Sebright Gardens

https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Podcasts221/v4/1c/23/d6/1c23d663-2982-0862-a51c-2ca5ba0cab27/mza_7531948756997031530.jpg/600x600bb.jpg

Hosta La Vista

Betsy Peterson and Mandy Olson

21 episodes

5 days ago

A podcast all about the friendship plant-the beloved Hosta! Hosted by sisters, Betsy and Mandy, Hosta la Vista digs into everything Hosta: from hybridizers and home gardeners to plant lore and landscaping tips. Whether you’re a seasoned collector or just discovering the magic of these shade-loving beauties, you’re in the right garden. Tune in, grow with us, and celebrate the plant that brings people together-one variegated leaf at a time. New episodes coming soon! Broadcasting from the Midwest, where Hostas thrive and friendships grow.

Home & Garden

Leisure

RSS

All content for Hosta La Vista is the property of Betsy Peterson and Mandy Olson and is served directly from their servers with no modification, redirects, or rehosting. The podcast is not affiliated with or endorsed by Podjoint in any way.

Home & Garden

Leisure

https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/43771742/43771742-1748480337584-083a9c931c716.jpg

Sebright Gardens

Hosta La Vista

30 minutes 10 seconds

1 month ago

Sebright Gardens

West Coast Wonders—Mandy’s Trip to Sebright Gardens with Kirk Hansen

This week on Hosta la Vista, Mandy escapes the Midwest's heat to trek into the heart of Oregon’s Willamette Valley—and we're all along for the ride. After visiting in August, she returns brimming with stories from Sebright Gardens, a true botanical treasure near Salem that cultivates over 1,000 hosta varieties alongside hardy ferns and elegant epimediums—making it one of the largest and most immersive shade-garden nurseries west of the Mississippi.

We sit down with co-founder Kirk Hansen to explore how four acres of magical display gardens began as a private passion project in 2003 and grew into a source of inspiration for gardeners everywhere.

Learn what it takes to curate more than a thousand shade-loving beauties (plus hundreds of companion plants!), what the visitor experience feels like, and how Sebright manages to ship plants beyond Oregon’s borders.

Whether you’ve walked their pathways yourself or are hosting hostas in spirit, this episode delivers plant-spiration straight from the Pacific Northwest. Join us for tales of mossy paths, towering hosta mounds, and the man behind the hostas—Kirk Hansen of Sebright Gardens.

Connect with Hosta la Vista:

Follow us on Spotify and Apple Podcasts to never miss an episode
Send your hosta questions or road-trip stories to hostalavistapodcast@gmail.com
Find us on Facebook, and Instagram by searching Hosta la Vista Podcast