Container gardening makes growing your favorite plants easier, allowing you to move them around and manage their size. Begin ...

Maiden grass spreads prolifically through wind-dispersed seeds and vigorous underground rhizomes, making it hard to remove ...

Nothing spruces up a garden like ornamental grasses. If you want them to stay healthy through the year, though, you'll need ...

Two weeks ago, I wrote about being enamored with purple flowers and the feeling of calm their presence in the garden creates. I mentioned this was not by chance, since purple is an analogous color of ...

Tie tall grasses into bundles before trimming to reduce cleanup. Trim invasive or fire-prone varieties in fall to control spread and lower fire risk. As with lawn grasses, there are both warm-season ...

This article is Part 2 of ornamental grasses. I tried to squeeze it into one article but there was just too much great information I wanted to share with you. Hardy Fountain Grass (Pennisetum ...

North Dakota is definitely not known for its trees, but history has shown that it is reminiscent of the vast grasslands. To many of us, they seem very dull and unexciting, but in the fall, the colors ...

Hardy fountain grass (Pennisetum alopecuroides) is another popular ornamental grass with an arching shape that grows feathery seed heads resembling bottle brushes. It’s another grass that is easy to ...

Ornamental grasses are some of the most reliable plants you can add to a West Texas garden. They thrive in our hot, dry climate, require little maintenance and provide year-round beauty with their ...

This article discusses ornamental grasses. It does not cover lawn or turf grasses except to say downsize your lawn and turf as much as possible. Lawn and turf grasses are a mono-crop providing zero ...