Rose I am in your boat too. It has to look pretty special for me to purchase. When I first got interested in hostas it only needed to have a different name and I needed it. I only purchased plants locally at that time. There was a teriffic hosta nursery about 15 miles from me. I spent a lot of time drooling over there. LOL. It has since turnd into a private garden. At that time I purchased my Striptease. Paid an alarming $40 for it. Striptease and Titanic were two that were "expensive" at that time and I just had to have them. It is still a favorite so I guess long term it was a good investment. Mind you he sold in gallon pots that were fabulously full.
When I had lots of space to work with I tended to ignore the minis. Now I favor the minis as far as acquisitions go.I need to get busy with the backyard shade gardens this summer. Some plants need to be moved and some of the taller things need thinning out. It has kind of gone wild and cottage garden looking back there, I love it. The Tall garden phlox have seeded themselves here and there in the sunny spots.
The larger hostas have kind of overgrown their smaller counterparts, so I need to move some of them.
