When you think of attracting birds to your garden, you likely imagine a yard filled with tall trees, cozy birdhouses, and a few seed-filled feeders. Surprisingly, there are several advantages of ...

"Ornamental grass" traditionally has meant "lawn," a cropped, carpet-like expanse of green. In recent years, the definition has widened to include ornamental grasses from native landscapes and far-off ...

In the last article I wrote, I suggested that I would follow up and write about my appreciation of some of the grass varieties I have come to know. Don’t let me lead you into thinking that these are ...

Several patches of Japanese silver grass, considered an invasive ornamental grass. - Warunporn Thangthongtip/Getty & undefined While there are a variety of perfect ornamental grasses for your yard ...

Ornamental grasses are an often-overlooked group of herbaceous perennials that thrive here. They can add beauty to your landscape with minimal effort. Because of their ease of care and reliability, ...

Winter has a way of changing how your yard looks — all the flowers from spring and summer are mostly gone for the season, and most of the trees are bare too. This botanical rest period can pose a ...

In springtime, when flowers are busting out all over, ornamental grass is the last thing on the mind of most gardeners. After all, a clump of sturdy but unremarkable-looking blades struggles to ...

Q: We've got several plants of Karl Foerster ornamental grass in our landscape. Should they be cut back in the fall? - Bob Larson, Bismarck, N.D. A: Ornamental grasses winter best with their tops left ...

Hello from Maine. We'd like to plant eulalia (zebra) grass, as we see along the roadsides. We do not have full sun, and it is very wet, often times flooded. Would this grass be sold at a local farm or ...