Fall-blooming perennials and cool-season crops may top your garden list for August. But don’t ignore another easygoing plant that is sure to add focus and fluidity to your autumn garden: ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A large pampas grass plant in a garden Pampas grass is a wonderful ornamental grass whose lush panicles offer a restful break from ...

A blue, green, purple, and white hummingbird sitting on a branch in partial sun - Maywand Khan/Shutterstock While flowers, produce, and herbs are the common ways to fill a garden, ornamental grasses ...

While a blooming hydrangea won't get lost in a garden, enhancing its impact won't hurt. Choose a companion plant with a dramatically contrasting growth habit.

Ornamental grasses make excellent screen plants to hide unsightly propane tanks and air conditioners, or for privacy around patios and decks. They develop faster than shrubs. Professional designers ...

Support local journalism: Find offers for new subscribers here: Special Offers — FLORIDA TODAY. Ornamental grasses are a wonderful addition to the landscape, because they don’t require a lot of care, ...

If you have a problem with deer eating your landscape plants, but you still want some color and drama in your garden, consider planting ornamental grasses. Susan Morrison, a Concord landscape designer ...

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, ...

A fashionable fix for drought-proofing lawns is downsizing: ripping up some of that demanding turf and replacing it with succulents or a vegetable garden. But here's another idea. How about replacing ...

Ornamental grasses are dramatic plantings, providing depth, texture and color to your landscape. And they're pretty easy to grow, have few pest and disease problems, and are an excellent choice for ...