What: Stipa gigantea is a statuesque grass. Tufts of 18-inch foliage explode with emerging seed heads in early summer. The seed heads grow 6 to 8 feet and hold large teardrop-like seeds that dry to a ...

Invite a graceful giant into your garden. Ornamental grasses are known to bring texture, softness and movement to the mixed border, but one of the most striking and unusual of ornamental grasses is so ...

Do me a favor. Go outside and take a good look at your garden. Got enough flowers? Thought so; after all, it's only June. Got enough contrast between your plant shapes, like spiky vs. mounding stuff, ...

Many kinds of ornamental grasses come into their own at this time of the gardening year, adding long-lasting structure, texture and interest in the form of their sculptural foliage, long-lasting ...

Flowers may be fading, but many ornamental grasses are still going strong, providing structure, movement and colour to borders and pots. Among the best in autumn is Stipa gigantea, or golden oats, ...

As the Chelsea Flower Show 2011 draws to a close this weekend, I can’t help but feel somewhat inspired and invigorated. Although the show gardens are very aspirational, there are always some small ...

Sarah Raven snips Verbena bonariensis at Perch Hill, with long-lasting grass Stipa gigantea in the background Credit: Photo: JONATHAN BUCKLEY We will all remember the spring of 2011. Like the summer ...