Hosta Mac the Knife Saruma The tidy gardener might want

The tidy gardener might want to cut the stems to the ground at this point

Hosta 'Big Mama' is an oldie-but-goodie from the famed Long Island garden of the late hosta guru

In early May (NC)

Our 2011 planted clump of the evergreen Helleborus x sahinii 'Winter Bells' has made a 15" tall x 2' wide clump of dark green

easy-to-grow

Hosta Mac the Knife Saruma The tidy gardener might wantThis small Jim Dishon hybrid (H. 'Galaxy' x H. 'Hadspen Heron') makes a slow growing but delightful 15" wide clump of dark green heart shaped leaves, each with an unusual rippled orange gold margin. The margins change to a creamy yellow as the season progresses. The clumps are topped with 13" scapes of light lavender flowers in early summer.