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 450 hosta species and cultivars, including old favourites, classics and an exciting range of newer introductions. Around 350 of these are planted in our garden, so we can give you first-hand information about these plants.

We particularly specialise in miniature and very small hostas, offering around 100 miniature and 70 very small hostas, some rare and hard to find.

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 Preview

Our new stock will arrive early Spring and will be ready for sale as soon as plants are rooted (probably early May). New additions and those returning to our Catalogue include: ‘Ain’t Misbehavin, Almost, Bluetini, Cadiz Springs, Chris’ Small Talk (mini/v. small), Cream Cake, Dancing with Dragons, Emerald Mine (mini/v. small), Fabulous Flames (mini/v. small), Funky Mouse (mini/v. small), Gold Hearted Mouse (mini/v. small), Granny’s Smile, Ivory Queen, Jack Berry, Jumping Cracker (mini/v. small) (SPP), Junonia (mini/v. small) (SPP), Klingon, L’il Smooch (mini/v. small), Little Angel Wings, Little Green Devil (mini/v. small), Love Story, Mean Gene, Monkey Business, Mouse Aquarel,(mini/v. small), Mouse Capades (mini/v. small), Penny Lane, Pierced Mouse Ears (mini/v. small), Plaschken, (mini/v.small), Rainbow’s End, Rapscallion (mini/v. small)(SPP), Ripple Fever, Silver Wedding, Spiny Mouse (mini/v. small), Tiny Bubbles (mini/v. small), Tiny Gems (mini/v. small), Twists and Turns, Water Sprite (mini/v. small), (SPP). Woop Woop, Wu Hoo.  SPP = Sue Proctor Plants introduction).

New stock should be added to our Web Catalogue by February 2025.

Our New Season Order Book is now open. Please order early to make sure of your selection.

Posted 6.11.24

Exciting News!

Our collection of Miniature and Very Small Hostas has been awarded National Collection status by Plant Heritage, www.plantheritage.org.uk, the world’s leading Plant Conservation and Research charity. We have around 400 cultivars and species on display this season, including our own introductions. Miniature hostas are those with a leaf area of less than 6 sq. in. (38.7 sq. cm.) and very small hostas are those with a leaf area of less than 10 sq. in. (64.5cm.). Our collection includes over 50 ‘Mouse’ hostas.

Posted 2.4.24

New Season 2025 

Our 2025 Order Book is already open and our 2025 Catalogue will be on-line by late February 2025. To make sure your choices are available, please email us your ‘wish list’ as soon as you can.

Prices: New stock is arriving all the time and we reserve the right to change the prices of hostas in our Catalogue as new stock arrives.

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 1320 to fix a day and time for your visit.  All visitors are offered a cuppa and biscuits. 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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