Considered common and dull, ornamental grasses spent decades locked out of well-tended gardens. “Twenty-five years ago, you wouldn’t have seen grasses in landscapes,” said Debra Knapke, the Columbus ...

The colors, lusters, and forms of ornamental grasses are an interesting addition to any garden. In an area where the more subtle nature of our background colors is an important consideration in garden ...

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 ...

It’s been a long, beautiful fall this year. The cool weather tripped the trees to color up and then hold their leaves for a beautiful show of reds, oranges and yellows. Tree leaves aren’t the only ...

So in these last few weeks before winter really sets in, there is just time to plant ornamental grasses such as the Tufted Hair grass Deschampsia; blue fescue, or Festuca glauca; Helictotrichon, also ...

Do you want to consider a different type of plant in your landscape? Something that is drought-tolerant, attractive to wildlife and easy to care for? Consider ornamental grass. Muhly grass Muhly grass ...

Ornamental grasses are low-maintenance and can add height, color and texture to your garden. They can be used as groundcover, for erosion control, or as design elements. You can find hundreds of types ...

Ornamental grasses get no respect, according to some garden experts. "People are captivated by plants with big, showy, colorful flowers like peonies and iris," said Mary Hockenberry Meyer, professor ...

Q:What can you tell me about pampas grass? Should it be cut down in the fall or left standing? Richard Backer, Muskegon A: Pampas grass is one of many ornamental grasses that are wonderful in our ...

Adding some boulders to your garden is another easy way to take up space without adding water requirements, and they go great with ornamental grasses. (Contributed) As the desire for less maintenance ...

At the Theodore Payne Foundation in Sun Valley, the alkali sacaton is in full bloom. Its big airy flower heads, which rise above a mass of long, thin grass stalks alongside buckwheat and California ...

Perennial grasses have made a strong statement in the landscape over the past few years. The popularity of ornamental grasses has taken off. As a complement to any perennial garden their contrasting ...