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Grasses are abundant, and when you take a closer look, you’ll really discover the incredible beauty of each species. Landscaping with these is a real treat!

New Zealand flax

New Zealand flax, a grass with stunning colors

Perennials
Miscanthus sinensis - Chinese reed

Miscanthus sinensis, how to grow Chinese reed

Ornamental grasses
Festuca gautieri

Spiky fescue, how to care for Festuca gautieri

Ornamental grasses
Fescue

Fescue, a family of blue grasses: planting and care

Ornamental grasses
Lagurus ovatus, bunny tail grass, in full bloom

Little bunny foo-foo, hopping through the garden!

Ornamental grasses
Panicum virgatum

Panicum virgatum, switch to switch grass for flower beds and pots!

Ornamental grasses
Phormium grass, New Zealand flax

Phormium, a grass-like clump of color in the garden… or pot… or terrace

Ornamental grasses
Seaside view through leaves and seed pods of blue lyme grass

Blue lyme grass, the sand grass that looks like rye

Ornamental grasses
Marram grass against the sunset

Marram beach grass, holding the sand in place

Ornamental grasses
Garden plants for seaside oceanfront landscaping

Plants for a fabulous oceanfront garden

Special reports
Chasmanthium latifolium, northern wood-oats

Chasmanthium latifolium, oat-like grasses for elegant flower beds

Ornamental grasses
Miscanthus sinensis

Zebra grass, advice on how to plant and care for Miscanthus sinensis

Ornamental grasses
Easy flower bed

Stunning flower beds with very little work

Garden Flowers
Deschampsia cespitosa tufted hairgrass

Tufted hairgrass, a grassy wonder that sways its fronds in the wind

Ornamental grasses
Native and invasive range of Imperata cylindrica

Imperata cylindrica, a colonizer with blood-red blades… of grass!

Ornamental grasses
Blood grass, red baron

Imperata cylindrica ‘Red Baron’, blood-like grass

Ornamental grasses
carex hachijoensis oshima sedge

Carex hachijoensis, the striped Oshima sedge to brighten up the ground

Ornamental grasses
Landscaping small tiny garden

Landscape a small garden with 5 simple features

Special reports
Black mondo grass

Ophiopogon planiscapus, incredible black grass

Perennials
Oriental fountain grass seed pods swaying in the wind

Pennisetum orientale, the oriental fountain

Ornamental grasses
Stipa gigantea is giant feather grass

Giant feather grass, advice on caring for it

Ornamental grasses
Carex sedge growing near water

Sedge, carex, superb grass

Ornamental grasses
Dried flower bouquet

Preparing a bouquet of dried flowers

Garden Flowers
A few plants thrive on sandy soil but most don't.

Sandy soil, which plants are best?

Special reports
Blue fescue

Blue fescue, proper care from planting to winter

Ornamental grasses
A close-up of a clump of Mexican feather grass.

Mexican feather grass “Pony tails”

Ornamental grasses
Five seed pods of pennisetum against a sunset-lit sky

Pennisetum, a very cute grass

Ornamental grasses
Wispy grasses in the wind for a wild garden

Grasses, growing wild grasses in the garden

Ornamental grasses
Tall Pampas grass fronds against blue sky

Pampas grass, a giant grass

Ornamental grasses
Grasses

Grasses, trendy with a designer touch

Ornamental grasses
Banana trees

Banana trees : Growing and Care

Foliage houseplants
Two varieties of Bana grass, one purple in front and one green in the back, along a dirt field.

Bana grass, a tall grass for landscaping and much, much more

Ornamental grasses