May 18

Hostas do not get lovely fuschia, pink and coral flowers the way impatiens do, but they will grow just about anywhere.  When we moved into our old house, there were some raggedy, overgrown old hostas by the front steps.  We dug them out but did not plant them behind the screen porch.  We just dropped them in the corner back there figuring we'd do something with them later.  Those hostas took root where they were dropped and 17 years later they were still thriving back behind the porch.  The front of the house got full afternoon sun, and the corner of the screen porch got a just a bit of eastern morning sun.  I can only hope to be as adaptive in my environment as those plain old hostas....  Mary