This rainbow of shades complements your pickier plants—without extending your to-do list. Jennifer Causey Fast-growing, low-maintenance perennial grasses, many of which change color in the fall, ...

Karl Foerster feather reed grass, one of the most popular ornamental grasses, is a familiar sight here in the Midwest. It's used extensively, both in home gardens and in commercial landscapes. No ...

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 ...

Ornamental grasses are an often-overlooked group of herbaceous perennials that thrive here, and will add beauty to your landscape with minimal effort. View full size ThinkstockSome ornamental grasses, ...

When choosing perennials for our gardens we set high standards. We search for plants with attractive foliage, delightful flowers, showy seed heads, impressive fall color and winter interest. We look ...

Mention ornamental grasses, and most folks think of the towering fountains of foliage used for privacy screens, or bold, upright focal points nestled among more traditional perennials and shrubs. Over ...

Early in spring while tulips bloom, while flowering shrubs bring on their colours, and while trees begin to cast their shade, ornamental grasses remain stubbornly unmoved. By the time June arrives ...

* What it is: A version of a U.S. native ornamental grass that’s good at staying upright (unlike taller grasses that often flop by late summer) and especially nice in early fall when the green blades ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Mention the word “grass” and most people still imagine expanses of shorn Kentucky bluegrass, the staple of iconic American lawns. Ornamental grasses, however ...

Ornamental grasses are tough, drought-tolerant plants that can add structure, texture and color to any garden. They come straight and tall, wide and wispy, even short and spiky. Some also add two ...