Dollhouse Miniature Plants by Carolyn Mohler Kraft HOSTA

HOSTAS

For many years I made indoor foliage houseplants, but needing a breath of fresh air, I ventured outside to my own garden. I only make in miniature what I can actually grow, and the numerous, and I mean numerous Hosta varieties in my own garden have inspired a new direction into the world of Hostas. Upon closer inspection I have found that they are not as similar as I thought. There are shiny leaves, satin leaves, and leaves with a waxy "glaucous" finish that disappears from handling, water, or sunlight revealing a Hosta of a different color. There are heart-shaped leaves, spear-shaped leaves, ovate leaves, very small leaves, very large leaves, and everything inbetween. New growth may not look anything like the mature leaf, and by the middle of the summer some Spring colors may have morphed into something colorful and exiting, or not.

Hostas are some of the most durable plants in those gardens that freeze in the winter. They pop up early every Spring and hang around well after most plants have succumbed to the cold. They don't turn brown in spots as readily as houseplants do, they survive in areas where nothing else does, and they keep weeds at bay. Their Achilles heel is their flavor, sought after by rabbits, deer, and the sneaky, slimy slug waiting under the leaves until an unsuspecting gardener breaks off a leaf to examine it for a miniature version and ends up with unbelievably
sticky slime on her hands that moves! (Since then I never touch a leaf without checking it first!) But even slugs shy away from the blue Hostas with the waxy finish.

In the macro world, many people with limited yard space or apartment dwellers with only a balcony have discovered that Hostas can be grown quite well in containers, a perfect solution for the miniature house with little to no yard at all. Most of my Hostas are planted in soil disks, but they can all be planted in any container appropriate for their size. The possibilities are limited only by your imagination!

Hosta stems can be rearranged to fit into
"the perfect spot".
Please email me with any questions
concerning custom planting containers.




THIS SPOT RESERVED FOR HOSTA ABIQUA DRINKING GOURD A deeply textured, very thick, dark blue cupped shaped leaf 21 leaves $185	REGULAR HOSTAS 21 leaves Measure approximately 2 inches wide and 1¾ high with the Giant varieties a bit more SOLID COLORS - $180 SUM & SUBSTANCE KROSSA REGAL MULTI-COLORED/LAYERED - $185 GUACAMOLE FROZEN MARGARITA EARTH ANGEL HOSTA ELEGANS

Every Hosta
variety is available
in any size and
can be planted in
a container or soil.
12 leaves - $125
   7 leaves - $95
   6 leaves - $85
   5 leaves - $75

Hosta Guacamole in planter

Hosta container
gardening is
perfect for a
house with no
yard.

21 leaves $185

Hosta Frozen Margarita with planter selection

Choose any hosta
for this resin
planter.
Supply is limited.
27 leaves $240

	SLUGS can be added to any Hosta for $10. Your choice of crawling up a stem or hiding under a leaf.
	OSTRICH FERN A touch of elegance in a hardy Hosta world. 5 stems each $185