How to create the perfect winter garden - Frost-dusted grasses, colourful stems and fragrant shrubs all add a touch of winter ...

Few of us are thinking about our lawns this time of year, but that does not mean we can’t be thinking about grass. I don’t mean overseeding with rye grass for the winter or devising strategies for ...

The most familiar lawn grasses cannot do what the many other grasses and grass-like plants do in a garden. Lawns are mown into submission so that they can function like carpet in outdoor rooms. They ...

Ornamental grasses are a wonderful addition to the landscape, because they don’t require a lot of care, provide a different texture, attract birds, and many of them produce attractive plumes or seed ...

Plant a sedge. No way! I have spent years trying to kill nut sedge (Cyperus esculentus or Cyperus rotundus). It is a bully plant, crowding out ornamentals, growing above your turf, and only insulted ...

HOLLAND, Ohio — Burning bush and ornamental grasses are two plants that just scream fall as they change for the season. Both plants love the sun. With the grasses, there are some that stay 3' x 3' and ...

I would like to incorporate ornamental grasses in several areas of my landscape. Could you recommend which varieties are adapted to our climate? Ornamental grasses can be used in borders, containers, ...

As summer wanes and autumn waits in the wings, garden plants begin to change along with the weather. One of the most fascinating aspects of the summer-to-fall season is watching the metamorphosis of ...

"Ornamental grass" traditionally has meant "lawn," a cropped, carpet-like expanse of green. In recent years, the definition has widened to include ornamental grasses from native landscapes and far-off ...

Mixed planters are featured prominently at shopping malls and office buildings, and consumers place glorious mixed containers and baskets on their porches, patios and decks. Other than vibrant color, ...

While flowers most often play the role of show queens in our gardens, don’t discount the wow factor of native and adapted ornamental grasses in Central Texas. Even colorful, blooming gardens need ...