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Luckily, hosta collectors now have access to new small hostas that are ideal for containers, roof terraces, windowsills and other small spaces. The Book of Little Hostas features a handpicked selection of diminutive hostas to direct collectors towards the right plant for their needs. Beautifully illustrated and highly informative, The Book of Little Hostas will inspire hosta-holics and gardeners alike.
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Kathy Guest Shadrack has gardened passionately for over 25 years and has maintained collections of hosta, irises and daylilies. Michael Shadrack is an internationally recognised horticultural photographer.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I recently purchased the new encyclopedia of hostas from Amazon as I was looking for a guide to keeping hostas, which has become a great hobby for me,
this book is good, but I started to change my hosta collection last year to mini and small hostas due to lack of space and therefore I purchased the
book of Little Hostas from Amazon. This book is the ideal book for lovers of mini and small hostas and is a more complete tribute to the smaller hostas than the encyclopedia, being totally dedicated to the smaller hostas. Photos and details for each variety are excellent and the only downside to owning this book is that it will encourage you to buy more small hostas, perhaps not a bad thing. A must have book.
this book is good, but I started to change my hosta collection last year to mini and small hostas due to lack of space and therefore I purchased the
book of Little Hostas from Amazon. This book is the ideal book for lovers of mini and small hostas and is a more complete tribute to the smaller hostas than the encyclopedia, being totally dedicated to the smaller hostas. Photos and details for each variety are excellent and the only downside to owning this book is that it will encourage you to buy more small hostas, perhaps not a bad thing. A must have book.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Miniature hostas have been very popular in the last few years, and with many new varieties appearing all the time they do deserve a volume just to themselves.
The first section describes the history of hostas from the 19th century, culminating in the explosion of interest in small and miniature hostas which the authors date from 1996 with the introduction of H Pandoras Box. Following, there are definitions of what constitutes a small hosta and extensive cultivation notes on caring for them. These plants tend to do better in a container setting, but there is detailed advice on how to prepare the site if you would prefer to plant in the garden.
The main section of the book contains descriptions of the 200 hosta varieties which the authors have chosen, and these are categorised by suitability for various locations. For each variety there is a picture, details of size of leaves, clump size, likes and dislikes etc to enable you to choose your hostas by appearance and habit. The pictures are of high quality.
If you are a really keen fan of hostas, this is a fascinating book and well worth the Five Stars I have given it. However, if your interest is more general I think that 'The New Encyclopedia of Hostas', which Michael Shadrack is also co author of would be a better introduction to the world of hostas.
The first section describes the history of hostas from the 19th century, culminating in the explosion of interest in small and miniature hostas which the authors date from 1996 with the introduction of H Pandoras Box. Following, there are definitions of what constitutes a small hosta and extensive cultivation notes on caring for them. These plants tend to do better in a container setting, but there is detailed advice on how to prepare the site if you would prefer to plant in the garden.
The main section of the book contains descriptions of the 200 hosta varieties which the authors have chosen, and these are categorised by suitability for various locations. For each variety there is a picture, details of size of leaves, clump size, likes and dislikes etc to enable you to choose your hostas by appearance and habit. The pictures are of high quality.
If you are a really keen fan of hostas, this is a fascinating book and well worth the Five Stars I have given it. However, if your interest is more general I think that 'The New Encyclopedia of Hostas', which Michael Shadrack is also co author of would be a better introduction to the world of hostas.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Just OK
18 July 2011
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
I'm a self described hosta addict and I have decided to create a garden with a collection of mini hostas so I thought this book would be a good buy. It covers the basics and not too much else. The pictures are nice but not very inspiring which is what I was hoping for. My biggest complaint is that the descriptions of the hostas don't actually identify whether they are classified as small, very small or mini - you just know it has to be one of the three or it wouldn't be listed in the book.
7 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Looks nice but ...
5 Mar 2011
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
Personally I do not like reviews that are shallow and say nothing. I agree this book is well published, colorful, with a lot of good photographs. This is almost all. When I got this book a few weeks ago I was also delighted seeing such a nice book. When I started reading it I found that it is messy and descriptions of hostas are everywhere. I do not see a reason to divide hostas as those that are suitable for raised beds, separate for woodland, separate for container, separate for window boxes, etc, etc. And everything is hidden in a chapter entitled "Creating a place for little hostas". There are no special hostas for containers that cannot be planted in raised beds or woodland. Majority of hostas are from woodland edges and majority of hostas require similar planting conditions. Where we plant them is completely irrelevant.
I expected to get a well organized book, where plants will be organized by specific criteria - for example size (width or height), or color, or anything that will help us to find the plant that we are looking for, a plant that we have seen somewhere in the park and we have no idea what is its name. However, a separate book on small hostas makes a lot of sense and I hope that second edition of this book will be better organized.
I expected to get a well organized book, where plants will be organized by specific criteria - for example size (width or height), or color, or anything that will help us to find the plant that we are looking for, a plant that we have seen somewhere in the park and we have no idea what is its name. However, a separate book on small hostas makes a lot of sense and I hope that second edition of this book will be better organized.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
The Bookof Little Hostas
27 May 2011
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
Nice small book that is easy to handle. The title says it all. The author covers pretty well everything a gardener needs to know: which cultivars to choose, how to use them effectively,how to group them, and care for them regarding diseases and pests. There are many color plates of individual hostas and groupings. Companion plantings are addressed as well.
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