{"id":1934,"date":"2014-11-12T00:01:08","date_gmt":"2014-11-12T08:01:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/tool\/garden-tip-37\/"},"modified":"2014-11-12T00:01:08","modified_gmt":"2014-11-12T08:01:08","slug":"garden-tip-37","status":"publish","type":"tool","link":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/tool\/garden-tip-37\/","title":{"rendered":"Garden Tip #37"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Books for hosta lovers:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Hostas<\/em> by Rosemary Barrett (Firefly Books, $24.95) is a new book (Feb. 2004) with an emphasis on landscaping with hostas and the best companion plants.  Color photographs by Derek Hughes will whet your appetite.\n<li><em>The Hosta Handbook<\/em> by Mark Zilis (Q &#038; Z Nursery, $34.95) describes, in detail, 278 hostas, with over 1,000 receiving mention.  Most entries have a color photo. This database-like book also gives cultural requirements and a problem-solving guide.\n<li><em>The Gardener&#8217;s Guide to Growing Hostas<\/em> by Diana Grenfell (Timber Press, $19.95) reveals everything a gardener needs to know about growing hostas well, including how to propagate.  There is a chapter on the best hostas which groups the plants into categories such as &#8216;sun-tolerant&#8217;, &#8216;blue leaves&#8217;, and &#8216;fragrant flowers&#8217;.<br \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Books for hosta lovers: Hostas by Rosemary Barrett (Firefly Books, $24.95) is a new book (Feb. 2004) with an emphasis on landscaping with hostas and the best companion plants. Color photographs by Derek Hughes will whet your appetite. The Hosta Handbook by Mark Zilis (Q &#038; Z Nursery, $34.95) describes, in detail, 278 hostas, with over 1,000 receiving mention. Most entries have a color photo. This database-like book also gives cultural requirements and a problem-solving guide. The Gardener&#8217;s Guide to&#8230;<\/p>\n<div><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/tool\/garden-tip-37\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Garden Tip #37<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","keyword":[85],"class_list":["post-1934","tool","type-tool","status-publish","hentry","keyword-hosta"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tool\/1934"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tool"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/tool"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1934"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"keyword","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/keyword?post=1934"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}