I can so relate to this! I believe I have the same variety. I have divided it twice in three years. This spring I also had to call my husband to help. I was so tired after getting it out and moved I didn’t have the strength to plant it. Days went by and it sat in the wheel barrel. Finally I realized it was too late and it was bound for the compost pile. Dumped it roots side up.Three weeks later I turned it over and it was growing leaves all smashed and deformed. This poor hosta wanted to live so badly. I found the energy to dig a whole and plant her. Took her about week or two to straighten out. Now would never know the trauma this plant went she looks beautiful! Yours looks perfect in her new spot!

Beautiful Hosta & garden, thank you

What a trip back in time for me. In my 20's I would be in the garden before the sun rose, and I was always trying to move large plants by myself. Almost 50 years later, I struggle to get into the garden before noon, and procrastinate moving any plant bigger than gallon sized. Keep doing those big projects now, so you can enjoy your dream garden later in life!

Your garden is absolutely stunning and so inspiring! Thank you for sharing!

Looks beautiful!! Happy Gardening!

Danielle I thought you were going to have to rent a crane to remove that beast of a Hosta😊. So glad this video popped up because I need to remove a few now and I don't want to wait until Fall. Thanks for the inspiration

Love these kind of videos. Very inspirational. I've got some perennials I'm going to move when the rain stops.

I love my Empress Wu Hosta! Mine was often damaged by late frost until I started making an effort to protect it. As soon as the hosta begins to appear I keep an eye on the weather. If the temps are expected to dip below 40 degrees I cover the hosta until more favorable conditions are expected. I have experimented using different protection methods. So far the very best way was just covering the plant gently with a flat bed sheet; usually I remove the sheet as soon as the sun comes out the next morning. Works like a charm!

Looks beautiful! Worth the effort. They are difficult to dig up. Great job!

She’s beautiful! Looks lovely in her new home.

My back hurt just watching you moving this giant hosta!😁 Great job though!💚

Great advice Danielle, I purchased 4 PW Empress Wu’s about 2 weeks ago and originally planned on putting them up in my front garden but have been thinking that I should reconsider and plant along the back of my yard as it is more shaded along the wood line .. I think I’ll do that.😂

I was looking forward to seeing how you moved this hosta knowing how heavy moving a plant like that can be. I'm in my 70's and still moving plants, but one that heavy I think I would have had to dig it up as much as possible, cut it into sections with a sawz-all and move each one separately. If I want something done I figure a way, but it's getting a lot harder to do. More power to you young lady, your gardening skills are really beautiful to watch.

Nice, mine just arrived! Good to know. Thank you❣️

Oh my word, Danielle! What an impressive feat that was. Also impressive is how your garden has developed since you moved this hosta. In two short years, you have transformed it into such a beautiful space! 💚

You picked the perfect location. It is beautiful!

Looks beautiful there!

Oh my, you were so right to move it to the back yard. I looks so much more impressive and calming there. Well done to you both! Just beautiful! I'm off to move mine now! Thanks so much, this was such a helpful video!

Awesome job!! The hosta plants grow big fast!!

Thanks for the heads up as I have an Empress Wu which is only a year old so I have to make sure that’s exactly where I want it!

Pretty impressive! And it looks perfect in its new home.

I think most of us gardeners do things at the strangest times!

I have one that size. It is my favorite hosta. Beautiful.

I’ve learned to move mine as soon as I see shoots coming up in the spring and you can also divide them then. Once they have grown in just a few weeks they are about impossible to move! They are so gorgeous though!

It is beautiful!

Can we please talk about your rhododendron! The one in the front, it’s stunning

Wow, that was quite a job to move the big hosta! I hope it does well in its new location.

That hosta is incredible! What do you fertilize your hostas with?

It looks stunning in its new home! Did I see ostrich ferns in the front? If so, do you find them invasive? Would love to plant some but worry about spreading.

I love the fact that you showed us real life 😂 How many times have I thought oh I'm going to... And have to have more hands LoL

Thanks I was wondering how to move lol

I love hostas I just don't have the best of luck growing them I tried growing them from the Dollar General in a bag like the bulb that didn't work. Can you believe I planted it upside down and never knew I was watering the roots in the ball was in the dirt LOL. Then I just gave in and purchased one that was already growing it's just a little baby if you could please give me some advice on how I can keep this hosta grow and make mine look as great as yours. PS it's good to grow zinnias especially I love them because that's my name Zinnia. I'm new to gardening and vlogging and ran across your channel I'm a new subbie now. it's nice to meet you.

Thanks, I have a huge hosta. Big Daddy, that needs moved also. Thinking of moving it in sections so I can make maybe 3 or 4 big plants..my hostas have spread so much. I have many varieties. Tiniest being mouse ears, to Big Daddy, blues, greens, many variegated

I have a blue one that is that size and mine is called Elegans. Last year mine measured 5x6 feet. I'm afraid to move mine, but I think when they first come up would be a lot easier. Yours is beautiful and you did a great job!

Yes..that is totally a blue hosta...love them...

Hi, 2022 , can you give an update/ pic of this now?

Beautiful Hosta. I hope mine will grow up to be like that. However something is munching on the leaves.

I have several that are that big and I dig around them the best I can then get hubby to cut the clump with a sawzall into more manageable size. Same with my large grasses. That was a project!

Looks great. Could be a hosta sieboldiana "elegans". Do you know the variety of the german irises next to it in its original location? They looked so lush and with a nice uniform colour.

Lovely big hosta 😍 , what is the tree with pink flower in the front door

Beautiful

What is that majestic pink flowering tree! 😮

Do giant hostas need to be divided too? I have 4 that the previous owner of the house left. I learned that hostas in general need to be divided. But I couldn't find any information about giant hostas being divided.

Boy Danielle, that was an enormous job with that huge hosta. Well done! Do you recall the named variety?

This May I dug up my “Paul’s Glory” hosta which is 4 years old…it was huge….so I thought, no problem to divide it….Wrong!!! I thought I was digging to China it was soooo deep….almost broke the shovel to lift it out because the clump was bigger than a basketball….with a ton of dirt around it….it took a spade and a hammer and knife to divide it into thirds…replanted in 3 locations and so far all are doing really well…I do water them well….I thought I’d killed it, but so far so good.

Most Hosta grows in the shade, it looks like yours growing in the sun and the leafs don't get burned from the heat. My hostas all get burned in the heat.

Hi u r a lady of my heart """: my son always say I have too much plants and still buying more so when I realise the amount that other ppl have it bless my heart.do u know dealing with plants keeps u looking youthful ??? Keep the gd works up and God bless u.

You have a beautiful yard, lots of nice healthy plants. I am wondering how often Hosta's need to be divided, it seems you could have had 2 or 4 of those beauties in your yard. Anyway, it looks good and you did a good job.

Anyone reading this comment don’t underestimate rootballs theyre HEAVY!! Good job trying to tackle it by yourself 👏

Well Done

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Well it looks beautiful there of course, but it looked beautiful up front too (: I would have just bought another Hosta and planted it where I wanted it. Any excuse just to go to the nursery and see what’s new(:

Holy cow beautiful. You are amazing water water water

FINALLY found a video with a huge Hosta. Mine are almost 5 to 6 feet and desperately need transplanted but I don't know what I am doing and this Hosta don't want to come out of the ground.

Is your flower stand right on your property'?

Is that a Weimaraner?

You always have to divide these...they grow soooo fast.

I want Hosta plants…please

Small-leaved Plantain lily

You really need to split it.

I would love to see you move that small variegated hosta behind that big mama you just moved. She hides that pretty little variegated hosta and she was to pretty to be hide.

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I hate videos with peoples pets. Get on with this video…