Holy Hosta Farm

Holy Hosta Farm Not open. I sell/auction some hosta as they are ready. Working toward garden tours and hybridizing to create new varieties.
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06/06/2026

Proud dad day...

06/04/2026

This morning I got to head back to Klehm Arboretum and Botanic Garden to help Philip Timm and Patty Mohr Timm put over 170 hostas in the ground as they finish the work on the stumpery and hosta display garden.

If you are local plan to head out this weekend for garden fair weekend and check it out. If you are not local plan to come NEXT YEAR July 8-10 as we host the Midwest Regional Hosta Society convention and it kicks off Thursday night at Klehm.

This sneak peek was before todays planting and Phil is still picking up MORE hosta to get added. It is truly AMAZING!!!

Another wonderful and beautiful day in the garden here in Rockford, IL. It got a little warm this afternoon which gave m...
06/04/2026

Another wonderful and beautiful day in the garden here in Rockford, IL. It got a little warm this afternoon which gave me time to come inside and work on my homework. Then, after dinner I realized I had not put out most of my garden decor!

Meet a plant that got named today. This is, LOVE WINS.My friend Mike Vasey shared this plant with me in 2017. I think t...
06/02/2026

Meet a plant that got named today. This is, LOVE WINS.

My friend Mike Vasey shared this plant with me in 2017. I think the cross actually came from Bev and Dave Stegman. It is from (Volcano Island x Cranberry Wine) x (Volcano Island x Almost).

It is a beautiful matte green leaf with a slightly glossy back held on beautiful red petioles and the red comes just ever so slightly into the front of the leaf. With it's upright posture and the right garden placement, you can see the bright red petioles as you approach it in the garden. The leaf has great substance and ends in a twisted tip. I need to double check next year, but I believe it comes up yellow and then turns green.

The plant is 3' wide and 22" tall. The leaf is 6.5" wide x 9.5" long with 7 vein pairs.

I need to get flower pics. I will dig through photos later or wait for flowers this year.

As we enter into Pride Month, it seemed an appropriate time to pick this name for this beautiful plant and share it with all my friends! May we all live in the promise that in spite of the hate, LOVE WINS!

Another wonderful day off and beautiful day in the yard. Started mowing down the 5' weeds in the 'back 40," finally star...
06/02/2026

Another wonderful day off and beautiful day in the yard. Started mowing down the 5' weeds in the 'back 40," finally started digging seedlings out of a grow bed and then got to celebrate a 9 year birthday boy!!!

I hope you had a wonderful and beautiful day in your garden! I was off from church today and my parents happened to be p...
06/01/2026

I hope you had a wonderful and beautiful day in your garden! I was off from church today and my parents happened to be passing through this weekend so we got to enjoy Sunday brunch and then I took a sabbath and didn't do any work other than watering by hand and enjoying the beautiful plants. Didn't take too many pics.

Yes, I did take 9 days off to pull weeds and get the garden ready. Yes, I do have ADHD. Last week while walking the gard...
05/30/2026

Yes, I did take 9 days off to pull weeds and get the garden ready. Yes, I do have ADHD.

Last week while walking the garden with my wife and 18 year old daughter they asked why my other "person" sculpture wasn't out. I hadn't even really realized that one looked like a boy and the other a girl, and that they mean toward one another. I said I hadn't decided where to put the other and I wanted to paint them but probably wasn't going to get to it.

My daughter suggested they could go on either side of the gate to welcome people and she suggested the colors. So, I locked in on this project the last two days.

So grateful I got these pieces from VandeWalle's they are an amazing addition to the garden!

I moved two bushes, sanded off the rust, did 2 coats primer, 2 coats color, 3 coats clear coat. We will see how they hold up.

Did some more early morning watering before heading to work for the day. I paused to look at some of the seedlings. I ho...
05/28/2026

Did some more early morning watering before heading to work for the day. I paused to look at some of the seedlings. I hope you are having a wonderful day. Will finish this work day in a few hours and then off for 9 days to get the garden in tiptop shape!!!

Uffdah!!! Over 90 here today in Rockford. So many melted leaves. I'm having pressure issues with my sprinklers that I ne...
05/28/2026

Uffdah!!! Over 90 here today in Rockford. So many melted leaves. I'm having pressure issues with my sprinklers that I need to figure out so just hand watered for a couple hours. Still plenty looking good but hate seeing them get fried out in May!

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