Looking to give your fall and winter landscape a visual boost? Grow ornamental grasses. The movement alone of these low-maintenance, easy to grow grasses will give you a big bang for your landscaping ...

There is something deeply evocative about the color red. Whether a slick of ruby lipstick, a rosy apple, or a deep red rose, it feels at once powerful and delectable. When added as an accent to a ...

Ornamental grasses are an often-overlooked group of herbaceous perennials that thrive here. They can add beauty to your landscape with minimal effort. Because of their ease of care and reliability, ...

Grasses can fill large or small spaces in any type of landscape with dramatic color, texture and movement that changes with the seasons. Ornamental grasses are adaptable and are easy to grow. Grasses ...

Although many gardeners think of grass as that plant that has to mowed every week, there are many species of grass that rival any garden flower for beauty and grace. Many ornamental grasses have ...

This article discusses ornamental grasses. It does not cover lawn or turf grasses except to say downsize your lawn and turf as much as possible. Lawn and turf grasses are a mono-crop providing zero ...

This time of year, I have a daily ritual on my walk from the car to my office. As I head up the curving entry path at New England Botanic Garden, I run my hand along the ornamental grasses that line ...

Gardeners might be focused on kale, mums and late-season vegetables, but now is a good time to plant trees and woody plants like shrubs. Planting them in September or early October means they won’t be ...

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 ...