A variety of ornamental grasses in the garden - Quercus 1/Shutterstock Ornamental grasses are a very popular addition to any front or back yard for added visual interest and beauty. There are many ...

Just when you think the garden is ready to wind down, ornamental grasses burst into their autumn spotlight like nature’s grand finale. While flowers fade and leaves drop, these bold, swaying beauties ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pruning your ornamental grass is important from an aesthetic perspective, too. Cutting back will improve a plant's overall ...

The leaves are falling, there’s a chill in the air, and the countdown for Winter has begun — it must be October. Though it might seem like your gardening jobs have come to a screeching halt, now is ...

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To cut or not to cut? That is the perennial question—pardon the pun—when it comes to cutting back plants in fall. With perennials, there is no one perfect time to cut back plants as a group. Some ...

Electric hedge trimmers are perfect for cutting back ornamental grasses. CONTRIBUTED Electric hedge trimmers are perfect for cutting back ornamental grasses. CONTRIBUTED Last Sunday and Monday were ...

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 ...

Do you know what a secateur is? I encountered the word a few years ago in a magazine featuring Martha Stewart, who was describing the fine points of the secateur she was marketing. A secateur is ...

DENVER — This is the worst possible time to cut back anything--not shrubs, not roses, not ornamental grasses, not iris. Some people still insist on "putting the garden to bed" by chopping everything ...