"This revised, expanded work incorporates portions of the Color encyclopedia of hostas (2004) and Timber Press pocket guide to hostas (2007)."

Hostas in the wild -- Hostas in the West -- The cultivation and propagation of hostas -- Gardening with hostas -- Pests, diseases, and other threats to hostas -- Hostas with green leaves -- Hostas with chartreuse, yellow, and gold leaves -- Hostas with glaucous blue, blue-gray, blue-green, and gray-green leaves -- Hosta leaves with variegated margins -- Hostas with medio-variegated leaves -- Hostas with streaked, stippled, flecked, marbled, misted, and unusually marked leaves -- Hostas for connoisseurs, including species -- Miniature and small-leaved hostas -- The best hostas for different purposes -- Where to see hostas -- Sources for hostas -- Hosta societies and other resources