Spring Hostas

I love this time of the year in the garden. Everything looks so fresh and vibrant and my love of hostas keeps me daily looking to see what new ones may have popped up from their winter sleep. They respond so well to fertiliser and having the mulch around them discourages the ravages of slugs and snails though i do sprinkle a bit of slug slam around just when they are beginning to poke through the ground.

Sometimes I think I am crazy trying to manage such a large along with my art interests but one supports the other and I do get a lot of enjoyment seeing the response to my efforts out there. The garden is like a giant patchwork quilt with form and foliage creating the backdrop with a few bright spots of annuals to provide interest. The foliage plants give the longest value for money but I raise a lot of annuals from seed to pad them out - and now Kim wants me to grow plants to enhance the garden side of Shoppington so it can be a bit time consuming.