My next step was to visit my local nursery and take note of the prices and plant sizes. And also to lurk and read the Hosta threads to see which Hosta the Old Timers were in favor of with looks and growth appeal. Obviously I wanted to spend my money on something I would be happy with.
I took note that "Liberty" was a favorite and also "sun tolerant". I preferred the variagated leaves so I spent about 3 hours looking at pictures, reading info, and visiting vendor sights online to get a good idea of prices. I really had no clue where to begin but I couldn't find anything negative about "Liberty"
I chose to purchase 2 large 2 gallon potted "Liberty" Hosta from NH Hosta due to the good reviews on Dave's garden about NH Hosta. They were priced at $37.50 each which SEEMED a better value than what the local nursery was trying to sell for a 2 gallons Hosta at the time. There were only two left so I snagged them up immediately.
I called NH to make sure I was buying Hosta with multiple sections the young man on the line assured me each Liberty had 3 plus sections.
They arrived in the mail 11 days after I purchased them in good condition. One had 3 sections and the other had 2 sections. I was not disappointed in the beauty of the foliage but I was slightly disappointed that the plants had less sections than I had been told. Also they looked about the same size as the plants in the local nursery which were in 1 gallon pots and priced between $9 and $27 dollars. There was no "Liberty" at the local nursery to compare it with... I know that different varieties come with different prices.
