Planting ornamental grasses make a big impact in the backyard, with many varieties hardy and easy to grow, providing year-round interest. From tall and wispy varieties that sway beautifully in the ...

Flowers, shrubs and plants are obvious additions to the garden, but where is the love for ornamental grasses? Ornamental grasses make for a striking addition to any garden, offering texture, movement ...

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This time of year, I have a daily ritual on my walk from the car to my office. As I head up the curving entry path at New England Botanic Garden, I run my hand along the ornamental grasses that line ...

Tips to keep your grasses thriving in your garden. Deb W. of Santa Rosa asks: I have quite a few ornamental grasses in my landscape and could use a few tips to keep them looking their best. I have ...

The graceful beauty of ornamental grasses in the yard and garden make them a great choice for designing in your landscape borders, beds and gardens. With many varieties to choose from, many of them ...

Ornamental grasses such as "Karl Foerster" feather reed grass, maiden grass and Blue Avena grass make structural statements in containers, borders or flower beds. Ornamental grasses have grown on home ...

Ornamental grasses refer to both true grasses and plants that have a grass-like appearance, such as sedges, that are used for similar purposes in gardens. The foliage of ornamental grasses provides ...

Many gardeners consider the term "ornamental grass" an oxymoron. To be honest, some of our worst garden weeds are grasses. Crabgrass, torpedograss, wild bermudagrass and Johnsongrass are persistent, ...

Wherever you go now there are ornamental grasses, in borders among shrubs and herbaceous perennials, as specimens, in pots and sometimes there are borders and even whole gardens dedicated to them. I ...

Ornamental grasses are dramatic plantings, providing depth, texture and color to your landscape. And they're pretty easy to grow, have few pest and disease problems, and are an excellent choice for ...