Morning Light Maiden Grass is a striking ornamental grass known for its beautiful variegated foliage that's sure to add texture, color, and movement to the landscape. This tall elegant grass is mesmerizing in the garden with its undulating leaves and tassel-like flowers that sway gracefully i...
Every year, lawn care consumes trillions of gallons of water, millions of gallons of gas, and millions of pounds of pesticides. Traditional turfgrass provides little to no habitat for pollinators and other animals and plants that make up a healthy, diverse ecosystem.
Grasses, or more technically graminoids, are monocotyledonous, usually herbaceous plants with narrow leaves growing from the base. They include the \"true grasses\", of the Poaceae (or Gramineae) family, as well as the sedges (Cyperaceae) and the rushes (Juncaceae). The true grasses include cereals, bamboo and the grasses of lawns (turf) and grassland. Sedges include many wild marsh and grassland plants, and some cultivated ones such as water chestnut (Eleocharis dulcis) and papyrus sedge (Cyperus papyrus). Uses for graminoids include food (as grain, sprouted grain, shoots or rhizomes), drink (beer, whisky), pasture for livestock, thatch, paper, fuel, clothing, insulation, construction, sports turf, basket weaving and many others.
It's no secret among clothing designers that a soft shade of pink will flatter most complexions. The same rule is true in a landscape, where a hazy swath o
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It's no secret among clothing designers that a soft shade of pink will flatter most complexions. The same rule is true in a landscape, where a hazy swath o
Floating heads of pink for a late summer show.
Le siepi servono a molti scopi. Possono essere usate per indicare e abbellire un confine - di un passaggio, di un giardino, di una proprietà - o per schermare la vista o creare privacy.
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Gardening experts recommend the best native grasses to support wildlife, reduce water consumption and put on a spectacular show
Bottlebrush Grass naturally grows in dry woodlands and barrens mostly north of the Mason-Dixon Line. It is the most shade-tolerant native grass, and its distinctive flowering and seed heads are a lovely ornamental feature, showing especially well when backlit.
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The seeds of broomsedge are evenly distributed along the 2-5 ft. stems and are striking in fall and winter when the fine hairs of the expanded racemes catch the sunlight. The clump-forming, perennial grass turns a tawny brown in fall. Unlike its relatives, Big and Little Bluestem (Andropogon gerardii and Schizachyrium scoparium), Broom-sedge can be an invader on disturbed lands, where it helps to control erosion. It is the primary native meadow grass in the northeast. Straight Species
Imagine a landscape ablaze with wildflowers, graced by swaying grasses, and filled with butterflies, birds, and beneficial insects. Who wouldn’t want such a lively, colorful scene in their own garden? No wonder such meadow gardens continue to grow in popularity. They appeal to that streak of independence and wildness within us and remind us of the beauty of wide-open spaces.
I had the opportunity to visit the Denver Botanic Gardens last week. As I pulled on thermals, several layers of fleece and my thickest socks I began to doubt my sanity! Temperatures were well below…
Grass needs to be vigorous, hardy, resistant to disease and pests and able to withstand foot traffic and frequent mowing. Danthonia poverty grass has promise in all areas. Read here for more info.
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Quaking Grass, Briza media Quaking grass usually is not the first plant to come to mind when most gardeners are designing a cutting garden. Instead, they c
Little Bluestem Grass, Schizachyrium scoparium When I visit large gardens, I am in awe of their beauty—as well as the work that is required to make and kee
For 2021, Plant Delights/JLBG was pleased to introduce an amazing form of the native Carex cherokeensis that our research staff (Zac Hill and Jeremy Schmidt) brought back from a 2017 expedition to Houston County, Georgia. This amazing, heavy-flowered selection has made a stunning clump to 30" tall x 4.5' wide, topped with stalks of hundreds (maybe more) of pendant, weeping flowerheads from early May (NC) through early summer. We find that Carex cherokeensis grows best in half day sun and in a slightly moist soil, although it's amazingly tolerant of some shade and soil that dries for a short time. We recommend cutting the flower stalks to the ground after they finish to eliminate the number of unwanted babies...unless you're looking for a bigger family.
The traditional grass palette for greenhouse growers usually includes a few tender selections for color and popular genera like pennisetum, miscanthus and
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