Hostas

Science News, Sept 4, 2004

HOSTAS ROSEMARY BARRETT

For gardeners who do their best work in the shade, one of the most useful and beautiful plants is the hosta. This perennial comes in blue, green, yellow, and variegated varieties, has a range of sizes, and produces blooms in pastel colors. This guide provides a complete encyclopedia of more than 170 hosta species, as well as a full discourse on how hostas can be integrated into a yard, garden, or border. The plant list is just a small part of the book, however. Barrett devotes most of this guide to providing clear and plentiful instruction about how to propagate and cultivate hostas and what other plants make good companions. Hundreds of color photos bring these ideas to life and make for easy identification of various cultivars. Firefly, 2004, 144 p., color photos, paperback, $24.95.

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