With a bit more effort and close monitoring of your plant's needs and health, you can easily grow hostas in containers instead of your garden beds.

Hostas like shady spots, needs lots of water, and are at risk of being eaten by slugs. Does that mean container planting is an option for these plants?

If you plant them in the wrong spot, for example, you can set these versatile perennials up for failure. Fortunately, most gardens will have plenty of real estate for hostas to thrive—so long as you ...

Hostas are easy to care for in summer shade gardens. When fall arrives, here's when to cut back hostas and stop watering and ...

Hostas are low-maintenance and easy to grow for most gardeners—but they won't tolerate certain conditions. If you plant them in the wrong spot, for example, you can set these versatile perennials up ...

Choosing flower and plant combinations for outdoor pots isn't just about picking the prettiest ones; all of the species should work together and create a blend of color, contrast, and texture for that ...

When planting spring bulbs this fall, remember your companion plants! They can add contrast, serve as a backdrop, and hide ...

My Empress Wu hosta has seed pods on the flower stems. 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 likely a hybrid and ...