Hostas are a common go-to when choosing plants for shaded spots. Renowned for their striking foliage, with variegated, huge-leaved, and blue-tinged varieties all available, they are excellent for pots ...

This hosta alternative blooms with delicate, star-like flowers and does well in sun or partial shade. It attracts pollinators ...

A viral Facebook post showed the colorful variant of hostas named God's Artistic Canvas.

Hostas prefer shady locations with well-draining, slightly acidic soil and require regular watering for best growth. Plant ...

A patch of multiple hosta sprouts coming out of the soil - kmarina/Shutterstock If you have a bare shady patch in your yard and a tight budget, have you considered growing hostas from seed? Although ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Olena Lialina / Getty Images Nothing is worse than when springtime arrives and your beloved plants fail to return. For some plants ...

Prices of many things have gone up significantly in recent times. One way to combat that, as a gardener, is to start plants by seed.

Q: My Empress Wu hosta has seed pods on the flower stems (see reader's photo). I would like to plant some of the seeds just to see if I can get them to germinate. I realize that the Empress Wu is most ...

What is it about hostas that so many gardeners love? For me it’s their ability to look more striking with every passing year with barely any work. You can plant them in poor soil, forget to water them ...

I thought I’d sprinkle the plants with pure cayenne pepper as I have in the past, but I didn't have any on hand. So, I used a Creole seasoning containing cayenne. Hours later, it dawned on me that ...