New for sale, and to collection	H. 'Amazing Grace' H. 'Kiwi Full Monty' H. 'Hippodrome' H. 'Tick Tock'	New for sale, already in collection
h. 'Americana' h. 'Celtic Uplands' h. 'Clown's Collar' h. 'Color Festival' h. 'Frosted Frolic' h. 'Linda Sue' h. 'Miss Susie' h. 'Pistache' h. 'Secret Ambition' h. 'Sharp Dressed Man' h. 'Slim and Trim' h. 'Snow Mouse' h. 'Super Sagae' h. 'Teatime' h. 'Valley's Glacier' h. 'Waukon Thin Ice' h. 'Woop Woop'		h. 'Amazing Grace' h. 'Chop Sticks' h. 'Hippodrome' h. 'Hirao Elite' h. 'Kiwi Full Monty' h. 'Lakeside Baby Face' h. 'Lakeside Little Tuft' h. 'Lakeside Miss Muffet' h. 'Mack the Knife' h. 'Maui Buttercups' h. 'Ops' h. 'Sparkling Burgundy' h. 'Tick Tock' h. 'Velvet Moon' h. 'Victory'

We are always delighted to be able to offer varieties for sale that we have had for a while in our collection, especially those highlighted above. Every year we try to add a few more varieties to our availability list from the collection, by splitting suitable parent plants. This is often as the result of an enquiry for a specific variety so don't forget our 'wish list' for these enquiries.

Our predictions for 2010
We feel this year will be a time to celebrate new beginnings. The official end of the recession will still mean plenty of hardship for many people but it is a good time to review what is important in life. For many people it is a return to more simple pleasures such as home-based hobbies like gardening. This year we think it will be the time for larger, statement plants to make their mark. In particular, we feel the varieties with rugose leaves will become more popular as they tend to be more pest resistant - see this month's footnote. Of the new varieties, h. 'Linda Sue' and h. 'Super Sagae' look like they might become modern classics in this category.

One of the most popular varieties from last season was h. 'Beckoning'. This fascinating cultivar begins the season as a rather magnificent blue. If you look closely at the leaves you can just make out the faintest of variegation suggesting a darker margin. As the season progresses the centre colouration of the leaf gets brighter until you have a stunning variegated plant. We will have this plant for sale again this year.

Also this year, we are extremely pleased to be able to offer new supplies of h. 'Climax'. We sold out in 2008 and thought we might not see it again for a while. As usual we will endeavour to bring you the very best examples of the hosta genus throughout 2010 to help you make the most of your garden.