Best Nursery Maid Ever

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  1. Cayuga Morning

    Cayuga Morning Strong Ash Plants Contributor

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    Please meet Hosta Wet Nurse. She shields, nurtures, protects all sorts of babies. Struggling tree peonies, seedling rhodies, little transplants unceremoniously dug up & plonked in pots. She takes them all to her breast and offers them a safe place to recover. She even protects them from the lawn mower! IMG_20170702_061446.jpg
    You may not be able to tell but she is surrounded by babies. Think of that giant female characer in The Nutcracker...who shelters all those little Ponchinelles.
     
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  3. 2ofus

    2ofus Hardy Maple

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    Great looking hosta's and all the 'babies' look happy under those huge leaves.
     
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    Very cute,..just like a mother hen protecting her chicks :)
     
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    Sjoerd Mighty Oak

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    I liked this posting...the text and the foto.Those are quite nice looking hosta's.
     
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