If you're a gardener, "mouse ears" most likely means hostas. One of the most popular plant series ever introduced, the mighty "mouse ears" series of miniature hostas continues to grow each season, ...

Dear Master Gardener: As a fun gardening project, I would like to put in a miniature garden with my children. Are there miniature perennials, so I don’t have to buy new plants each year? Answer: ...

The plantain lily, more commonly known as a hosta, is a quintessential classic garden shade plant. I think just about everyone has planted a plantain lily, more commonly known as a hosta. They are a ...

Hosta lovers rejoice each spring when all-new varieties of miniature hostas hit the market. This year, dozens of new “minis” will be available to gardeners to provide a season-long journey into the ...

Who doesn’t love hostas? This herbaceous perennial with its lush foliage is versatile, adaptable, requires little maintenance and is a favorite of every shade gardener. But this native of Asia, also ...

Curly Fries, the 2016 Hosta of the Year, is a popular mini-hosta with narrow ruffled golden leaves. Susanne Darnell Special to The Commercial Appeal With 6,000 named varieties, the world of hostas can ...

Hosta lovers are placing their orders for “Curly Fries.” The delicious little plant was named the American Hosta Growers Association hosta of the year. This mini gold hosta measures 5 inches high by ...

CHESANING-- Retired millwright Jim Vrable used to work "in the hole," as he tells it, at a Flint Chevrolet plant. Now he's digging them as a hobby. Well, sort of. Vrable is a Master Gardener who has ...

Anyone who has visited my garden knows you have to hunt to find a hosta. So when the Minnesota Hosta Society asked to tour my garden June 30, my puzzled response was, “Whatever for?” “We don’t live in ...

is the primary reason hostas don’t do well in our gardens. In particular, water hostas in July, August, September and October, and keep watering until the first frost, said Cynthia Miller Wilhoite, ...

CLEAR LAKE - Josh Spece will give a presentation on miniature hostas at Central Gardens on Sunday. The presentation will take place at 4 p.m. at the Nature Education Pavilion. Spece will talk about ...

It has been almost a decade since Barb Gerow came home with her first miniature garden, a souvenir from a trip she took with her sisters. The next spring, she started building her own miniature ...