Jennifer Causey Spires of Liatris spicata and Liatris pycnostachya add vertical accents to the meadow. A local nursery can help you find the perennial grass that works best for your climate; the ...

Ornamental grasses are tough, drought-tolerant plants that can add structure, texture and color to any garden. They come straight and tall, wide and wispy, even short and spiky. Some also add two ...

Ornamental grasses provide a low maintenance option for gardeners. If you’re wanting to introduce texture and movement beyond what flowering plants or perennials can achieve in the garden, grasses are ...

Perennial plants aren't just useful because they grow back year by year, they can also bring much-needed height to an otherwise flatlined garden.

This time of year, I have a daily ritual on my walk from the car to my office. As I head up the curving entry path at New England Botanic Garden, I run my hand along the ornamental grasses that line ...

Over the past 15 years, Martin Stern has shaped the garden he tends with his favorite season in mind. The English country garden that grows next to his business, Squire House Gardens in Afton, Minn., ...

Looking for something new to plant this fall? Great weather ahead for installing container-grown plants. Growing ornamental grasses is one of the easiest perennials in the landscape. On Sunday I ...

Perennials and grasses in the year-round garden: through the seasons at Bressingham -- Designing with perennials and grasses -- Take twelve plants : a key to successful gardening -- Choosing ...

In fall the Instagram feeds of many of our favorite gardeners, quite understandably, start to wither or move indoors. Not so that of Dutch garden designer Frank Heijligers. Indeed, much like the dames ...