How to Use hosta in a Sentence

hosta

noun
Definition of hostanext
  • The Springland springhouse is in a side yard, amid the hostas.
    — John Kelly, Washington Post, 1 May 2018
  • Arum italicum may thrive in full sun, but hostas don’t.
    — Margaret Lauterbach, idahostatesman, 26 Apr. 2017
  • Yet my hostas have very few holes if any holes in them.
    — OregonLive.com, 5 May 2018
  • The loss of these trees exposes her beloved hostas to too much sun.
    — Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp, Indianapolis Star, 1 Aug. 2019
  • As the early bloomers die away, the newly emerging hosta leaves will hide them from sight.
    — Kris Wetherbee, Good Housekeeping, 7 Aug. 2018
  • Here, the space is enveloped by a small shade garden planted as a ring of hostas, ferns, daphne and a massive jasmine plant.
    — Amy Pennington, The Seattle Times, 19 May 2019
  • In stark contrast, all is quiet over the daisies, daylilies, and hostas (except for the deer, which like nothing better than to chew hostas down to the ground at night).
    — Susan Brownstein, cleveland, 25 July 2023
  • The showy leaves get up to 8 inches across (bigger than some hosta foliage) and plants spread to form clumps almost 2 feet wide.
    — Marty Ross, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Mar. 2023
  • Arum italicum is often planted with hostas, since hosta foliage fades away about the time of year that the arum is stretching its new leaves.
    — Margaret Lauterbach, idahostatesman, 26 Apr. 2017
  • The multi-tiered backyard, which also includes a gazebo and three small ponds, comes alive with lilies, hostas and other plants in the spring.
    — Maureen C. Gilmer, Indianapolis Star, 3 Nov. 2017
  • Some hostas will perform well on the east side of the house, where there’s morning sun and afternoon shade, while the hot afternoon sun on the west side will burn the foliage.
    — Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 17 Apr. 2018
  • The work especially shows in the yard, now like a four-acre park with a different outdoor room around each turn, outlined in trees, shrubs and hostas.
    — Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, 8 June 2019
  • As the early bloomers are dying away and looking shabby, the newly emerging hosta leaves will hide them from sight.
    — The Editors Of Organic Life, Good Housekeeping, 16 May 2017
  • Otherwise, water early enough in the day so that the hosta foliage can dry by nightfall.
    — Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 24 Aug. 2023
  • In the woodland garden combine with hostas, ferns, and the repeat blooming Encore azaleas.
    — Norman Winter, idahostatesman, 31 Jan. 2018
  • Flowers can range in color from white to a dark lavender, and the Royal Standard hosta’s flowers are large and scented.
    — Perdita Buchan, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 May 2017
  • That’s true of making art, or raising children or digging a gorgeous garden with lilies and hosta and berries.
    — Mary Carole McCauley, Baltimore Sun, 11 Aug. 2023
  • There will be a destination garden with more than 200 different types of hostas to see and purchase.
    — Joanne Kempinger Demski, Journal Sentinel, 9 June 2023
  • Examples of easy-to-plant perennials are bear's breeches, hostas, and red-hot pokers.
    — Timothy Dahl, Popular Mechanics, 1 Mar. 2018
  • Variety of plant categories from sun to shade, ground covers, herbs, hostas and others.
    — Elaine Rewolinski, Journal Sentinel, 6 Apr. 2023
  • Lilies and hostas, their leaves already paled and half rotted by the cold autumn rain, remained recognizable.
    — Yiyun Li, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2023
  • Around her, other volunteers helped paint over graffiti, lay mulch and plant daffodils and hostas to brighten a section of the busy artery that runs under the I-84 viaduct.
    — Rebecca Lurye, courant.com, 5 May 2018
  • Or dig up and add small early perennials from your garden, such as vinca, sedum, heuchera, epimedium, small hostas, and ferns for a shady spot.
    — Carol Stocker, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Mar. 2023
  • In the darkest recesses between buildings, under carports, or in narrow passages, hostas will grow and thrive if the soil is rich and moist.
    — Kris Wetherbee, Good Housekeeping, 7 Aug. 2018
  • This hosta flowers with pale purple blooms in mid-July to early August.
    — Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Feb. 2023
  • In full shade, please plant: lily-of-the-valley, ferns, wild tawny orange daylilies (but not the colorful hybrids), annual impatien, and, best of all, hosta.
    — Boston.com Real Estate, 21 Aug. 2019
  • Lisa’s favorite plantlife includes sedums, small evergreens, hostas, and shrubs.
    — Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 25 May 2022
  • Some of the plants most vulnerable to deer are hosta, daylily, pansies, tulips, hydrangeas, hibiscus, and roses.
    — Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 19 Aug. 2023
  • Along the paths grow not just the usual shade plants but interesting varieties that each beg to be admired and discussed, such as a miniature slender leaved hosta.
    — Bonnie Blodgett, Twin Cities, 15 June 2019
  • Hellebores do well at the edge of a woodland garden with other shade-loving perennials, such as ferns, hostas, gingers, foamflowers, and toad lilies.
    — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 8 Feb. 2024

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