When creating a new garden or looking for new additions, check out the Perennial Plants of the Year (PPOY). Selected by ...

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, ...

When creating a new garden or looking for new additions, check out the Perennial Plants of the Year (PPOY). Selected by ...

Ornamental grasses such as "Karl Foerster" feather reed grass, maiden grass and Blue Avena grass make structural statements in containers, borders or flower beds. Ornamental grasses have grown on home ...

From frothy seedheads to swaying stems to spikey clumps of foliage, ornamental grasses offer loads of winter interest. Call ...

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Ornamental grasses provide a low maintenance option for gardeners. If you’re wanting to introduce texture and movement beyond what flowering plants or perennials can achieve in the garden, grasses are ...

Gardening columnist Carol Barany encourages readers to refresh their gardens by choosing dependable plants, highlighting ...

This time of year, I have a daily ritual on my walk from the car to my office. As I head up the curving entry path at New England Botanic Garden, I run my hand along the ornamental grasses that line ...

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 ...

Grasses are flowering plants, too. Where are the petals, the sepals and the reproductive parts? If you want to study grasses, you need a whole new vocabulary. I have learned the names of a few common ...