As a garden designer and a gardening writer, plants are my business. My yard is filled with the odd and unusual from around the world, yet it's the common Mexican feather grass that gets consistent ...

Whether you’re short on garden space or simply want to bring more texture to your patio, ornamental grasses make exceptional container plants. "They're hardy, versatile, and well-suited to different ...

When you first start planning a container garden, it's likely your mind is preoccupied with the endless number of bright florals to choose from. Structural and textural plants, like grasses for ...

Before we get into gardening with the ornamental Mexican feather grass, some context will help to underscore the value of landscaping with grasses. Lubbock is in the center of the Llano Estacado. A ...

Because grasses are such a varied group, they can be incorporated for many different landscape purposes. Grasses with a striking growth habit, foliage color, or flowers can be used as accent plants.

They glisten in the sun, sway and shimmer in the breeze, and provide year-round interest. This is the grace and beauty of ornamental grasses. Planted as a sweep, they serve as a low border or a ...

NO GARDEN IS complete without at least a few deciduous ornamental grasses. These elegant, flowing plants are usually drought-tolerant, generally pest-free and require little care. Impossible to shear ...

Texas gardeners rely on an arsenal of plants to pull us through climate extremes. Ornamental grasses are an outstanding group that bails us out in heat and drought. These water-thrifty multitaskers ...