Hosta La Vista

Hosta La Vista A podcast all about The Friendship Plant — the beloved Hosta! The podcast where the shade is cool, the leaves are lush, and the friendships are perennial.

Hosted by sister duo Betsy & Mandy, Hosta la Vista is your new favorite hangout for all things Hosta — aka The Friendship Plant. We’re talking garden gossip, hybridizer heroes, landscaping laughs, and enough plant puns to keep your soil rich and your heart full. If you love Hostas (or just love people who love Hostas), you’ll feel right at home here.

🎧 New episodes dropping soon — come grow with us!
💚 Warning: may cause sudden urges to buy more plants.

What does a super El Niño mean for your garden? This Saturday, we’re talking with Pam Knox — horticultural climatologist...
06/12/2026

What does a super El Niño mean for your garden? This Saturday, we’re talking with Pam Knox — horticultural climatologist at the University of Georgia — about the big weather event headed our way this fall. Tune in!

They’re at it again! We will catch up with Susan and Julie again this summer as they traverse the US obtaining as many h...
06/11/2026

They’re at it again! We will catch up with Susan and Julie again this summer as they traverse the US obtaining as many hosta as can fit in their Nissan. Good luck ladies! May the odds be ever in your favor.

06/07/2026

Who’s going to the convention this week? I need some correspondents. 🙋‍♀️

My next summer read. Fascinating so far.
06/07/2026

My next summer read. Fascinating so far.

Is your plant looking funky? Have you recently learned about HVX and now you think you see it everywhere? Here it is: Ou...
06/06/2026

Is your plant looking funky? Have you recently learned about HVX and now you think you see it everywhere? Here it is: Our interview with Dr. Brett Arenz of the Plant Disease Clinic at the U of M.

Worried your hosta might be sick? Wondering if those strange streak...

06/05/2026

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06/03/2026

As promised, here is the screen recording on how to download Spotify. Ignore the dancing icons. I was trying to draw attention to which one to tap on. As always, podcasts are completely free to listen to. No membership or logging in required. It’s like radio-but for your phone.

06/03/2026

Listeners, I wanted to share how to find the podcast if you’re new to podcasts. It’s super easy especially if you have an Apple phone. Look for the purple microphone icon. This screen recording shows you how to listen. Watch the upper right corner when it starts and you’ll see the purple microphone icon. If you have an android phone I’ll make a new screen recording showing how to do that next. And, as always, you can simply listen on YouTube. Just type in the podcast’s name: Hosta La Vista.

Lots of questions about HVX this time of year. Listen on Saturday as we talk with Dr. Brett Arenz, Director at the Plant...
06/03/2026

Lots of questions about HVX this time of year. Listen on Saturday as we talk with Dr. Brett Arenz, Director at the Plant Disease Clinic at the University of Minnesota. Listen here: https://youtube.com/?si=E49-doShbPVgjsfU

Lots of questions around HVX this time of year. Tune in Saturday as we talk with Dr. Brett Arenz, Director of the Plant ...
06/03/2026

Lots of questions around HVX this time of year. Tune in Saturday as we talk with Dr. Brett Arenz, Director of the Plant Disease Clinic at the University of Minnesota. Listen here: https://youtube.com/?si=E49-doShbPVgjsfU

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