Planting ornamental grasses make a big impact in the backyard, with many varieties hardy and easy to grow, providing year-round interest. From tall and wispy varieties that sway beautifully in the ...

You can also use this ornamental grass to create an eye-catching strip of edging in front of tall hydrangeas in your borders. Japanese sedge is a dense grower, making it a perfect plant for ...

If you're looking for garden screening ideas but don't want to introduce or build a structure in your yard, using tall ...

If you’re looking to add a touch of movement, texture and year-round interest to your garden, ornamental grasses might just ...

A sunny garden and landscape ages into a shade garden. Here are some recommendations for grasses for shady sites. I know of no tall grasses (4 feet or more) that grow in shade. (Aruncus, goat’s beard, ...

When backlit by the sun, the tall waving flower spikes of giant feather grass (Stipa gigantea) are an arresting beauty. Lucas calls ornamental grasses “the ultimate mood-setters.” From a ...

Ornamental grasses are used extensively in modern landscape design for a good reason. The effect created as tall grasses sway gracefully in a light breeze can never be reproduced any other way.

This week's column discusses cutting back ornamental grasses and the pros and cons of starting your own plants from seed in ...

Graceful floating leaves and lacy flowering stems of ornamental grasses provide a decorative contrast to the shapes and sharpness of the typical desert landscape. These grasses add softness to the ...

In many new developments in Fort Collins, turf grass that needs moderate to high amounts of water won't be allowed anymore.