There are almost endless variety of hostas including blue, light and dark green, silver, white, variegated and gold. They come in all shapes and sizes from very large to miniature. Leaves are varied in shape and texture. There is also quite a variety within each color.

Though Hosta were voted " America's Favorite Perennial", there are many plants that do well in shade and provide interesting color & texture: Ajuga, Astilbe, Athyrium, Convallaria, Dicentra, Dryopteris, Galium, Lamium, Pulmonaria, Tiarella & Viola to name a few! To search for a listing of shade plants, go to our 'Products' section, type 'Shade' in the 'Search for' box, and 'in the following category' select 'Exposure' from the pull down menu and press "Search for Products' button.

With our huge selection of plants, we will have a nice selection all of the time, but we will not have all 3,500 varieties of plants available on the exact same date. Please use the guidelines above to select the best times to come shop for your favorite plants. Our best selection of plants will always be in the spring, with about 80% to 90% of the varieties of plants also being available in the summer and fall months.

The eye is the part of the crown from where the leaves grow in sets. The eyes spring to life when the warm weather hits.

A hosta is a non-bulbous lily that is a shade tolerant, hardy perennial plant grown principally for its foliage. These plants are native to Japan, Korea, and China. The leaves are green, blue, gold, or white, and may have single, solid color (except white), or have the colors mixed with the center or edges variegation.

The US breed standard recognizes three colors: Salt and Pepper, Solid Black, and Black & Silver. No other colors are allowed under the breed standard. Whites and parti-colors are specifically disqualified. Salt and Pepper and Black and Silver are bi-color patterns. In the Salt and Pepper, the eyebrows, beard and legs will be light gray or silver white. When stripped for the show ring, the body hair is banded in various shades of black, white, gray and tan.

There are thousands of perennials available for our area. Some are Native to our region, while other perennials can adapt to our zone since they are hardy in the same zone in another part of the world. Seems that many plants from China are also hardy to our area since they're from same latitude. However, it's often difficult for the average homeowner to purchase many of the perennials, for they are only available to purchase wholesale.

Licensed bakers can offer up to eight varieties of Girl Scout Cookies; only three types are mandatory: Thin Mints, Peanut Butter Sandwich/Do-si-dos™ and Shortbread/Trefoils. The national Girl Scout organization reviews and approves all varieties proposed by the bakers. Any of the five optional cookies can be changed every year. Each bakery names its own cookies, so Girl Scout Cookies that are quite similar may have different names.

There are two grades of potatoes typically sold in food service, a #1 potato from Idaho comes packed in cartons and has less defects, a nice oval shape with few eyes. The #2 is commonly used in situations where the overall appearance is not as important such as freshly made French fries, mashed potatoes or hash browns. The #2 is packed in burlap bags, plastic or paper bags or can also be sourced in a one-piece box.

UITs invest in a wide range of securities, including municipal and corporate bonds, U.S. government securities, common or preferred stock (domestic and international), mortgage-backed securities, and international bonds.

The Retail Ready Hosta is a 4” extra deep pot. It is equivalent to a quart size pot. This size is great for immediate sales or ready for direct installation. This size can also be transplanted into a one gallon or larger container and sold later on when ready.

The PLANTS database contains native and naturalized plants of the PLANTS Floristic Area (PFA), which consists of North America and all additional U.S. territories and protectorates. Vascular plant distributions are mapped at the state and province level, and by U.S. county. Our checklists for the non-vascular mosses, liverworts, hornworts, and lichens cover all of North America north of Mexico; no additional distribution data are available for these plants.

We prefer that our customers remove and/or transplant any exterior plant material before we begin work.

Plants can carry diseases into a tank, too. It is a good idea to disinfect new plants if there were fish in the tank with them at the store. Refer to the PLANT FAQ for disinfection methods.

Please treat hardiness zone ratings on perennials as a best guess, but only a guess. Many factors influence plant survivability: reliable snow cover, wind swept location, proximity of structures, depth of soil, just to name a few.

We are one of the last nurseries on a national scale which propagates, grows, and then ships its own material. We do buy in some of our stock, but basically it is all done here.

PLANTS has a single National Common Name (always found below the scientific name at the top of the PLANTS profile). For some plants, alternative common names appear in the top PLANTS profile box. PLANTS also maintains a single common name for each state; these state common names are available only to NRCS resource managers. There are several possibilities: 1) Your information is more accurate than ours. If so, please use Distribution Update to update our information.

Please cite the National PLANTS Database as indicated on our PLANTS Citation and Acknowledgements page.

Some potato chip manufacturers wash their raw chip slices in hot water, approximately 180 degrees F. This method results in lighter color chips by removing some of the sugars. Since this treatment will leach any soluble material from the slices in addition to sugars, it usually results in some loss in flavor and increased oil absorption in the chip. For this reason we do not use this method when we make Husman chips.

We have an excellent long-standing relationship with breeders, hybridizers and growers in the US and Holland. We are constantly in touch with them and are often asked to test plants for our area.

I would recommend planting at least 2 different varieties. Haralred, a red colored selection of Haralson, is a late maturing tart apple which stores well. Hazen matures in mid season, is semi-dwarf and bears fruit at a young age. Minnesota has several good introductions including State Fair, Sweet Sixteen, Honeycrisp and Zestar.

There are several reasons why we may drop a variety from our catalogue. Often it is discontinued because we are replacing it with an improved variety. At other times an item may simply be no longer available.

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More than 20 varied species of small fish are sold as sardines worldwide. They are typically available in small, ready-to-use tins, but are also sold fresh. Canned sardines are sold in soy, olive or other oil, fried or smoked, packed in mustard sauce, tomato sauce or even salsa, and may be skinned and boned and sold as fillets, too. back to top

All the varieties are quite potent however White Widow, Lionheart, K2, Medusa and Alaska seem to be the peoples favorites.

The term usually is applied to special, often new varieties (called cultivars) that may have unique qualities. Over 7000 varieties have been registered with the American Hibiscus Society. They are rarely found in garden centers but are specially grown by various nurseries and sold on a smaller scale, and can be found on the internet. These may require grafting onto other hibiscus varieties for propagation.

According to the U.S. Apple organization, there are about 2,500 known varieties of apples are grown in the U.S. and more than 7,000 grown worldwide! That makes choosing your favorites rather difficult. To help ease this, check out the Varieties section of this site.

If you are going to grow strawberries in a coastal area to be sent to main metropolitan areas for sale, we recommend you grow Camarosa or Chandler in the more southern areas. In the northern areas varieties like Selva or Seascape would be best. If your fruit is going to be sold in local markets two varieties stand out, Chandler for the more inland plantings and Seascape which can be planted in the warmer areas and yet will still produce fruit.

Slugs are the most likely culprits for chewing holes in hosta leaves. Slugs are most active during wet, cloudy weather in late spring and early summer. Slug baits offer easy and effective control of this pest. Sluggo is the most popular bait because it is approved for use around pets and children. Always follow the label directions.