Lynn Bisschop from the Shades of Green Garden Centre near Aylmer spoke to an enthusiastic but relatively small group of Horticultural Society members at our January meeting. Small because of the cold nasty night and enthusiastic because Lynn was talking about hostas, always an interesting topic for local gardening enthusiasts.

Lynn says that the Hosta of the Year for 2014 is Abiqua Drinking Gourd. It is dark blue-green with seersuckered leaves of heavy substance. According to the American Hosta Association it has the most deeply cupped foliage of any hosta cultivar. Abique Drinking Gourd  is medium sized (about 22″ high and 46″ across) with near white flowers that bloom in mid-summer.