Artisan Hostas

Artisan Hostas Inspired Hostas created with the eye of an artist. Scott Smith, a small hobby Hosta grower.

It’s been a cold and crazy spring. Late frosts and wind storms bringing down trees. Never a dull moment gardening in Mic...
05/15/2026

It’s been a cold and crazy spring. Late frosts and wind storms bringing down trees. Never a dull moment gardening in Michigan.

Looking on the bright side, my seedling beds are bursting with some nice looking Hostas. Time to thin out the beds and get these into the garden.

Some random shots of streakers that caught my eye.

Craziest weather, mid 80s then all the way down to 27 in the evening. Managed to cover most everything. The garden is bu...
04/23/2026

Craziest weather, mid 80s then all the way down to 27 in the evening. Managed to cover most everything. The garden is bursting with color and it is only April. Looks more like late May early June here already.

Seedlings wintered over in pots seem to have survived okay. One in particular shows promise for red - Artisan Voodoo Spell x (Lemon Snap x First Blush)

So much hot weather lately making it tough to hybridize. I see the bees working so I keep trying.Here are some random sh...
07/08/2025

So much hot weather lately making it tough to hybridize. I see the bees working so I keep trying.
Here are some random shots of plants I amworking with at the moment.

Had a fun time at the Ed Elslager Hybridizers meeting yesterday. It was the annual seedling competition for members. I w...
06/09/2025

Had a fun time at the Ed Elslager Hybridizers meeting yesterday. It was the annual seedling competition for members. I won a first and three third place awards.
Lots of great Hostas were shown. I learn so much from this group.

A few second and third year seedlings beginning to show interest.
05/20/2025

A few second and third year seedlings beginning to show interest.

It’s not every day a bus pulls up in front your house and a large group of plant nerds visit your garden.Quite a day, we...
06/30/2024

It’s not every day a bus pulls up in front your house and a large group of plant nerds visit your garden.

Quite a day, we hosted two garden clubs plus many members from our local club. Such nice folks.

Thanks everyone for all the positive comments and helpful information.

A few of last years seedlings showing some promise.
06/06/2024

A few of last years seedlings showing some promise.

Had a rough start to the season with squirrels and rabbits eating all, and I mean just about all, of my seedlings.With a...
05/14/2024

Had a rough start to the season with squirrels and rabbits eating all, and I mean just about all, of my seedlings.
With all the rain and warm weather things are surprisingly bouncing back.

A small sample of the seeds that have been harvested and drying. Hope to start cleaning and sorting this weekend.
10/06/2023

A small sample of the seeds that have been harvested and drying. Hope to start cleaning and sorting this weekend.

For anyone interested, I have loaded a few images of my artwork to my Society6 shop for Hosta lovers. I make pennies on ...
08/07/2023

For anyone interested, I have loaded a few images of my artwork to my Society6 shop for Hosta lovers.
I make pennies on any sales, but it's fun to share.
https://society6.com/rucusstudio

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