Carex are grass-like plants that can be used in a variety of landscape applications. They are perhaps one of the best and most versatile plants, capable of harnessing erosion, benefiting local ...

I hope that you are spending your fall time planting new plants and lots of them. The plant that I fell in love with this growing season was a grass, called carex. Well, carex is a grass and has been ...

Autumn’s rhythm is slow and soothing as the first misty rains of late October began to soften the soil. So gentle were the rains that the leaves remained on the trees, providing us to a longer display ...

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Instead of a trim and neatly edged lawn, Ellen Hoffs grows grasses and sedges in a billowy backyard meadow. It’s soft and “furry,” as she puts it, and varied enough to be called a garden because there ...

Looking for a decorative grass for your small-sized garden or yard that won't overpower your outdoor space? With myriad textures, shapes and forms, there are masses of grasses and grass-like sedges ...

Perennial grasses make excellent additions to any landscape, whether you’re looking to enhance your lawn, add texture to your gardens, or create a living privacy screen. However, not all perennial ...

When are grasses not grasses? When they’re rushes or sedges. The latter are an attractive alternative to grasses and thrive where grasses couldn’t: woody, shady, wet and soggy spots, even pond margins ...