Please note that we no longer offer a mail order service. 

From classic hostas to new introductions, from miniature hostas to giants, our hosta collection has something for everyone.

Our Garden Nursery in West Yorkshire is devoted to Hostas and in our Website you will find something to appeal to everyone, from the hosta beginner to the serious collector. Our Catalogue lists over 400 hosta species and cultivars. Around 350 of these are planted in our garden, so we can give you first-hand information about these plants.

Miniature and very Small Hostas: Plant Heritage National Collection 

In 2024 we were awarded Plant Heritage National Collection status for our miniature and very small hostas. Miniature hostas are those with a leaf size of less than 6 square inches. Very Small Hostas are those with a leaf area of less than 10 square inches. Our Website now includes a separate Catalogue of all the 400+ miniature and very small hostas in our National Collection here. Where we have sale specimens the price is listed towards the end of the entry for each hosta. These are also listed in our general Sale Catalogue. If you are interested in any not listed for sale, please ask. We can give you an idea of when these may be ready to divide or add you to a waiting list. Around 130 miniature and 100 very small hostas available for sale are listed in our general Sale Catalogue.

Thank you for visiting our Website. Enjoy your hostas!
Sue and Richard

Latest news…

Please note that we are no longer able to offer a Mail Order service.

New Season News

Depending on weather during the next three weeks we are planning to open to visitors for browsing and reserved purchases from Monday April 20th. Please email or phone us to arrange your visit. Not all hostas will be in full leaf by then but there should be a good selection to choose from.

Our 2026 Order Book is already open. To make sure your choices are available, please email us your ‘wish list’ as soon as you can. 

Our Collection of Miniature and Very Small Hostas was awarded Plant Heritage National Collection status in 2024. The collection includes over 400 taxa (cultivars and species), including our own introductions and over 60 ‘Mouse’ hostas (hostas which include H. ‘Blue Mouse Ears’ in their ancestry.). A separate National Collection Catalogue can now be found on our Website here.

Our 2026 Web Catalogue is now complete.  Amongst new additions this season are  Azure Gem (v. small), Bob Olson (v. small), Brentwood Blues (v. small), Cherry Tart (v. small), Chris’s Small Talk (v. small), Clusterfest (mini), Color Glory (medium), Colored Hulk (medium), Danish Mouse (mini), Devon Red (mini), Dinner Mint (v. small), DuPage Delight, Fabulous Flames (v. small), Fall Dazzler (v. small), Fingertips (mini), Funky Mouse (mini), Hakumuo (medium), June Spirit (medium), Ladybug (v. small), Lemon Candy (v. small), L’il Smooch (v. small), Munchkin Fire (mini/v. small), Poco Pete (mini), Quarter Back (mini), Snowden (giant),  Stone Mouse (mini), Sunny Halcyon (medium), Tiny Bubbles (v. small), Tiny Gems (mini), Tongue Lashing (v. small), venusta Benedict Strain (mini). We will be adding divisions from our garden collection to our Catalogue as time allows.

Posted 30.04.26

Visiting our Garden Nursery

Our Nursery is in West Yorkshire between Wakefield and Huddersfield. Address: 69 Ings Mill Avenue, Clayton West, HD8 9QG.  We are 3 miles from the M1 travelling north (Jnc. 38) and 6 miles travelling south (Jnc. 39).

Just email us (hostas @sueproctorplants.co.uk) or ring us on 07917 006636 or 07817 001320 to fix a day and time for your visit.  All visitors are offered refreshments. A toilet is available. If you are looking for specific hostas please let us know so that we can make sure they are there for you. If you just want to browse our stock that’s fine. Our Garden Nursery contains over 500 hostas planted in a variety of settings –  Borders, Beds, Pots, Troughs, Gravel Garden, Rockery and ‘Living Wall’.

For those with mobility problems our garden is sloping but steep sections and steps have handrails. It is possible to reach the top of the garden without negotiating steps.

Mail Order Service

Some customers have asked whether we might resume our mail order service. Unfortunately this is not possible since our current stock is not large enough to sustain the likely demand.

 

 

Hosta Highlights

Gift Cards in Envelope always available. Ring 01484 866189 for details
H. Pocketful of Sunshine. Sun tolerant. White flowers. Lovely!
H. Empress Wu. 4th year. 22″ leaves!
H. ‘Ripple Effect’. A fantastic H. June’ sport. Colours mellow to a soft pale green. £10.00
H. ‘Tokyo Smog’. A beautiful streaked hosta with pink petioles. £15.00
H. ‘Stand by Me’. A ‘sell on sight’ Hosta. £10.00
H. ‘Teeny Weeny Bikini’. One of our favourite minis. £10.00
H. ‘Desert Mouse’. One of the highly collectable ‘Mouse’ family. £12.00
H. ‘Appletini’. Sunglasses needed to look at this small hosta. £8.00
H. ‘Orange Marmalade’. A classic Hosta for sun or shade. £8.00
H. ‘Snake Eyes’. One of last year’s hits. £10.00

Our Hosta Catalogue

Our Catalogue has several features that make it easy for you to find the hosta(s) you want.

You can search by size (Giant, Miniature etc.), by leaf colour and by frequently requested characteristics, e.g. white flowered hostas, scented hostas, red stemmed, slug resistant and sun-tolerant hostas.

Most hostas listed are accompanied by a photograph to make choosing easy. Clicking the plant’s photo reveals more information on the plant, extra photographs, where available, and the option to add plants to the new shopping cart.

When you submit your order through our Website we receive an email to which we will respond within 48 hours confirming your order. See our Ordering page for more information.

Visiting our Nursery

Before planning a visit to our nursery, please give us a call first (07917 006636 or 07817 001320) or email us  () to make sure we are around and that what you are looking for is available.  Our Garden Nursery is just off the Wakefield – Holmfirth road (A636) about 3 miles from M1 junction 38 from the south and  5 miles from junstion 39 from the North.

For those wondering if it’s worth a long trek to visit us, below are some of the nearby attractions you might also fit in.

 

 

1 mile: Whistlestop Valley, Including Kirklees Light Railway. Railway theme park. Narrow Gauge Steam Railway. 3.5 mile train ride to Shelley. Playgrounds, crazy golf and special events.  https://www.whistlestopvalley.co.uk. Must be pre-booked on-line.

3 miles: Cannon Hall Open Farm (as featured on Channel 5).  Rare breeds, Mini beast and small mammal houses, Adventure playgrounds and soft play. Ferret and sheep racing in season, Prize-winning farm shop, White Bull restaurant, museum and garden centre with Thyme Bistro. One of our favourite places. cannonhallfarm.co.uk/

4 miles: Yorkshire Sculpture Park. UK’s leading open-air gallery. Lots inside too. Nice café for light lunches. ysp.org.uk/

 

5 miles: Naylor’s Factory Shop. (Yorkshire Plant Pots). Come with an empty boot! Some of our customers have had to return the next week! Sat.-Mon. 10am-4pm. naylorfactoryshop.co.uk

7 miles: Holmfirth. Last of the Summer Wine centre. holmfirth.info

7 miles: National Mining Museum for England. ncm.org.uk/

10 miles: The Hepworth, Wakefield. International and contemporary art, and, of course, sculptures by Barbara Hepworth. hepworthwakefield.org

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