Help Your Hostas

Plant Now, Save Bucks
Just because it's hot outside, that doesn't mean you can't plant hostas. Potted hostas can go in the ground anytime, as long as you keep them watered. And because many garden centers are having plant sales now, you can probably pick up good-size plants from 20% to 50% off.

Among our favorite hostas are 'August Moon' (chartreuse leaves; white flowers), 'Frances Williams' (blue-green leaves edged in yellow; lavender flowers), 'Gold Standard' (gold leaves with green edges; lavender flowers), 'Royal Standard' (glossy green leaves; fragrant white flowers), and 'Elegans' (huge, puckered, blue-green leaves; white flowers).

"Help Your Hostas" is from the August 2003 issue of Southern Living.