2024年4月24日 · These top picks are some of the best grasses for landscaping your yard. You'll especially love how they look and sound when rustling gently in a breeze. A short grass perfect for edging or as a groundcover, blue fescue (Festuca glauca) offers …

2024年1月5日 · In this article, gardening expert Liessa Bowen introduces 47 fantastic native grass species that make excellent landscaping plants. Grasses are a unique grouping of flowering plants belonging to the family Poaceae. Worldwide, they are common and diverse. Grasses may be annual or perennial and warm-season or cool-season.

2023年1月27日 · Avoid this headache and help wildlife out by selecting from the following well-behaved types of ornamental grasses that are native to North America. They'll add height and texture to your plant combinations, mixing well with perennials, annuals, and bulbs.

2024年8月17日 · Native grasses are species that evolved to grow naturally in a specific region. They’re helpful in our yards because they are likely to thrive without much, if any, supplemental water or fertilizer. They also play vital ecological roles and pair well with wildflowers and other landscaping features.

2022年8月19日 · Find the perfect ornamental grass pick for your landscape. Ornamental grasses look stunning and offer interest during the colder parts of the year, in addition to providing for wildlife. Here are 10 perennial ornamental grasses to try.

Native grasses mingle perfectly with wildflowers and play an important role in any native planting. Grasses can form the foundation of a landscape design that incorporates a succession of flowering perennials. In the prairie garden, grasses can help keep all of the plants upright.

2023年10月21日 · Native grasses also offer great benefits for wildlife and the environment, offering cover for small mammals and insects and playing host to dozens of caterpillars, while locking away carbon in their roots. Native grasses make ideal additions to a prairie planting scheme, and are effective drought-tolerant planting ideas.

2024年4月5日 · There are several types of grasses and perennial plants to choose from when it comes to shade preferences. Some ornamental grasses like Northern Sea Oats, Lily Turf, and Mondo grasses grow in full shade. For areas with partial shade, plants like reed grasses and fountain grasses will work.

Ornamental grasses are non-invasive varieties of grasses grown for their attractive foliage, flowers and seedheads. They come in a diverse range of sizes, colours and textures to suit any garden. Here are some key things to know about these versatile plants: Extremely low-maintenance and easy to grow.

2021年3月3日 · Looking to enhance your garden with ornamental grasses? Here’s our pick of 20 of the best. Ornamental grasses offer gardens an unparalleled combination of long-lasting form and colour, along with airy grace, charm, and movement. As well as attractive foliage, many ornamental grasses bear flowers in summer that last for months.