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 ...

“Warm-season grasses should be cut back in fall, while cool-season grasses are best trimmed in early spring,” says Niemann.

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 ...

Normally, when people consider the kinds of plants they want to put in their gardens, grass is not their first thought. However, landscapers and gardeners looking for something different and dramatic ...

A great way to add some pizzazz to a home landscape is to plant ornamental grasses. Whether it’s 10-foot tall pampas grass or shorter species such as maiden grass or little bluestem, ornamental ...

If every garden is a poem, ornamental grasses are punctuation. Short, squat and round. Tall, reaching or curly. They serve as the periods, exclamation points and quizzical question marks that help ...

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 ...

Lowe's is offering a class, "Dancin' in the Wind with Ornamental Grasses" from 10 to 11 a.m. Sept. 27. The session is for gardeners looking to add a layer of color, texture and silhouettes (other than ...

Kyle Larson walks down pit road during a rain delay at the NASCAR Cup Series race Sunday in Bristol, Tenn. To everything there is a season, and right now we are in the ornamental grass season. If you ...

Learn when ornamental grasses need to be cut back and how to divide them, along with growing tips to keep grasses gorgeous ...