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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Look up other hosta varieties that don't get that big.

Generally, that's too much to fit in an 8.5 wide bed. Print off some graph paper and play around with pencil ing in circles for plants.

I would go with a set of 3 shrubs that get 3 feet wide in the back, then some (about 9) perennials that are a foot or so wide and about 2 feet tall, and then an edging of small-mid hostas that are about a foot across.

Include something evergreen or with berries for winter interest.

It's a PITA to have to frequently prune or divide plants or move plants that were planted too close together. [/quote]

You are right. I will move the hosta now that it’s small.

I found a very efficient way to create a garden plan using Ai. Ask to create a PowerPoint slide with a garden layout (in my case a rectangle) and plants scaled to your needs. Just give your plant names and it will do the rest. In my case 0.5 in in the slide is 1 ft. Plants are color coded and you can create different versions playing with varying plant size, to account for best/worst case scenarios. This makes it easy to see the plan and how spacing and proportions will play out.

I used Claude, which I think is the best Ai for design.

I got the PowerPoint already but no time to play with it yet. Will do before finalizing my garden design and purchases.[/quote]

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