Hosta Love

Anyone else out there love Hostas?  I realized that I have a problem when my two year old started pointing out Hostas on a walk.  I guess he's heard me identify them a time or two.  Not that that's a bad thing....

My favorite Hosta is this one - I love how it's a blue green color and has huge leaves.

 

photo from White Flower Farms

Here are a couple ways that I bring my Hosta love indoors:

 

I cut the leaves and arrange them in a vase to add a pop of green on my mantel and around the house in cute little vases.  

Hosta leaves typically last about a week in fresh water, indoors.

I mix them in with flowers from my garden to add a little greenery and interest to a bouquet.

*When arranging flowers, use odd numbers (3 hosta leaves, 5 peonies) it's a little design trick that transfers over nicely to arranging just about everything, including bouquets*

I'm linking this up to some great parties.