Why You Should Grow Ornamental Grasses. ... Tall vertical decorative grasses, like giant reed grasses, can even work as hedges, while others are mounding and low to the ground. Advertisement.

'Ornamental grasses don't just give texture and interest all year round,' he says. 'They are mainly disease-resistant and many can grow in difficult situations in the garden,' too.

Whether you nurture low-growing grasses, massive giants or any size in-between, one thing is for sure. Ornamental grasses will enliven your fall and winter landscape with seasonal appeal, amazing ...

Ornamental grasses vary greatly in height, ranging from low-growing grasses used as ground covers to a height of more than 15 feet. Grasses native to Pennsylvania, like all native plants, support ...

If you’re wanting to introduce texture and movement beyond what flowering plants or perennials can achieve in the garden, ...

Add low growing color to a pond area with Japanese blood grass (Imperata cylindrica). Its rich red tones are luminous in the sun. If you have a shady spot, there are grasses that will do well in ...

Here are some grasses that handle wet winters and dry summers with relative ease, while adding year-round interest and texture.

Ornamental grasses provide a variety of seasonal exhibitions throughout the year. ... (Hakonechloa macra) is a favorite low-growing species offering an excellent mounding growth habit.

Autumn moor grass is a low-growing, clump-forming perennial grass native to southeastern Europe. It might not be as spectacular an eye-catcher as other ornamental grasses, but with its narrow ...

Ornamental grasses can be used in landscapes for lasting performance, strength, and visual impact. Unlike lawn or turfgrass cultivars, ornamental grasses are encouraged to grow without mowing ...