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, ...

Perennial grasses make excellent additions to any landscape, whether you’re looking to enhance your lawn, add texture to your gardens, or create a living privacy screen. However, not all perennial ...

When choosing perennials for our gardens we set high standards. We search for plants with attractive foliage, delightful flowers, showy seed heads, impressive fall color and winter interest. We look ...

Karl Foerster feather reed grass, one of the most popular ornamental grasses, is a familiar sight here in the Midwest. It's used extensively, both in home gardens and in commercial landscapes. No ...

Ornamental grasses bring to mind the wind blowing across the prairie, creating a living sea of softness. One in particular stands out with its cloud of pink seed blooms moving above green blades. Pink ...

Ornamental grasses are an often-overlooked group of herbaceous perennials that thrive here, and will add beauty to your landscape with minimal effort. View full size ThinkstockSome ornamental grasses, ...

The Perennial Plant of the Year for 2026 is a lovely ornamental grass, a cultivar of big bluestem (Andropogon gerardii), ...

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* What it is: A version of a U.S. native ornamental grass that’s good at staying upright (unlike taller grasses that often flop by late summer) and especially nice in early fall when the green blades ...

Early in spring while tulips bloom, while flowering shrubs bring on their colours, and while trees begin to cast their shade, ornamental grasses remain stubbornly unmoved. By the time June arrives ...

I'm always slightly irritated when a plant organization or association names "something-or-other" as their plant of the year, but it can't be easily grown in USDA Zone 4. It's the same "grrr…" thought ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... After the recent weather whiplash, gardening might seem daunting — especially if you are a first-timer or just getting back in the planting game. Maintain ...