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Types of Ornamental Grasses: A Guide to Garden Grasses
A practical guide to the main types of ornamental grasses, sorted by season, size, growth habit and light, with example plants and where each one fits.
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Hardy Ornamental Grasses by Zone: Choosing Grasses for Zones 5 and 6
Pick hardy ornamental grasses for USDA zones 5 and 6, including 6b. Covers tall, short and shade grasses, invasive risks, planting time and cutting back.
Ornamental Grasses for Shade and Part Shade
Which ornamental grasses and grass-like plants actually grow in shade? Compare the best choices for part shade, dry shade and moist shade, plus care tips.
Ornamental Grasses for Wet Areas and Soggy Soil
Which ornamental grasses, sedges and rushes cope with wet areas and soggy soil, how to match them to how wet your site is, and which ones to avoid.
Drought-Tolerant Ornamental Grasses for Dry Sunny Gardens
Choose ornamental grasses that thrive in dry, sunny gardens: reliable picks, how to establish them, when to cut back and divide, and which to avoid.
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Which grasses suit your climate, light and soil.
Grass Types The main kinds of ornamental grass and how they differ. 13 guides Grasses by Zone Grasses that thrive in your hardiness zone. 10 guides Shade Grasses Grasses and grass-like plants for shady spots. 10 guides Wet Site Grasses Grasses for rain gardens, pond edges and damp soil. 7 guides Dry Sun Grasses Tough grasses for hot, dry, sunny beds. 10 guides
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Planting, designing with and looking after grasses.
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Growing, containing and controlling bamboo.