Beginner Gardening: Hostas - Where to plant?, 1 by JeanneCG

JeanneCG wrote:
You cannot kill a hosta in the shade of a tree, veiny roots or not! Plant around your Maple Tree all you like!
I have many young ones sprouting their heads right now in central NJ and thriving well amongst the
veiny roots of our Maple tree, with too much mulch I'm afraid!! Just dig right into the roots and plant, water til established! I generally only water in extreme hot weather, only if they're drooping. That's my experience, no
pro here!! See photo taken today, and Good luck.