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What exactly is a “Super El Niño,” and should gardeners across the United States be paying attention?In this episode of Hosta la Vista, sisters Mandy and Betsy sit down with Pam Knox, agricultural climatologist and Director of the Weather Network at the University of Georgia, to unpack the headlines surrounding the possible 2026–2027 Super El Niño and what it could mean for gardening across the U.S. this fall, winter, and into next spring.Will your region experience unusual warmth, heavier rainfall, drought, snow, flooding, or an early spring? Could shifting weather patterns affect planting timing, moisture levels, frost dates, or overall garden success?Pam helps us separate hype from reality as we explore how El Niño weather patterns affect the United States, why meteorologists are watching this developing climate event closely, and what gardeners should (and shouldn’t) be paying attention to heading into the 2026–2027 gardening season. From temperature and precipitation trends to regional growing conditions, this conversation offers practical insight for gardeners who want to better understand the long-range weather outlook.If you’ve been hearing news stories about the Super El Niño, wondering how El Niño affects gardening, or trying to figure out what the 2026–2027 weather forecast for gardeners could look like in your part of the country, this episode is for you.Topics include:2What a Super El Niño actually isHow El Niño affects weather across the U.S.Possible gardening impacts for fall, winter, and springRegional weather patterns gardeners should watchTemperature shifts, precipitation trends, frost timing, and planting windows

Every community has its founders. Its visionaries. Its quietly devoted souls who showed up, dug in, and gave everything to something they loved. But someone has to remember them — and someone has to tell their story.In this rare and deeply personal episode, we sit down with Dr. Warren I. Pollock — scholar, writer, and one of the most beloved figures in the American Hosta Society — for a conversation that is as much about people as it is about plants. Warren reflects on a lifetime of friendship with the icons who built the hosta world: Alex Summers, John and Gertrude Wister, Eunice Fisher, Gunther Stark, Russ O'Hara, David Teager, Don Rawson, Gail Hartley Alley, and the legendary Ben Zonneveld of the Netherlands — among many others whose passion and dedication shaped a community that endures to this day.He also pays heartfelt tribute to the late Marilyn Romenesko — devoted horticulturist, past President of the Delaware Valley Hosta Society, and a force of warmth and excellence in the hosta world — whom Warren remembers with tremendous fondness and respect.These are the people who were in the room where it happened — and Warren was right there with them.This isn't a technical episode. It's a tribute. It's a memory. It's one of the most moving conversations we've ever had the privilege of recording, and we think you'll feel that from the very first minute.Topics covered in this episode:The early days of the American Hosta Society and the remarkable people behind itWarren's personal friendships with the pioneers who made it all happenStories, memories, and tributes to the legends of the hosta worldA special remembrance of Marilyn Romenesko and her legacy in the Delaware Valley Hosta SocietyThe international reach of the hosta community, including friendships across the globeGail Hartley Alley's vital role in hosta registration and record-keepingHow passion, friendship, and community built one of horticulture's most devoted societiesIf you love hostas, you love the people who loved them first. Don't miss this one.Perfect for: American Hosta Society members, hosta collectors, Delaware Valley Hosta Society members, shade gardeners, perennial plant enthusiasts, garden history lovers, garden podcast fansAudio credit: Music by Tomasz Redman and gnate-saint.

Only hosta people would find this perfectly normal. Pull into a working auto body shop on a back road in Walworth, Wisconsin — the smell of primer in the air, cars in the bays — and then walk around back to discover one of the most breathtaking hosta arboretums in the Midwest. That's exactly what awaits at Al's Auto Body & Arboretum (hostafest.net), where owner and self-described "owner, operator, weeder, waterer, planter, potter, and slug-slayer" Al Ritchey has spent over three decades quietly building a five-acre hosta paradise beneath a canopy of oak, hickory, and walnut trees.This might be our quirkiest episode yet — and that is really saying something for a hosta podcast. But here's the thing: this is exactly what hosta people do. They carve out a niche in the most unlikely of places, and before you know it, 500+ varieties are growing behind the shop and Master Gardeners are busing in from across the region.Al is a natural conversationalist with a great story — a lifelong car guy who started planting hostas in 1991 just to landscape around his shop, and never stopped. Today, he calls the arboretum his therapy: "If I get frustrated in the shop, I take it out on the weeds."His first introduction, Compadre, mutated from the Emerald Tiara family over 20 years ago after contact with a pre-emergent herbicide. Al watched it carefully for years to make sure it held true, and named it Compadre — a "friendship plant" — before finally releasing it for sale. He waited nearly 20 years to introduce it, which tells you everything you need to know about this man's patience and his standards. But the showstopper? Burlesque — a sport of the beloved Strip Tease hosta, and Al's most spectacular introduction yet. Worth serious money in the hosta world, Burlesque cannot be tissue cultured, which means the only people who own it got it directly from Al himself. This is a collector's plant, full stop.If you're anywhere near the Lake Geneva area this spring, mark your calendar: Hosta Fest 2025 — celebrating 25 years — runs May 24–25 from 9am–5pm, May 26 (Memorial Day) from 9am–2pm, and May 31 & June 1 from 9am–5pm. Admission and parking are free, and there are over 450 hosta varieties on display with at least 175 for sale, including large specimen plants. No one leaves empty-handed.📍 Al's Auto Body & Arboretum | W6866 N Walworth Rd, Walworth, WI | hostafest.net | (262) 275-2800

Hosta Vista Podcast — Season 2 premieres MAY 9TH! Every Saturday all summer long, your favorite hosta and gardening podcast is back with new episodes featuring plant experts, nursery owners, landscape designers, and disease specialists.If you're a plant parent who started with a monstera and is ready to take your passion from indoor to outdoor, this is your next obsession. Hostas are the ultimate shade garden plant — and we have the experts to prove it.Season 2 guests include hosta expert Bob Solberg, Christina Brinkmann, Al Ritchey, and Dr. Warren Pollock — plus convention coverage, storytellers, and so much more. We can't wait for you to hear it all.Whether you're a beginner gardener or a seasoned hosta collector, there's something here for every plant lover. Subscribe now so you never miss an episode — just hit the + (follow) button in the corner to get notified the moment new episodes drop.Find Hosta Vista Podcast on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and Threads. Questions? Email us at HostalaVistapodcast@gmail.comMusic by Tomasz Redman

Ever wondered how to manage irrigation in a shade garden, or what it looks like when someone turns a passion project into one of the most remarkable nurseries in the country? This episode has answers.Mandy made the trip from the Midwest to Salem, Oregon to walk the four acres of display gardens at Sebright Gardens — and came back with stories worth sharing. We sit down with co-founder Kirk Hansen to talk about how he's built a living collection of over 1,000 hosta varieties alongside hardy ferns and epimediums, making Sebright one of the largest shade-garden nurseries west of the Mississippi.Kirk started Sebright as a private passion project in 2003. Today it's a destination for shade gardeners, plant parents, and hosta collectors from across the country — and yes, they do ship beyond Oregon's borders.In this conversation we get into the real nuts and bolts of managing a large shade garden: irrigation strategies, the challenges of growing under established trees, how to curate companion plants that complement hostas, and what the visitor experience is actually like when you walk those mossy paths yourself.Whether you're designing a shady corner of your backyard, dreaming of a Pacific Northwest road trip, or just fell down the hosta rabbit hole recently — this one's for you.Topics covered:Irrigation strategies for large shade gardensGrowing hostas and shade plants under treesHow Sebright Gardens grew from a backyard project to a destination nurseryCurating 1,000+ hosta varieties alongside ferns and epimediumsWhat to expect when visiting Sebright Gardens in Oregon's Willamette ValleyShipping plants across state lines — what's possible and how it worksShade garden design inspiration from the Pacific NorthwestFollow us on Spotify and Apple Podcasts so you never miss an episode. Got questions or a story to share? Email us at hostalavistapodcast@gmail.com, or find us on Facebook and Instagram at Hosta La Vista Podcast.

Tucked away outside of Independence, Iowa, In The Country Garden & Gifts is the kind of place serious hosta collectors love — a family-run nursery with over 700+ hosta varieties, a carefully curated collection of rare and exclusive offerings, and a reputation that has been quietly growing into something the entire hosta world is paying attention to.This week on Hosta La Vista, Betsy and Mandy sit down with Josh Spece to dig into how he built one of the Midwest's most respected hosta destinations from the ground up, with his family by his side every step of the way. We talk about how he curates his standout collection, what goes into selecting exclusive varieties, and how he balances a thriving mail-order business with the in-person magic of his nursery events.Whether you're a seasoned collector hunting your next grail plant, a new homeowner just falling in love with shade gardening, or someone who has been watching the hosta world evolve and wants to know who's shaping its future — this episode is essential listening.Topics covered:How Josh Spece and his family built In The Country Garden & Gifts into a must-visit Iowa hosta destinationCurating 700+ hosta varieties and the strategy behind exclusive offeringsRunning a family nursery with heart — balancing mail order and in-person eventsThe stories behind Josh's favorite plants and what excites him about what's comingWhy In The Country Garden & Gifts is a Midwest road trip worth planningWhat's next for Josh Spece and the future of hosta collecting and breedingDon't sleep on this one. Follow us on Spotify and Apple Podcasts so you never miss an episode. Got questions or a story to share? Email us at hostalavistapodcast@gmail.com, or find us on Facebook and Instagram at Hosta La Vista Podcast.

Let's set the scene. Two women from North Alabama. One Mitsubishi Outlander. Nine days. Over 2,500 miles. And at some point along the way, a very serious conversation about whether clothes were really necessary for the rest of the trip or if that suitcase space could be better used for hostas.Spoiler: the hostas won.This week on Hosta La Vista, Betsy and Mandy sit down with Julie Lewter and Susan Ragsdale of the Hosta Society of North Alabama to relive their legendary 2024 Excellent Midwest Hosta Visit — a road trip so thoroughly documented on Facebook that their followers watched in real time as a perfectly normal SUV slowly transformed into a mobile jungle. By the time they crossed back into Alabama, there was considerably more green and considerably less legroom than when they left.Julie and Susan hit ten states — Alabama, Missouri, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, and Tennessee — stopping at some of the most celebrated hosta gardens and nurseries in the country. They came. They saw. They absolutely did not practice restraint.Their stops included:Hostas on the Bluff — Fairview Heights, Illinois, perched on the bluffs overlooking the St. Louis skylineIn The Country Garden & Gifts — Independence, IowaK&K Gardens — Hawkeye, IowaHosta-Store-Hollandale, MNRock Landscaping and Garden-Baldwin, WIRayArt Shady Oaks Garden-Menomonie, WIUniquely Hostas-Elroy, WILand of the Giants-Milton, WIAudrey Temner's Garden-Appleton, WIAl's Autobody and Arboretum-Walworth, WIHornbaker Gardens — Princeton, IllinoisDavid Bowe-OhioAnd more stops that may or may not have contributed to the clothing situationYou can relive the whole adventure yourself — Julie and Susan chronicled every glorious mile on Facebook under The Excellent Midwest Hosta Visit, and the photos and videos are all still there waiting for you. Fair warning: you will immediately start planning your own trip.And the best news? The Excellent Midwest Hosta Visit 2.0 is coming in 2026. These two are not done. Not even a little bit.Whether you're a seasoned hosta collector with your own road trip bucket list, a shade garden enthusiast who lives vicariously through other people's plant hauls, or someone who has simply never considered abandoning their wardrobe in a motel room for the greater good of their hosta collection — this episode is for you.Topics covered:The Excellent Midwest Hosta Visit — 9 days, 2,500+ miles, 10 statesMust-visit hosta nurseries and gardens across the MidwestWhat happens when two hosta lovers are completely unsupervised with an SUV and a credit cardHow to plan a multi-state hosta garden road tripThe Hosta Society of North Alabama and what local hosta societies are all aboutThe Excellent Midwest Hosta Visit 2.0 — what's coming in 2026Why your car will never look the same after a hosta road tripGot questions, a road trip story, or just want to commiserate about suitcase space? Email us at hostalavistapodcast@gmail.com, or find us on Facebook and Instagram at Hosta La Vista Podcast.

If Hornbaker Gardens isn't already on your must-visit list, it's about to be. This week on Hosta La Vista, Betsy and Mandy sit down with Dave Hornbaker, second-generation co-owner of one of Illinois' most beloved destination nurseries — a place that grew from a dream on a patch of prairie into a full-scale garden center, event venue, and hosta lover's paradise.Dave walks us through the whole story — from the early days of digging in the dirt alongside his family to building a nursery with a reputation for sweeping hosta collections, thoughtfully curated companion plants, and landscapes that stop you in your tracks. Hornbaker Gardens isn't just a place to buy plants. It's a place that makes you feel something.We dig into their philosophy of gardening as an art form, what keeps the Hornbaker family grounded in their mission to inspire, and why gardeners from across the Midwest keep making the trip to Princeton, Illinois year after year.Whether you're a seasoned hosta collector, a plant parent dreaming of your next road trip, or just discovering the world of shade gardening — this conversation will leave you refreshed, inspired, and itching to get your hands back in the dirt.Topics covered:The origin story of Hornbaker Gardens — from prairie to plant destinationBuilding a second-generation family nursery in the heart of IllinoisHostas and companion plants that define the Hornbaker Gardens experienceGardening as an art form — the philosophy behind the landscapesWhat makes Hornbaker Gardens a Midwest road trip worth takingRunning a garden center and event venue side by sideInspiration for shade gardeners at every levelFollow us on Spotify and Apple Podcasts so you never miss an episode. Got questions or a story to share? Email us at hostalavistapodcast@gmail.com, or find us on Facebook and Instagram at Hosta La Vista Podcast.

If you've ever been quietly talked into doing something for the hosta world by someone who made it sound completely reasonable at the time — congratulations. You've been Bobbed.This week on Hosta La Vista, Betsy and Mandy sit down with Andy Marlow of Hopkins, Minnesota — former President of the American Hosta Society, Photo Editor of The Hosta Journal, master photographer, retired college radio host, and hosta renaissance man. Andy has been growing hostas since 1979 and has spent decades shaping how the hosta community sees and shares these beloved plants.Much of Andy's deep involvement in the hosta world traces back to the late, great Dr. Bob Olson — AHS legend, former President, go-getter of the highest order, and the man for whom hostas and AHS awards have been named. Dr. Olson had a gift for cheerfully recruiting people into remarkable things. Andy calls it being Bobbed. The hosta world is better for every person Bob ever Bobbed.In this episode we dig into the art and science of stellar horticulture photography — the rule of thirds, how to frame a winning shot, what separates a good garden photo from an award winning photo, and why light matters as much as the plant itself. Whether you're shooting on a phone or a professional camera, Andy's insights are practical and genuinely game-changing for anyone who wants to document their shade garden beautifully.Topics covered:Stellar horticulture photography tips for gardeners at every levelThe rule of thirds and award winning photo compositionFraming, light, and technique for hosta and shade garden photographyAndy Marlow's path from his first hosta in 1979 to AHS PresidentPhoto editing at The Hosta JournalThe legacy of Dr. Bob Olson — AHS legend and the original source of being BobbedThe American Hosta Society — history, evolution, and what's aheadFollow us on Spotify and Apple Podcasts so you never miss an episode. Got questions or a story to share? Email us at hostalavistapodcast@gmail.com, or find us on Facebook and Instagram at Hosta La Vista Podcast.

What if gardening wasn't just a hobby — but a path to healing? This episode of Hosta La Vista goes somewhere a little deeper than usual, and we think it might be one you'll want to share.This week, Betsy and Mandy head to Cuyahoga County, Ohio to sit down with Barb Rauckhorst — President of the North Coast Hosta Society, proud Master Gardener, and someone whose personal connection to the garden goes well beyond beautiful leaves and shade beds. Barb's story touches on something that stopped Betsy in her tracks: horticultural therapy — the practice of using gardening and plant-based activities to support healing, wellness, and mental health.Barb shares how she fell in love with hostas, what it takes to lead one of Ohio's most active local hosta societies, and what the Master Gardener program really means to the people in it. Her warmth and passion for community gardening come through in every answer — and her personal connection to horticultural therapy gives this conversation a dimension that goes far beyond plant talk.After the interview wraps, Betsy dives into the history of horticultural therapy — a practice with roots stretching back centuries that is only now getting the mainstream recognition it deserves. If you've never heard of it, you're not alone. Betsy hadn't either — until Barb's story sent her down a research rabbit hole that she is very glad she fell into.Horticultural therapy is used in hospitals, rehabilitation centers, memory care facilities, correctional institutions, veterans programs, and mental health treatment — and the evidence behind it is growing. If you work in healthcare, wellness, or education, or if you've ever found yourself feeling genuinely better after time in the garden and wondered why — this episode will resonate.This is one of those episodes that listeners have been passing along. We think you'll understand why once you hear it.Topics covered:What is horticultural therapy and how does it workThe history of horticultural therapy — from ancient practice to modern treatmentHorticultural therapy in hospitals, memory care, veterans programs, and mental health treatmentBarb Rauckhorst's personal connection to healing through gardeningLeading the North Coast Hosta Society in Cuyahoga County, OhioWhat the Master Gardener program is and what it means to participantsGrowing membership and community in a local hosta societyWhy gardening is good for your mental health — and the science behind itTo learn more about horticultural therapy, visit the American Horticultural Therapy Association at www.ahta.org.Follow us on Spotify and Apple Podcasts so you never miss an episode. Got questions or a story to share? Email us at hostalavistapodcast@gmail.com, or find us on Facebook and Instagram at Hosta La Vista Podcast.

This week on Hosta la Vista, we sit down with Don Rawson — hosta hybridizer, curator of the legendary Hosta List database, creator of the Hostas of Distinction website, and one of the most quietly influential figures in the entire hosta world. Don grows on four acres near Grand Rapids, Michigan, makes up to 11,000 intentional crosses per summer starting at 6:00 AM, plants around 20,000 seeds per year, and has introduced over 20 cultivars including Rhinohide, Gabriel's Wing, Razorback, Alligator Rock, Granny's Goosebumps, Catcher's Mitt, Gator Bowl, and Gatorhide. This is the episode hosta collectors and hybridizers have been waiting for.Don traces his hosta journey from childhood — his mother's plants, falling in love with the genus in the 1980s before the internet made finding hostas easy — through building his home garden in 1992, to becoming one of the most serious hybridizers working today. He walks us through his entire process: protecting breeding plants, bringing selected parents inside the night before, making crosses outdoors at dawn, collecting seed in fall, planting 60 to 65 flats, and ultimately keeping only 1,800 to 2,000 of roughly 15,000 germinated seedlings. The rest get composted. Yes, really.Betsy asks Don about Alligator Rock — her personal favorite hosta — and Don reveals the backstory: it was actually Bob Solberg who spotted it in Don's hybridizing garden before Don had even marked it to save. Along with Granny's Goosebumps, Bob pulled it out of the crowd and said this one matters. Don describes what makes it special: extremely corrugated dark green shiny foliage, dense growth, beautiful white flowers. We also dig deep into Catcher's Mitt — one of the most unique cupped hostas in existence, with vertical cups that show the white leaf backs rather than the inside, a dark green margin hidden inside the cup, and an exclusive release coming through In The Country Garden and Gifts. And Gator Bowl, currently in tissue culture production, which Don describes as extremely cupped with four-inch cups, deeply corrugated, dark green with pure white flowers.Don shares his vision for where hosta hybridizing is headed — red and purple leaved hostas that hold their color all summer, variegated hostas with red or purple centers and margins, bronze and pink leaved varieties, double flowers, and crosses between hostas and related genera like agave and manfreda that could produce deer resistant and drought tolerant hybrids. He also points out that hybridizers are only working with about 28 of the 38 to 41 known hosta species — meaning the potential for future development is staggering.On HVX, Don is direct and practical. He explains that just because you can't see Hosta Virus X on a plant does not mean it isn't there. He walks through his recommended tool sterilization routine using a 10% bleach solution — fresh every couple of hours, rinse your tools after or they'll rust, never reuse it the next day. He also warns against composting hosta leaves and scapes if you suspect any disease or nematode presence in your garden.Don also shares his advice for anyone wanting to get serious about hybridizing: find local growers, join Facebook seedling groups, set specific goals, and get a copy of the Hybridizers Manual — a 170-page illustrated compilation of articles from hybridizers who came before, available directly from Don.We play Finish the Rhyme and in This or That he picks massive cupped leaves over red every time, keeps the weirdest seedlings, and admits he's guilty of hand pollinating in a thunderstorm.His parting advice: gardening is meant to be fun. Don't make it a job. Have fun, and pass it on.📧 hostalavistapodcast@gmail.com🌿 hostalavista.org📱 Follow on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Facebook & Instagram

Can you grow hostas in Florida? In Zone 9? Zone 10? Zone 11? David Bowe has tried. And in this episode he tells you exactly what he learned.This week on Hosta La Vista, Betsy and Mandy sit down with hosta hybridizer David Bowe — a man who spent decades breeding some of the most personality-packed cultivars in the hosta world, relocated to Miami, and refused to stop being curious about plants. He just had to find different ones.David has registered over 30 hosta cultivars, many of them as memorable for their names as their leaves. Bottle Rockets. Cupid's Bow. Beau Brummell. Summer Rainbow. His hybrids aren't just beautiful — they have a sense of humor, which in a field full of perfectionists is genuinely refreshing. In this conversation he shares what it's like to watch a tiny seedling become a named variety, how he decides which plants make the cut, and why he doesn't take himself too seriously.But the real twist in David's story is Miami. After decades of hosta hybridizing in Ohio, he relocated to Zone 11 — where the blazing heat makes growing hostas nearly impossible. We dig deep into what that transition looked like, what he learned about attempting to overwinter hostas in Zones 9 through 11, whether it's actually worth trying, and what warm climate gardeners can realistically expect when they refuse to give up on their favorite shade plant.And when hostas finally said goodbye, David said hello to orchids — applying the same hybridizing curiosity, patience, and eye for the unusual to a whole new genus in a whole new climate. You just can't keep a good hybridizer down.Whether you're a collector, a hybridizer in training, a warm climate gardener desperately googling whether hostas can survive a Florida summer, or just someone who appreciates a hosta with a sense of humor — this episode is for you.Topics covered:Can you grow hostas in Florida — honest answers for Zone 9, 10, and 11 gardenersHow to overwinter hostas in warm climates — tips, tricks, and reality checksGrowing hostas in Zone 11 — what works, what doesn't, and whether it's worth itDavid Bowe's 30+ registered hosta cultivars — Bottle Rockets, Cupid's Bow, Beau Brummell, Summer Rainbow and moreHow hosta hybridizers choose which seedlings make the cutRelocating from Ohio to Miami and leaving a hosta garden behindFrom hostas to orchids — applying hybridizing skills in a new climateHumor, creativity, and personality in hosta naming and breedingFollow us on Spotify and Apple Podcasts so you never miss an episode. Got questions or a story to share? Email us at hostalavistapodcast@gmail.com, or find us on Facebook and Instagram at Hosta La Vista Podcast.

Pack your wellies and a good umbrella — Hosta La Vista is heading to England.This week Betsy and Mandy cross the Atlantic to sit down with Ben Matthews of Worcester, England — curator of one of the most fascinating and historically significant hosta collections in the world. Ben holds the Plant Heritage designated British National Hosta Collection, focusing specifically on British hybridized hosta introductions from 1976 to 2016, comprising 32 species and an additional 350 cultivars — all tucked into a shade tunnel in a small suburban garden just three minutes from the M5. Because sometimes the most extraordinary things come in the most unassuming packages.Ben's journey into the world of serious hosta collecting began with his mentor Una Dunnett — a fellow Worcestershire hosta enthusiast who lived down the road. When Una passed, she left her beloved collection to Ben, a gesture that speaks volumes about the trust and friendship they shared and the responsibility Ben carries as its steward. It is a story that will resonate with anyone who has ever been shaped by a generous mentor or inherited a passion from someone they loved.Ben is a member of the British Hosta and Hemerocallis Society and brings a perspective on hosta growing and conservation genuinely different from anything we've heard on this side of the ocean. The UK growing climate, the culture around botanical conservation, and the particular challenges and joys of growing hostas in an English shade garden offer a fascinating window into a parallel hosta world that most American growers never get to peek inside.And if you ever find yourself near Worcester — Ben's collection is open by appointment and completely free to visit. Contact him at hostahouse2@gmail.com.Topics covered:The British National Hosta Collection — Plant Heritage designated, Worcester EnglandBritish hybridized hosta introductions 1976 to 2016The mentorship of Una Dunnett and how her legacy lives on in Ben's collectionGrowing hostas in the UK — climate, challenges, and shade gardening differencesThe Plant Heritage National Collection program and botanical conservation in BritainThe British Hosta and Hemerocallis SocietyStewarding a living national plant heritage collectionTransatlantic hosta connections — what UK and US growers can learn from each otherFollow us on Spotify and Apple Podcasts so you never miss an episode. Got questions or a story to share? Email us at hostalavistapodcast@gmail.com, or find us on Facebook and Instagram at Hosta La Vista Podcast.