The Hostas at Their Peak — Front Yard Garden, July 2016
Every year the hostas get bigger, and by early July they’re looking great. The front yard bed on 7/6/2016 was as full as I’ve seen it — big overlapping leaves in all shades of green, some with creamy centers, others a solid deep green. They’ve been filling in over the years, and at this point the whole bed is packed.
I shot a quick video to show how lush it was. Hostas are about as easy as it gets — minimal work, good payoff every year.
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