Credits for photos and information

HostasDirect, Inc. and IDeal Garden Markers sincerely thanks all who have helped us share their love of hostas and heucheras via their pictures and information with gardeners from over 128 countries that view our massive website.

Photo Credits:

Our goal is to continue to sponsor our world's largest HostaSearch database (originated by Pat Mora). This unique, searchable hosta database allows 70 different hosta characteristics and hybridizing information to be easily searched and found. This database is for: your enjoyment, to help you make better shopping decisions and improve your gardens, to educate the public about hostas, and allow hosta hybridizers to research hostas to create new and better hostas.

Please contact us if you have photos, ideas, techniques, experiences, and knowledge about hostas and heucheras or you can post messages on our blogs. We prefer higher resolution pictures. Also, feel free to include photographs of IDeal Garden Markers with plants in your garden.

Plant Pictures and Garden Credits

HostasDirect extends a special thanks to the following people who have provided hosta photographs or allowed us to photograph or video tape their beautiful gardens:

• Nurseries: Q and Z Nursery (Mark Zillis, Mary Beth Vanous, Tom Toman) Shady Oaks Nursery (Julie and Gordy Oslund, Jackie Overland, Eileen Langford, Molly Benson), Walter's Nursery (Barb Balgoyen, Hans Hansen)
• HostasDirect: (Chris Alexander, Joe Husby, Laura Nelson, Mary Alexander, Bethany Husby, Rachel Torgerson)
• Gardens made available for photos and videos (Steve Wafler, Kim Larsen, Betty Peterson, Dr. Robert Olson, Mark Robey, Jerry Williams, Gregg and Amy Peterson, Lisa and Andrew Putnam, Van Wade, Marcia Fluer, Paula Pierce)
• Additional Photos: Bob Axemear, Pat Mora, Kathie Sisson, Karol Emmerich, Patsy Stygall, Ann Frederking, Don Dean, Ian Scroggy, Dave and Roberta Chopko, Tim Saville, Bob Kuk, Marcia Fluer, Paula Pierce, Beverly Stegeman. Joan Christensen and others. 

If your name has been left out of this list by accident, please notify us so we can give you proper credit.

Information Credits:

There are so many we can already thank for sharing their knowledge with us and thus with you. In particular, thanks to:

• W. George Schmid, author of The Genus Hosta and many other plant and garden books.
• Dr. Warren Pollock, who writes extensively for the American Hosta Society.

Thank you to our many hosta friends, and those that volunteer their time and energy in various hosta and plant societies, conventions, and contests.

Special thanks to key personnel at HostasDirect, Inc. and IDeal Garden Markers:

Joseph Husby, Senior Vice President of HostasDirect, Inc. builder of HostasDirect.com and IDealGardenMarkers.com web sites, operational systems, strategy and more.

Laura Nelson, Marketing Manager of HostasDirect, Inc. involved with website design, content, research, marketing, strategy, advertising, sales, writing and more.

Mary Alexander, Shipping Manager of HostasDirect, Inc. involved with shipping, growing, selecting new plants, strategy, copywriting, research, photography and strategy.

Rachel Torgerson, Social Media Marketer of HostasDirect, Inc. involved with social media, marketing, content, advertising, writing, photography, and videography.

Amanda Chouinard, Communications Specialist of HostasDirect, Inc. involved with social media, marketing, content, advertising, sales, research, and writing.