About this time last summer, I briefly mentioned a plant disease the gardeners and I were dealing with in the Minnetrista Boulevard planting bed. Called crown rot or southern blight, it was making ...

Question: I have several old well-established hostas that are now dying. They quickly go from healthy to brown and then yellow, beginning at the soil level. Can you help me save my hostas? Answer: ...

Q: I have a small courtyard. In one quadrant, I have a dogwood tree with leaves that are getting dark spots and dropping off. Following your advice in the Patriot-News, I am picking up the fallen ...

Hostas are one of the easiest ground covers to grow. Plant a spindly little snippet of a plant and it grows twice its size in no time at all. In a few years you will be digging it up, dividing it and ...

Hostas prove that variety is the spice of life, at least when it comes to their role in the landscape. Their large leaves come in a range of colors, shapes and textures and last for years. With ...

Hosta plants are a perennial favorite among gardeners. Their lush foliage and easy care make them ideal for a low maintenance garden. Originating in the Orient and brought to Europe in the 1700s, ...

Have you ever thought about how many variations there are of hostas? Hosta comes in shades of buttery-yellow, gun-metal grey, almost blue and so many shades of green. The leaves can have an appealing ...

Hostas are among some of the most cherished perennials of all time, creating a lush pallet of bright greens, muted greens, chartreuse greens, variegated greens and creams and blue greens. This fall ...

Diane McGee stands among hosta plants in her shade garden Monday, July 27, 2015 in Flower Mound, Texas. (G.J. McCarthy/The Dallas Morning News) Photos by G.J. McCarthy - The Dallas Morning News Diane ...