success with Sluggo Plus pellet bait!I felt your pain with the hail storm we had last year! Just a grin and bear it year. This year mine are beautiful!

Hi I cant tell you how much you have inspired me to keep on gardening keep being you remember you are amazing

Hello Laura and Aaron, THANK YOU, I'm SO EXCITED. I am tackling all different areas of my garden and am on a tight budget. I have finally found what I hope will be a decent garden centre and am going to buy ONE hosta for an area in my garden that has a monkey puzzle tree and 2 gunneras. I have been thinking hostas would look perfect in that area. Would you be able to show new gardeners like me HOW TO DIVIDE hostas. I've only been gardening since I found your videos in May this year. I finally feel inspired! I've already made one area of my garden using different perennials that I've found all over the place and were dying. (They are thriving)! I cut back a wisteria that was dying and it now has new growth! I've also made containers up by watching your videos and they look beautiful. Would you be able to tell us actually when you should transplant pernnials? I have some ROSE trees, rhodadendrums and a magnolia tree (only about 3 feet tall). We are in June now and I know on one of your videos I'm sure you said when the plants are 'dormant'. Your advice and knowledge would be greatly appreciated as I'm a Nurse and live alone, so the garden which is on THREE levels is a nightmare but I'm trying to work through it on a budget. I was SO pleased when I saw this video on hostas as I'm excited to go shopping for my very FIRST hosta later today. (I pray this garden centre will be decent). THANK YOU BOTH I WOULD BE REALLY LOST WITHOUT YOU. God bless, Wendy (North Wales, UK)

I think my absolute favourite part of your garden is the part between the gazebo and the toolshed, and wrapping around the pallet walkway - so fairytale!

You have made me love hostas! Oh and that tree....🤩🤩🤩

I love Hostas. My mother in law gave me a garbage bag full of her's that she had divided 20 years ago. They are still coming back beautiful every year in my garden!

Hi Laura. I just came across your channel this morning & watched intently while taking notes about hostas. Learned so much. I feel better informed as to the types of hostas I may choose. Have never planted them before. One of my neighbors has beautiful hostas facing the northwest. Am also interested in the care of Japanese maples. Will be spending some time perusing your channel. You have inspired me!

LOVE the Rock Border!!!!....Everywhere we go i find some neat rocks and bring home for my borders :).....so Beautiful after a rain or watering ...Shades/ Layers of Purples and Greens 😍

Great variety. What a setting with the tree.

I am amazed with how much you plant at once, I get so tired after planting 4 or five things 🤣

A very bright spot in a very dark time. Thank you so much Garden Answer team!

You garden is so pretty and your soil looks extremely rich. Tfs.

Laura, as you said, hostas are nearly maintenance-free, and are one of my all-time favorite plants! What's not to love? I have a huge shade garden that I've planted with lots of different sizes (and color variations) of hostas, heucheras, and other shade-tolerant perennials. A gorgeous Schweidler Red Maple is providing the shade for my ever-expanding side garden. Thanks for sharing this beautiful new garden with us! ~Margie

I'm right there with you about Hosta's, I have two more beds planned for hostas this year, one is a long narrow area, I'm planning white astibes in the back and white tipped hostas in front. The draw back with the stores being closed for so long around here, it's been hard to find a good selection. Love them all, especially the container.

You totally inspired me to start my own hosta garden!! 👏🏻 Went out today and bought the Empress Wu, Wu La La, Waterslide & Weee! So excited to see them grow!! I also grabbed a couple other perennials you talked about in previous episodes!! Ahhh!! Sooo exciting!! ❤️ 🌸

Thanks for sharing...💖💝🥰 When you fast forward the video, everything seems so easy. But I know it's hard work...

Wow, so nice you found such a gorgeous large shade tree with NO roots to dig through. Those hostas are 3 times the size of my local garden centers. I need to move.

I agree, dividing the hostas and watching them grow is very rewarding!

Love Hostas! The bed is lovely, and will be so low maintenance! A lot of people here do cast iron plant under live oaks, but Hostas are so varied in their leaf structures and colors that I think they’re much more interesting. Even with the slug problems we have, I still think they’re worth it. They do well here in zone 8b, even with morning sun in some areas. Thank y’all for doing this! 🙌💚🌿🍃

Now you're speaking my language. Hostas are my "thing" I have , at last count, 327 different varieties of Hosta . Love your Empress Wu. Mine has been in the ground for two years and is 2x3. In my experience the third year will be spectacular !

Hostas are one of my favorites as well. Their leaf structure is so beautiful and, like you said, they ask for hardly anything from the gardener. One of the best plants IMHO. The general consensus on the best time of year to divide them seems to be in the spring, but I'm wondering if you've ever had luck dividing them in the fall (or even the summer). Love your channel Laura!

Your hostas are very beautiful and great quality like I love.

Hosta yes! I'm so excited to see them grow out in this space! love the channel keep up the great work 💚💮

Hostas are my jam 🤗. My yard is mainly shade, so Hostas work very well.

I watched this yesterday on PW and that tree is beautiful with the rock surrounding it.....the hostas look so good with it. One of my favorites!! 🌞😁

I have “deer issues” also, but I’ve had great success with Repells All by Bonide!

I love Hostas! I have several varieties, but I love the super huge ones that you have.

This is one of my favorite spaces in your garden, I love large rock garden and borders, and with the gorgeous hostas and angelonia, there is such a peaceful feel out there. This is a space where I would be sitting with my coffee, it's just lovely.

You have really given me a great appreciation for hostas. Over the last few years i have added and utilized them. Thank you!

Looks great! Love the hostas with the structure of the tree. So beautiful! Can you do a video on dividing hostas? Also tell us when you would divide them? I have some I would like to divide and spread out to fill in the bed some for next spring. I also would be interested in seeing how you add bulbs to this bed for spring flowers.

Wow! You will never have to buy another hosta again. Come the fall if you divid them all you will have twice as many. Lucky you 😊❤

I have found new appreciation for so many plants thanks to you Laura. Tried hostas for the first time this year and I LOVE them.

As a bonafide hostaholic, all I can say is ahhhh! By the way, hostas don't need nearly as much water as you might think. I have many that grow on the North side of my house that get no supplemental water and they do just fine. So no need to go nuts on the drip. You may consider moving the blue ones into the more shaded area and the other green/yellow ones into the part that gets more sun. Blue ones prefer less sun. If they get too much, they burn more easily.

We love Hosta gardens and have introduced ferns for the delicate texture. There are some ferns which are ok with sun

I also love hostas. They seem so extravagant with their graceful big leaves and some textures and variations. So tropical! Because of you, Aaron and Laura, I dug up a chunk from my older hosta and put it in a large pot by my front door, along with other annuals. I have never done this before and am truly excited to see them grow and add some fun drama to my entrance. Thanks so much. 💜💜

One of my favorite gardens - soooo peaceful and cooling. I think the brick looks so homey and welcoming - come sit a spell. I don't usually care for brick but this color is so beautiful it would be great all over your gardens! This feels like another 'room' in your garden home. LOVE this video and scene.

Here where I live is rain season currently and I can't do anything outside.😭 Your videos help me so much to relax and stress less, thank you so much for posting videos. 💜💜

Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us, I am having such an enjoyable spring dividing my hostas and putting some in pots, which I would never of thought to do.

I just love your passion and enthusiasm. It has inspired me to work on beautifying our grounds even more. The information you've shared has been very helpful. Thank you for sharing.

I am absolutely loving the different varieties of hostas!! Soo beautiful I have plans now to do hostas in my garden! Thank u for sharing your beautiful CREATIONS

I love this Hosta garden so much!😍 Great job Laura & Aaron 😊

Oh what a fun video to watch for my coffee with Laura and Aaron today!!! I love all of those Hosta's and want to add more to our playground for sure. I saw some of the curly leaved ones at a local store a month ago and should have grabbed a couple. Oh well there is always next year if I can't find them again. I love this whole area and it will be such a peaceful place to sit and relax and look at in the late afternoon for sure!

LOVE IT!!!! Really love the curly look of the Whee, so unique!

Love your show Laura, it's a favorite. Just wish I were lucky enough to buy wholesale, too. I have to devide my new hostas before I plant, then wait for the next spring.😄Thank you, your enthusiasm keeps this senior gardening fanatic going🥰

Stunning display of all the varieties. Perfect pairing with that awesome tree trunk.

I love hostas as well! They are my favorite foliage plant. The hosta bed looks amazing!

Would love to see Hostas Miss America, Voices In The Wind, Hope Springs Eternal add to your hosta bed.

The hard water spots on the waterfall hosta actually gives us an idea of what it would look like when it's raining or whatnot.

What a beautiful group of hostas, love all the different colors.

thank you for making me love hostas again. the new variations that there are is amazing.

Love, love , love hostas! My favorite! So easy to take care of!

So many different Varieties. Really makes me appreciate Hostas more.

This looks great! An instant hosta garden, I love it! I overlooked hostas for many years until I found out you could eat them! Now they're one of the most beautiful plants in my edible forest garden!!! I eat the shoots in the spring and the flowers in the summer! They always seem to come back strong after I pick them, and I've got a ton, so I don't think anyone notices the difference! :)

That tree...gorgeous! Oh and the hostas look gorgeous too!

Love that garden bed. I agree, I love it best yet of all you have done there. My husband doesn’t understand sometimes when I change things. But we have to be happy with what we have planted, right? It looks amazing. Tfs. 👏🏻💕👏🏻

My love for Hostas just keeps growing. I particularly love the Wheee! New to me.

I love hosta gardens! They are so calming and cooling to me! I totally agree with needing a solid color among the variegated varieties, it gives the eye a place to rest. I also love ferns and hellebores mixed with the hostas which add a different texture and color. I must add a 'Wheee!!!' to one of my hosta beds.❤❤❤

Oh beautiful with those rocks and around the tree, I also like hostas especially the white with green, supper beautiful 👌👌👌💗

I love hostas! I have quite a few of them in my shade garden. I love the restful, cooling affect they give my garden here in the hot, humid south. Plus I love being able to divide them up every 3 years or so and get more plants out of them. It’s a great way to save money👍🏻

That Wu-La-La screams Oo-la-la. What a gorgeous one!

I LOVE hostas!! I have most of mine in pots on a shaded terrace, and just mix in a few pots with flowering annuals - SO beautiful! I love the variety of leaves and colours! One thing - in that bed, i would put a lot more different sorts of daffodils, that would be beautiful in early spring, before the Hostas kick in 🙂

Love those Wheee! ones. This is a beautiful bed of lushness. Love the rock border and the lemon coral sedum just adds that magical touch. I really like that Lemon Lace Elderberry. I want some of those!!! They looked so pretty and a pop of bright green. Can’t wait to see this bed through out summer and fall. 🌱🌿🍃🤗 PS - That rain tree is simply gorgeous.

Beautiful 🤗💜! I love the different foliage color interests that these hostas give. I do not have a lot in my landscaping, but I think it could use a few different ones 🥰. Thanks for sharing.

My favorites are Shadowland Etched Glass and Winterslide. Thank you for sharing.

Beautiful!!!

We enjoy watching all your garden videos! Thank you.

I love the rock wall around the bed as well. My husband is a rockhound, so I can always send you pretty rocks if you like. ❤