Given the choice between ‘Blond Ambition’ and ‘Purple Stipa,’ which would you choose? These are not the names of rock bands, but rather California native grasses that make your garden rock. They ...

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 ...

Ornamental grasses and their grasslike cousins have firmly established themselves as key elements in the modern garden, and their ranks keep swelling. That may be because ornamental grasses offer many ...

One of the most impressive displays of ornamental grasses I have ever seen was in an estate garden where massive stands rose majestically as background plants and smaller tufts intermingled with ...

Ornamental grasses are often undervalued as part of landscapes, but offer a lot in the background without demanding the attention of more showy counterparts in beds or borders. If you want to add ...