Entry of Jan 10, 2003 at 16:33 [EST]
My name is:  Jan Everson, Editor Michigan Hosta Society Newsletter
My Homepage is:  http://www.hostahappenings.com
I am from:  2509 Wembly Lane, Troy, MI 48084
How I found your page:  Someone told me

Comments:  Mikiko, Todays mail brought my copy of the newsletter of THe Greater Ozarks Hosta Society and you very well done article on Japanese in hosta names was featured in it. I'm in the midst of doing my next newsletter and the article looked like something my 500+ readers could put to good use. I know I learned somethings and I've been around this hosta stuff for quite a while now. Could I get your permission to reprint the article for our Michigan members? I know that in addition to the article your website would be of interest to many of them. We have quite a few very avid hosta members and it is always fun to see pictures of other gardener's plants. Our Micigan web site is a pretty basic one and it's purpose is two fold; We will hopefully get interested gardener's to join MHS so they can recieve the complete newsletter and join us in our activities and secondly to have the calendar and upcoming events available if the member has mislaid their last newsletter (that happens quite a bit). You will note that the website does not contain any of the articles that appear in the newsletter nor any names or phone numbers. There is an e-mail link that directs inquires/questions to me if folks do not have my e-mail address. I look forward to hearing from you and very much enjoyed your website Jan E.

Entry of Jan 12, 2003 at 17:45 [EST]
My name is:  Helen Clifton - My Homepage is: 
I am from:  Nordland, WA state
How I found your page:  Link from another page/search engine

Comments:  Do you know if deer like to eat Hostas?

Entry of Jan 15, 2003 at 18:57 [EST]
My name is:  DosankoMom - My Homepage is: 
I am from:  New Jersey
How I found your page:  None of the above

Comments:  このゲストブックで日本語が使えるかどうかのテストです。 This is a test to see if Japanese could be used for this guestbook.

Entry of Jan 24, 2003 at 09:49 [EST]
My name is:  gaynor reynolds - My Homepage is: 
I am from:  near philadelphia pa
How I found your page:  From Hosta Forum

Comments:  interesting page.......good information.......would like to try starting from seed this year ...have some hosta plants that go to seed "are there any contacts where i can buy hosta seed?" "do hostas come true to there mother plant or do they produce green plants?

Entry of Jan 27, 2003 at 06:05 [EST]
My name is:  流花 - My Homepage is: 
I am from:  Japan
How I found your page:  Link from another page/search engine

Comments:  美紀子さん、そして全国のギボウシファンのみなさん、こんにちは。 日本のギボウシたちは、みんないい子で寝ています。 私は、土の中から顔を出すあの子達に会える日を、わくわくしながら冬を楽しんでいます。

Translation by Editor:  Hello, Mikiko and hosta fans all over the country. Hostas in Japan are all sleeping peacefully. I am enjoying the winter looking forward to the day when I see them poking through the ground.

Entry of Jan 30, 2003 at 08:54 [EST]
My name is:  Roberta Chopko - My Homepage is:  http://www.tristatehosta.org
I am from:  Boonton, NJ
How I found your page:  Someone told me

Comments:  Mikky you have an excellent website! I am the newsletter editor of the Tri-State Tribune, the quarterly newsletter of the Tri-State Hosta Society. If you check our website (listed above) you will find a membership application and we would love to welcome you as one of our members. I am not sure exactly where your home/garden is located, but it sounds like maybe South Jersey. Our former president lives in Pineville, Pa. (near New Hope) and I am sure that our 3 indoor meetings in Morristown, NJ and our 3 summer garden tours would be of interest to you. Thanks for giving us permission to reprint your article on Japanese Hosta Names in our next newsletter. I am sure our members (now about 380 individuals) will find it informative.

Entry of Jan 31, 2003 at 09:11 [EST]
My name is:  Joan Fierz - My Homepage is: 
I am from:  Hunterdon County, New Jersey
How I found your page:  Someone told me

Comments:  Looking forward to meeting you at Tri-State Hosta meeting.

Entry of Feb 14, 2003 at 23:24 [EST]
My name is:  joe - My Homepage is:  http://www.obsessivegardener.com
I am from:  USA
How I found your page:  Search engine

Comments:  Doing a search for hosta photos I found your site. I just wanted to tell you I enjoyed my visit very much and will be back

Entry of Mar 23, 2003 at 14:08 [EST]
My name is:  Jerry Radwanski - My Homepage is: 
I am from:  Toledo, Ohio
How I found your page:  From Hosta Forum

Comments:  I thoroughly enjoyed your website, particularly your slide show. I also grew to love Hostas because of all the shade around my house. I don't have as many as you, but my collection is growing. Thanks for sharing all you have.

Entry of Mar 31, 2003 at 15:25 [EST]
My name is:  Dirk - My Homepage is:  http://users.skynet.be/flowergarden/startgardeneng.htm
I am from:  Belgium
How I found your page:  Search engine

Comments:  Great site! I love Hostas too, especially the big leaved varieties, but unfortunaty my soil doesn't suit them so it would be foolish to plant more of them. Nice to see how you're experimenting with the plants that you're growing from seed. I think that's the real gardening spirit...

Entry of Apr 02, 2003 at 01:17 [EST]
My name is:  Teri - My Homepage is: 
I am from:  Michigan
How I found your page:  Search engine

Comments:  I have two large hosta plants, that I would like to divide, when is the best time and how? Thanks, Teri

Entry of Apr 12, 2003 at 20:22 [EST]
My name is:  Norma McNair - My Homepage is: 
I am from:  Calgary,Alberta,Canada
How I found your page:  Link from another page

Comments: 

Entry of Apr 19, 2003 at 09:03 [EST]
My name is:  ハイス - My Homepage is:  http://echeveri.hp.infoseek.co.jp/hosta/hosta.htm
I am from:  Japan
How I found your page:  Link from another page

Comments:  美紀子さん　こんにちは！ まだギボウシのタネは生えそろいませんが、白の斑入りや黄葉が出てきました。 ホスタベイビーを見て成長の速さに驚きましたが、今回いろいろ蒔いて見て 出てきた初葉の大きさに４〜５倍の違いがあり最初から ２年目くらいの葉を出すのもあって納得いった感じです。 グローアップも和訳してほしいです。

Translation by Editor:  Hello, Mikiko-san!  Although all of my hosta seeds are not up yet, streaked ones and yellow leaves have been coming up.  I saw your Hosta Babies page and was surprised to see how fast they grow, but as I sowed many varieties of seeds and saw the difference in sizes of the first leaves - some are 4-5 times as large as others, some are as large as 2-year-old - I think I understand.  I'd like to have your Growing Up page also translated to Japanese.

Entry of Apr 20, 2003 at 15:12 [EST]
My name is:  JC Conseil - My Homepage is: 
I am from:  Lebanon
How I found your page:  Link from another page

Comments:  Very nice site with useful information! JC Conseil

Entry of May 03, 2003 at 09:12 [EST]
My name is:  nero - My Homepage is: 
I am from:  Japan
How I found your page:  Link from another page

Comments:  美紀子さんこんにちは！お元気ですか？日本は、今　ギボウシ真っ盛りですよ。あちこちでギボウシ展やら即売会が開かれ始めています。僕も、置き場所が無いと言いながら　懲りずに目新しいギボウシを手に入れています。６月はいよいよ自分のギボウシ展です。ワクワクしながらいろいろプランを練っています。またそちらの新しい画像をアップしてください。それではまた。

Translation by Editor:  Hello, Mikiko-san.  How are you?  In Japan, hostas are in the peak now.  Hosta Shows and Sales are starting here and there.  I have been still acquiring new hostas while I complain about having not enough space.  My own Hosta Show is coming in June.  I am making game plans and exited about it.  I will look forward to the next upload of your new images over there.  See you.

Entry of May 06, 2003 at 10:33 [EST]
My name is:  Cheryl Belobraydic (flowerchild59) - My Homepage is: 
I am from:  So. Illinois
How I found your page:  From Hosta Forum

Comments:  you have a wonderful web site. Did you create it yourself? And your photos were great. Do you have any posted in the hosta library?

Entry of May 06, 2003 at 11:31 [EST]
My name is:  Ben Benedetti - My Homepage is: 
I am from:  Jefferson, Maine
How I found your page:  Search engine

Comments:  I am very impressed with your site, your collection of hosta has driven my wild, I have spent much time perusing and trying to decide which hosta to order. Ben.

Entry of May 07, 2003 at 09:01 [EST]
My name is:  千頭星 - My Homepage is:  http://hosta.cool.ne.jp/hosta/
I am from:  japan
How I found your page:  Other

Comments:  ご無沙汰しています。最近、色々忙しくて、HPの更新もしていません。 ぎぼうしが、今みずみずしい葉を次第に大きくのばしています。 春になって、それまで、土の中にいた芽がのびてきて、一日一日と 葉が成長していく様をみるのが、毎年の楽しみです。 今後ともよろしくお願いします。

Translation by Editor:  How have you been?  I've kept myself busy, and haven't had a chance to update my web page.  Hostas are now gradually stretching out fresh leaves.  It is my enjoyment every spring to watch their eyes poke through the dirt and their leaves grow day by day.  Keep in tough.

Entry of May 16, 2003 at 01:09 [EST]
My name is:  鈴木哲夫 - My Homepage is: 
I am from:  岩手県一関市
How I found your page:  From Hosta Forum

Comments:  ホスタ入門４年目、ホスタリンクを彷徨っていたらこのＨＰを見つけました。 私も広い山林をホスタランドにして２００種ほど育てて楽しんでいます。 いずれは近所の直売店で販売もしたいなあと増殖に励んでいます。 この時期、毎朝ホスタを覗いてわくわくしながら成長具合を確認するのが楽しくて仕方がありません。 時々覗かせていただきます。よろしく。

Translation by Editor:  It's my fourth year with hostas - I found this site while following the hosta links.  I turned large wooded area into hosta field and have been enjoying growing about 200 varieties.  I am trying to increase them so I'll be able to sell them in a nearby market in the future.  At this time of the year, it is my great joy to check on my hostas every morning to see how they are growing.  I will visit this site from time to time.

Entry of May 16, 2003 at 16:27 [EST]
My name is:  Frances - My Homepage is: 
I am from:  Sicklerville, NJ (between Philadelphia and Atlantic City)
How I found your page:  Search engine

Comments:  Thank you for your lovely site. I am a true hosta lover, and have planted different varieties in the past two years. Your site is an inspiration to me!

Entry of May 18, 2003 at 07:22 [EST]
My name is:  西島　和子 - My Homepage is: 
I am from:  北海道　千歳市
How I found your page:  Link from another page

Comments:  美紀子様 はじめまして。道産子の西島と申します。 千歳市で、小さな森を借景に暮らしている者です。 ５年前に植えたホスタは、ご近所のお年寄りが分けてくださったもので 名前すら分かりませんが、その雄大さにおもわず、ため息。 今、北海道、我が家の庭では、どのホスタもまだ小さな竹の子の頭ほど です。森のつりばなの新緑に土からでたばかりの芽が、なんともいえません。 ベビーホスタ。これまで一度も挑戦したことはありませんが、この長い 北海道の冬の楽しみがまたひとつ増えました。とても、初心者の私のも 分かりやすい説明でした。ありがとうございます。 これからも、美紀子様のホームページを楽しみにしています。 西島　和子 xochitl@cameo.plala.or.jp

Translation by Editor:  Dear Mikiko, how do you do?  My name is Nishijima, I'm dosanko (from Hokkaido).  I live in Chitose City where I overlook small woods.  The hostas that I planted 5 years ago were given to me by an elderly neighbor, and although I don't even know the names, their magnificence is just breathtaking.  All hostas in my garden in Hokkaido are a size of a tip of little bamboo shoots now.  The new little eyes and fresh green of the woods are hard to put in words.  Baby hostas.  I have never tried, but it will be my new entertainment for the long winter in Hokkaido.  Your page was easy to understand even for a beginner like me.  Thank you very much.  I will look forward to visiting your web site again in the future.  Kazuko Nishijima

Entry of May 24, 2003 at 09:44 [EST]
My name is:  Suzanne McGrattan - My Homepage is: 
I am from:  Ontario, Canada
How I found your page:  From Hosta Forum

Comments:  I really enjoyed the lesson on how to pronouce Japanese names.

Entry of May 31, 2003 at 07:20 [EST]
My name is:  Yoshinobu Kawahara - My Homepage is:  http://midori.infonav.net
I am from:  Iwamizawa, Hokkaido, Japan
How I found your page:  From Hosta Forum

Comments:  初めまして川原と申します。 先日、千歳市にお住まいの西嶋さんにお会いする機会があり、教えていただきました。 脱サラの後、25年間北海道の田舎で樹木やいくつかの宿根草を栽培しています。 ホスタにはかねてから大変興味があり、わずか数種類ですが寒冷地の苗畑(Hardiness zone 4)にて育成しています。 これからも趣味として日陰になりがちな自宅の庭にふさわしいものを探し、気長に実生栽培を楽しんでいこうと思っています。 たった今、美紀子さんのウェブサイトにお邪魔したばかりですのでいろいろと拝見させていただきます。 （英語は苦手なので辞書を片手にですが） 今後ともよろしくお願いいたします。

Translation by Editor:  How do you do?  My name is Kawahara.  I had an opportunity to see Mrs. Nishijima from Chitose the other day and she told me about your web site.  Giving up my career as a white-collar worker, I have been growing trees and some perennials for 25 years in the countryside of Hokkaido.  I have been very interested in hostas and, although only several varieties, I grow some in this cold region (Hardiness zone 4).  I would like to find suitable varieties for my somewhat shady garden and take my time growing from seeds as a hobby.  I have just come to your web site.  I am going through the pages now (with a help of a dictionary since I'm not good at English).  Please keep in touch.

Entry of Jun 04, 2003 at 01:43 [EST]
My name is:  Bea* - My Homepage is:  http://www.websitevanbea.nl.nu
I am from:  The Netherlands
How I found your page:  Link from another page

Comments:  Good Morning,,, What a ** Charming Place ** It is all so very beautiful, Keep on the good work. Whit Friendly Greetings from Holland. Bea*

Entry of Jun 19, 2003 at 13:17 [EST]
My name is:  Kevin Vidourek - My Homepage is: 
I am from:  Hamilton Ohio
How I found your page:  From Hosta Forum

Comments:  I loved your web page. Where did you get Hosta seeds? I would like to purchase some but the shipping costs are way too expensive.

Entry of Jun 24, 2003 at 07:22 [EST]
My name is:  Sakurai Yoshiko - My Homepage is: 
I am from:  Japan
How I found your page:  Link from another page

Comments:  はじめまして。 おぎわら植物園のＨＰで発見しました。写真がとても綺麗！ ３月にHoustonから帰国して、ジャングルになった庭の整理を始めました。大木を抜いたら途端に寂しくなってしまった庭に、思い立ってギボウシを６株植えたところです。 パトリオット、ワイドプリム、オーレムマルシアータ、似たような感じですねえ。 これからも時々写真を拝見して、庭作りに励もうと思っています。 ではまた。

Translation by Editor:  How do you do?  I found your site in Ogihara Nursery's home page.  Your photos are very pretty!  I returned from Houston in March, and started cleaning my garden that was turning to a jungle.  I decided to plant hostas and have just planted 6 of them in the garden which had become bare looking right after removing a large tree.  Patriot, Wide Brim, Aureomarginata...kind of similar, aren't they?  I will come back to your photos from time to time and motivate myself to gardening.  See you.

Entry of Jul 04, 2003 at 13:49 [EST]
My name is:  MADELINE FOSTER - My Homepage is: 
I am from:  BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MI
How I found your page:  Other

Comments:  I AM SEARCHING FOR AHOSTA I SAW LAST SUMMER - THE FLOWERS ARE THE DARKEST PURPLE/BLUE I HAVE EVER SEEN. I WOULD LIKE TO FIND OUT ITS NAME AND SOURCE IN ORDER TO PURCHASE IT. I HAVE ASKED AT NURSERIES IN MY AREA BUT THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE HOSTA. I SAW THE HOSTA IN THE MICHIGAN GARDENER ALONG WITH THE WEB SITE. I HOPE YOU CAN HELP ME OUT. I'D LOVE TO ADD THESE TO MY GARDEN. THANK YOU.

Entry of Jul 09, 2003 at 03:49 [EST]
My name is:  morino teresa - My Homepage is:  http://www.geocities.jp/morino935912/
I am from:  I am from Aichi prefecture in Japan.
How I found your page:  Link from another page

Comments:  こんにちは。日本からです。素敵なお庭を拝見できてありがとうございました。ギボウシの写真も大満足です。わたしもガーデニングは大好きで色々な植物をせっせと植えてまいりました。ここは愛知県でも東部に位置する所で我が家は山を切り崩して作った土地に庭作りをはじめました。何もない所から、きがついたら700種類にも及ぶ植物が増えてしまい毎日庭の手入れに悪戦苦闘しております。主人はギボウシが大好きで10年ほど前からせっせと買い集めております。100種類ほどあるっていうんですがまだ写真をとってないので、撮ったらそのうちＨＰに載せるつもりでいます。私もギボウシのよさは最初わからなかったんですが、だんだんそのよさがわかってきました。庭造りにはなくてはならない植物ですね。私がだいすきなギボウシはサガエです。あの波打つ葉の形は最高です。ずいぶん大株になりますし。・・・・最近、日本でもギボウシのよさがわかり始めた人がおおくなりました。10年ほど前は私の植物好きの友人に勧めても「どこがいいの？」といわれてしまったんですが、最近は違いますね。良さのわかる人増えてきました。 主人が言ってましたが、ギボウシはむしろイギリスやアメリカのほうが早く人気がでて品種改良もすすんでいるそうですね。アメリカのギボウシの植えてある素敵な植物園やお庭をご存知でしたら教えてください。 　　　　　　　ではまた・・・

Translation by Editor:  Greetings from Japan.  Thank you for sharing your lovely garden.  Very pleased with your hosta photos, too.  I love gardening also and have been working on planting various plants.  We are located in the eastern part of Aichi Prefecture; we started our garden where a hill had been leveled.  Starting from zero, we now find ourselves struggling every day to take care of our garden with as many as 700 varieties.  My husband likes hostas very much and have been buying hostas for about 10 years.  He says he has about 100 varieties.  We don't have their photos yet, but we will upload their photos some day when we take some.  Although I did not understand the value of hostas at first, I am beginning to understand it.  They are a must for every garden.  My favorite hosta is Sagae.  Its wavy leaf shape is the best.  It also grows fairy large... More people are getting to understand the value of hostas recently in Japan.  Even my plant loving friend's response was "what's good about it?" 10 years ago, but things have changed.  Increased number of people understand hostas.  My husband told me hostas became popular earlier in the UK and USA, and their breeding and improvements are advanced, isn't it so?  Please let me know if you know lovely botanical gardens with hostas or hosta gardens in the USA.  I'll see you...

Entry of Jul 16, 2003 at 13:50 [EST]
My name is:  Katy - My Homepage is: 
I am from:  Rochester, MN
How I found your page:  Stumbled onto it

Comments:  I love your site! Very fun to read. Great information. I recently purchased a house and am trying to start a garden, and after planting a number of hostas, I realize how much I love them! Any information is greatly appreciated!

Entry of Jul 17, 2003 at 19:44 [EST]
My name is:  ron - My Homepage is: 
I am from:  jesup iowa
How I found your page:  Other

Comments:  nice pic and enjoyed the info could you post the Japanese symbol or edeagram? for Hosta? I don't know what its called but would like to post it in my garden tnx. Ron

Entry of Jul 22, 2003 at 19:27 [EST]
My name is:  Cathy Stonecipher - My Homepage is: 
I am from:  Muncie, Indiana Zone 5 (central In.)
How I found your page:  From Hosta Forum

Comments:  Your gardens are beautiful! How do you get so much size in such a short time with your hostas? I have really enjoyed everything I have seen and read on your page. Thank you for sharing with everyone!

Entry of Jul 29, 2003 at 22:08 [EST]
My name is:  Corey - My Homepage is:  http://www.actonvision.com
I am from:  USA
How I found your page:  Search engine

Comments:  Hi, just wanted to thank you guys for getting such an informative site. Excellent graphics and easy to navigate. Your site is indeed wonderful and I bookmarked it. Kind Regards, C.Katir

Entry of Jul 31, 2003 at 19:03 [EST]
My name is:  Beverly Palaia - My Homepage is: 
I am from:  Voorhees, NJ
How I found your page:  Search engine

Comments:  I enjoyed your page very much. I plan to start hostas in my high school art classroom this winter. Thanks for the directions.

Entry of Sep 10, 2003 at 19:58 [EST]
My name is:  andrea forrest - My Homepage is: 
I am from:  Vermont, near the Canadian border Z4
How I found your page:  Stumbled onto it

Comments:  Your garden is lovely. I was surfing and looking for images of any very dark leaved hosta. Can you make a recommendation? Large would be best, medium will do. Is Black Hills as described in most of the hosta catalogs or will it disappoint? Sorry for so many questions but home gardeners are a very reliable resource. I've been taking Japanese lessons in the hopes that I may one day be able to read the inscriptions on my beautiful Japanese objet d'arte. All my best regards,Andrea.

Entry of Sep 16, 2003 at 09:10 [EST]
My name is:  Debbie - My Homepage is: 
I am from:  Lapeer, Michigan
How I found your page:  Search engine

Comments:  I really enjoyed your web page. I am going to try to grow some hosta but I do not have a light. Will it work if I start them in egg cartons and then put them in a sunny room in front of the window? I plan on starting soon so I can have them for next fall. Thanks again for taking the time to put out this information. Debbie

Entry of Sep 20, 2003 at 21:36 [EST]
My name is:  Tom - My Homepage is: 
I am from:  Albia , Iowa USA
How I found your page:  Other

Comments:  I found your site by surfing the web.I was looking for information about growing hostas from seed.You have a great site! Hostas are really neat. Thanks ,Tom

Entry of Sep 24, 2003 at 07:42 [EST]
My name is:  Dave Ludke - My Homepage is: 
I am from:  Chantilly, VA
How I found your page:  From Hosta Forum

Comments:  Very interesting - I too, saw Mark Zilis' explanation of the name Ginko Craig - it made me cry! (I don't usually admit that sort of thing) So personal and appropriate!

Entry of Oct 02, 2003 at 10:53 [EST]
My name is:  Sandy Vernon - My Homepage is: 
I am from:  North Atlanta, Georgia area
How I found your page:  Search engine

Comments:  Thank you for a very informative, easy to use site. It was the best I found to answer my questions regarding the possibilty of growing hostas from seed... now I will try it. Sandy

Entry of Oct 02, 2003 at 21:40 [EST]
My name is:  chip lopuch - My Homepage is: 
I am from:  greensburg pa.
How I found your page:  Stumbled onto it

Comments:  can i do anything for my plants to prepare them for winter. Hope to hear from you.

Entry of Oct 06, 2003 at 00:31 [EST]
My name is:  Janice Higgins - My Homepage is: 
I am from:  Indiana
How I found your page:  Stumbled onto it

Comments:  I have enjoyed looking at your Hosta collection. Most beautiful. I have a very small Hosta collection and do tend to them more than my plants. There seems to be something for relaxing about the Hostas than the other "busy" plants. I have book marked your website and will look forward to visiting it frequently. Thank you for sharing. Janice

Entry of Oct 07, 2003 at 13:52 [EST]
My name is:  Dave - My Homepage is:  http://www.lighthouse123.com/id35.htm
I am from:  Oregon
How I found your page:  Search engine

Comments:  Hello you have a very nice site, Thanks, Dave

Entry of Oct 15, 2003 at 12:49 [EST]
My name is:  Janis - My Homepage is: 
I am from:  Southwest Arkansas
How I found your page:  Search engine

Comments:  Thanks for answering one of my questions in the first paragraph I read I just walked through my garden and gathered a lot of hosta seed that I want to start. I didn't know that they would not look like their moms! But I don't care...I have a lot of hot dry shade and have to water a lot, but love Hosta's and want to try growing them, mainly because they are so expensive to buy as many as I would love to have. I do have a question...this is middle of October, can I start my seed now, or should I wait until Feb or so? And do you not put any of your babies in the garden until they are a couple of years old? I have a lot to learn and I think your web site will be one I come back to time and again. Thanks. Janis PS I'm in zone 8a

Entry of Oct 21, 2003 at 20:55 [EST]
My name is:  brett butterbaugh - My Homepage is: 
I am from:  butler ohio
How I found your page:  Stumbled onto it

Comments:  I've had hostas for many years and they never came to seed. This year they did and I was just wondering what to do with the seeds.

Entry of Oct 29, 2003 at 21:40 [EST]
My name is:  Mary Wenger - My Homepage is: 
I am from:  Gainesville, GA
How I found your page:  Search engine

Comments:  I enjoyed looking at your lovely pictures of hosta. I found your site placing a question about starting hosta seeds. The pictures were excellent. Someone online gave me sevdral packs of hosta seeds to start and I want to do this during the winter. I have no grow lights and will need to rely on the light from the windows. Mary 'Wenger

Entry of Nov 02, 2003 at 10:37 [EST]
My name is:  Darrel Bricco - My Homepage is: 
I am from:  Green Bay, WI
How I found your page:  Search engine

Comments:  I thought your site was great, very informative. I was searching for info on growing Hostas from seed and found it on your site. I also enjoyed your photos.

Entry of Nov 08, 2003 at 16:37 [EST]
My name is:  Carol Morrisey - My Homepage is: 
I am from:  Illinois
How I found your page:  Search engine

Comments:  I, too, love growing hostas from seed. So I enjoyed both your comments on this topic and the pictures of your babies. Your web site is lovely, and I'll visit it often. Central Illinois is a great hosta-growing area, and we have a large, active hosta society. I am a Master Gardener and a hosta collector. My collection is much smaller than yours and I'm primarily interested, at the moment, in finding as many hosta species as I can. Would you know some reliable sources? Several of the species are difficult -- if not impossible -- to locate. Keep up the good work!

Entry of Nov 10, 2003 at 04:07 [EST]
My name is:  Shoji Yoshizaka - My Homepage is: 
I am from:  Japan
How I found your page:  Link from another page

Comments:  Read your URL with great interest. As hostas in Japan are also expensive, I tried from seeds, too. The method I used was to mix seeds with dried moss, as use for orchids, and add moisture after putting them in poly-bag which has holes for aerization. They germinate well in a week or 10days time, in March in Tokyo. So, I got quite a number of plants but for my dispointment they all loss the beautiful Fu of their parents. And I was wandering why it happen though they are still beautiful. From a 76yrs old Ojiichan.

Entry of Nov 27, 2003 at 15:03 [EST]
My name is:  Donna Anderson - My Homepage is: 
I am from:  Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada
How I found your page:  Someone told me

Comments:  Awesome website. Love your instructions and pictures. Never started any seeds especially hosta seeds before. This is going to be a big help to me. Showed your Japanese lessons to my daughter. She loves all the japanese movies and the language. She has been learning on her own.

Entry of Nov 28, 2003 at 09:50 [EST]
My name is:  Betty Davis - My Homepage is: 
I am from:  Cincinnati, OH
How I found your page:  From Hosta Forum

Comments:  What a wonderful site and gift to the garden community. I thoroughly enjoyed everything you had to shrare and wanted to say thank you!

Entry of Dec 20, 2003 at 08:19 [EST]
My name is:  John Dash - My Homepage is:  http://www.lovettscorners.com
I am from:  Fairport, NY USA
How I found your page:  Other

Comments:  You have built a wonderful site -- everything -- from the homepage through the slideshow. I will tell my other gardening friends about your Website.

Entry of Dec 24, 2003 at 01:13 [EST]
My name is:  Ghislain Seguin - My Homepage is:  http://users.pandora.be/jaak.grosemans1/hosta/albumghislain.htm
I am from:  Half way between Ottawa and Montreal, CANADA
How I found your page:  Link from another page

Comments:  I follow Hank Zumach very closely and have much to learn from him. However, I'm also interested in contacting the various participants on Jaak Grosemans' website...people like yourself, also Christine Childstedt, Otto Ganss, Stuart Asch, and other fine people. I have gone through your hosta list and must say you have a great, wonderful choice of hostas.

Entry of Dec 31, 2003 at 06:03 [EST]
My name is:  ケンヤ - My Homepage is: 
I am from:  良いお年を♪
How I found your page:  From Hosta Forum

Comments:  早い物で大晦日ですね 今年もいろいろとお世話になりました 来年も宜しくお願い致します。 良いお年をお迎え下さい！ｖ（＾＾）

Translation by Editor:  It's already New Year's Eve. Thank you for your friendship this year. I'll be counting on you next year, too. Happy New Year!

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