When choosing perennials for our gardens we set high standards. We search for plants with attractive foliage, delightful flowers, showy seed heads, impressive fall color and winter interest. We look ...

I have written many times about the attributes of ornamental grasses in our landscapes. Their unique texture contrasts nicely against the coarser foliage of both broadleaf evergreen and deciduous ...

Ornamental grasses are tough, drought-tolerant plants that can add structure, texture and color to any garden. They come straight and tall, wide and wispy, even short and spiky. Some also add two ...

For those of us laying our eyes on fountain grass for the first time, it may conjure up images of fairy-tale shires or ultra-chic landscapes. However, this perennial isn’t just for Hobbits or modern ...

Purple fountain grass is a congenial type, much like the gregarious friend who makes a party. Highly ornamental with its arching foliage topped with bobbing rose-purple plumes from late spring to ...

Ornamental grasses, however, are not rampantly aggressive and are truly attractive. The strong vertical or fountain form of many ornamental grasses, combined with their feathery flower heads, make a ...

Early in spring while tulips bloom, while flowering shrubs bring on their colours, and while trees begin to cast their shade, ornamental grasses remain stubbornly unmoved. By the time June arrives ...

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, ...

Providing structure and a backdrop for other plants, shrubs are important in any garden, but when it comes to an autumn ...

If fountain grass gets a bit droopy after time, dividing the clump may help. Like many perennials that spread in widening circles, fountain grasses (pennisetum species) tend to weaken at the center as ...

In the 1950s and 1960s the ideal house had a picket fence and a well-manicured lawn. That ideal originated in England in the 17th century. While a well-manicured lawn can be a source of pride, it can ...

A Kansas State University horticulture expert says that while fall is a great time to plant perennials, selecting the right plants for the Kansas landscape is important. Cynthia Domenghini says that ...