About HostasDirect™, Inc.

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HostasDirect, Inc. is a hosta nursery incorporated in Minnesota.  Owner and collector Tom Carlson and most of the staff are proudly certifiable "hosta freaks."  We have thousands of customers in 49 states, visitors to our website from over 128 countries, and over 13,000 readers of our e-mail newsletter.   We also have an incredibly talented, big-hearted and hardworking person that built our software and unique websites, Senior Vice President, Joseph Husby.   Our shipping department, run by Mary Alexander, receives compliments from our customers for its meticulous and creative packaging.  Laura Nelson oversees many operations in the business including marketing and advetising.  We have worked incredibly hard and invested a great deal of time, effort and money to be your best source for hostas and hosta information.

Our Minnesota retail site opens when weather permits in the spring and stays open until the second or third week of August.  We are NOT open 7 days a week, so please check our hours before you visit.   At this location we grow and sell our Starter TC and Advanced Starter products.  We grow, dig and ship our Mature Divisions at other locations.  We accept and ship orders online until late September.  Please sign up for our e-mail list so we can keep you informed of retail hours, new plant introductions, exclusive sales, garden tips and more.

IDeal Garden Markers sells Tom Carlson's latest invention, a new, patent-pending, garden marker for plant identification that solves all of the problems 1,300 gardeners expressed in our survey.   Joe built this website so that you can design and order your own attractive weather and sun-resistant plastic labels online and then we print and mail to you.  In the future we will also be offering engraved garden markers.  You can receive updates if you sign up for the e-newsletter.

We are now rated as a "Top 5 Hosta Nursery" by Dave's Garden.  Thanks for your positive reviews!  We appreciate all of our customers and wish we could meet them all.

Welcome To HostasDirect

HostasDirect's Mission Is:

1. To deal honestly with customers and suppliers.
2. To provide high-quality, disease-free affordable hostas.
3. To provide up-to-date hosta information.
4. To provide the largest and most comprehensive hosta database and search engine.
5. To offer practical and fun hosta-related products.
6. To help stamp out plant diseases through information and education.
7. To help create beautiful gardens.
8. To make people happy and have fun!

Guarantee and Refund Policy

We guarantee our plants are in good condition and properly named when we ship them. All claims of damaged plants must be made within 7 days of receipt of shipment. Our liability is limited to the cost of the plants.

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