What: The narrow, spiky, gray-blue foliage of Helictotrichon sempervirens forms a small, architectural mound and is particularly handsome in summer when the purplish-brown seed heads top the leaf ...

Blue oat grass (Helictotrichon sempervirens) is one the fastest and easiest ways to add a pop of unexpected color to a garden or landscape. As beautiful as blue oat grass is, you can create an even ...

Ornamental grass can be a great addition to outdoor gardens, patios, and even balconies, but trimming these plants back ...

It would take many lifetimes to exhaust all the possibilities of plant selection and design options for our gardens. Take kinetic plants, for example. These are species that sway in the wind or even ...

In landscaping, ground cover plants usually refers to low-lying plants with a creeping or spreading habit, often evergreen and with twiggy dense growth. But the truth is, any plant that’s no more than ...

They glisten in the sun, sway and shimmer in the breeze, and provide year-round interest. This is the grace and beauty of ornamental grasses. Planted as a sweep, they serve as a low border or a ...

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 ...