Like most other ornamental grasses, Red Head fountain grass (Pennisetum alopecuroides ‘Red Head’) shines from late summer to early fall. The grass forms a large rounded mound with arching medium-green ...

Texas gardeners rely on an arsenal of plants to pull us through climate extremes. Ornamental grasses are an outstanding group that bails us out in heat and drought. These water-thrifty multitaskers ...

I really like the grass in the center of the containers in front of the Racine County Office Building. What is it, and could I use it at my house around my pond? - Lynn, Franksville. The grass is ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ornamental grasses are tough, drought-tolerant plants that can add structure, texture and color to any garden. They come straight ...

NO GARDEN IS complete without at least a few deciduous ornamental grasses. These elegant, flowing plants are usually drought-tolerant, generally pest-free and require little care. Impossible to shear ...

I have seen some different tall, graceful stands of grasses used various ways in yards around town. What are they and are they difficult to grow? There are literally dozens of ornamental grasses which ...

The LSU AgCenter has announced another Louisiana Super Plant called Fireworks, a red-foliaged variety of purple fountain grass or pennisetum. For many years, gardeners in Louisiana grew purple ...

In the Pikes Peak region, autumn brings striking displays of large ornamental grasses, which "flower" late in the growing season. Such grasses are a useful tool for xeriscape gardens - their slender ...

I’ve always been a sucker for fountain-form plants, which explains my affinity for palms. Among the first palms I planted on moving to Florida was a Chinese fan palm, then known as "Chinese fountain ...

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 ...