A rare pairing of beauty and practicality, this ornamental grass is almost too good to be true: low maintenance, ...

Bringing colour and movement when most plants have faded, ornamental grasses are a great way to keep the magic alive through ...

Cutting ornamental grasses in the fall can damage plants by exposing their crowns to freezing temperatures, ultimately ...

Ornamental grasses have become quite popular in the Minnesota landscape. Native prairie grasses that once covered a great portion of western and southern Minnesota are now having major influences on ...

At one time not too long ago, vegetables and flowers properly belonged in your garden beds, and grasses and suchlike were relegated to the rest of the yard. That is certainly the way we started off in ...

As summer wanes and autumn waits in the wings, garden plants begin to change along with the weather. One of the most fascinating aspects of the summer-to-fall season is watching the metamorphosis of ...

Ornamental grasses such as "Karl Foerster" feather reed grass, maiden grass and Blue Avena grass make structural statements in containers, borders or flower beds. Ornamental grasses have grown on home ...

Late summer and early fall can be dull times in Gulf Coast gardens. The relentless heat and absence of rain discourage all but the feeblest blooming from even the hardiest perennials. However, now ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

If you've peeked outside and noticed your once vibrant green lawn looking a bit brown and patchy, don't stress. Brown grass doesn't always mean it's a goner. Often, it's just your lawn's way of ...

Back when I was a young landscape architecture student at Rutgers University in New Jersey, plant selection for the landscape trade was a little different than it is today. The legendary Bruce “Doc” ...