Most hostas grow best in USDA Hardiness Zones 3 to 8, with some varieties suitable for Zone 9. Those zones include almost all ...

Hostas are hardy, but they still need love. From planting to watering, learn how to grow, care for, and protect your hostas.

Hostas covering the ground in a forest with a wooden pathway winding through the center - Mint Images/Getty Images There are 22 species of hostas, all of which are commonly used as ornamental foliage ...

Local wholesale nurseryman Bobby Green thought I'd been too hard on hostas. Yes, he agreed, almost all the hostas folks try to grow here are at best pitiful shadows of what they're advertised to be.

Like most things in this world, hostas are not perfect. They are, rather, a mix of good and less-than-good. Fortunately for the hungry Northwest gardener, the good is huge and the less-than-good is ...

The star of many a shade garden, hostas are adored for their diverse leaves not their blooms. "Most people grow them strictly for the foliage," said Michael Laico, president of the Greater Carolinas ...

If you grow hostas as ground cover, you'll know that they provide bold color and structure to shady gardens. There's a plant that complements hostas beautifully — softening their drama with its pastel ...

A shady yard with a lush landscaped area - Joanne Dale/Getty Growing anything in deep or partial shade, whether near a tree or another structure, can be a difficult task for a gardener to undertake.

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 the ...

Hostas are big and beautiful shade-loving perennials. They love humidity, making them great plants in regions prone to humid summers. But as much as we love a hosta garden, so do deer since they love ...