P ampas grass is a wonderful ornamental grass with lush panicles that offer a restful break from the green of a typical yard.

While some are excellent for wet areas, others handle the heat and drought of rock gardens and pavement with amazing grace. Grasses that naturally grow in the hot and dry savannah will struggle in ...

Ornamental grass is also an effective way to create barriers and transitions within your backyard. Those same, tall grass varieties can be used to create private sitting areas, cordon off a patio ...

Ornamental grasses are used in the landscape and restorative plantings, and broom-sedge bluestem does have a place in some designs. Uses for this bluestem include soil stabilization, erosion ...

Last week, I talked about smaller trees with good fall color. There is another group of plants that have been rivaling the trees for color, the ornamental grasses.

Water-shy Las Vegas wants to ban useless grass to conserve water in first such effort in U.S. California imposed a temporary ban on watering ornamental grass during the past decade’s drought.