The Cruickshank Hosta Garden, an Official AHS National Display Garden, is a 2/3 acre niche garden in the S.C. Botanical Garden. It is on a shaded hill where a waterfall has been constructed. It features specimen hosta plants, not masses of one or two cultivars. There are collections of Southern hybridizers Tony Avent, Mary Chastain, and Bob Solberg. Companion plants from China, Japan, and Korea are emphasized. In zone 7, interesting plants can be observed 12 months of the year, and this is also a feature of the hosta garden.