For much of the year, ornamental grasses may be perhaps the most underappreciated plant choices for the landscape. You likely pass them unnoticed during spring and summer, when they quietly provide ...

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 ...

* What it is: Korean feather reed grass is a slowly expanding, clump-forming ornamental grass with an upright habit and green blades that turn yellow-tan in fall. This Asian native’s nicest feature is ...

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 ...

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, ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The ornamental grass was always greener on the other side of the world, according to horticulturist Kelly Grummons. But that’s changing as Colorado’s native ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KTHV) - Any ornamental grass with runners like ribbon grass, blue lyme grass, and switch grass will spread and be kind of invasive. If you want a well behaved grass, then you will ...

As summer wanes and autumn approaches, garden plants begin to change along with the weather. One of the most fascinating aspects of the fall season is watching the metamorphosis of many structural ...

PROSPER – Earth-Kind trials of dwarf ornamental plants in the town of Prosper, near Dallas, will provide valuable information on how to conserve water and reduce chemical use in landscaping, said ...

What should I do with my ornamental grasses over the winter? I haven't cut back the old growth, not sure when I should do this. Ornamental grasses do not need to be cut back before winter. There are ...

My favorite ornamental grass, muhly grass, is blooming now. Muhly grass has purplish blooms and when backlit by the setting sun, is absolutely gorgeous. Ornamental grasses are a wonderful addition to ...