2026 Garden Progress

Hostas

Hosta — shade border foliage
Variegated shade foliage holding the low layer beneath Gold Dust aucuba and the denser back-border planting.
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Variegated hostas filling the shaded border in June
June 10, 2026

Variegated shade border

The hostas are fully leafed out now, with broad ribbed leaves, cream margins, and enough chartreuse variation to keep the lower shade layer bright.

Season notes
This close border view is a clean June baseline: no major chewing visible, strong leaf size, and the variegation reads clearly even in shade.
Hostas growing under Gold Dust aucuba in the shaded border
June 10, 2026

Under Gold Dust aucuba

The hostas and aucuba are making a layered green-and-gold shade composition, with speckled evergreen leaves above and ribbed hosta leaves below.

Season notes
The aucuba canopy gives the bed a high mottled texture while the hostas keep the front edge broad, calm, and readable.
Wide shaded border with hostas beneath Gold Dust aucuba
June 10, 2026

Wide shade-border rhythm

Different hosta clumps are starting to read as one continuous low layer beneath the aucuba, each with its own leaf size and variegation pattern.

Season notes
The brick edge and repeated leaf shapes keep this dense shaded strip organized, even with fallen leaves and mixed background foliage behind it.