Last week, I wrote about the possibility of growing edible ground covers, most of which are considered as lawn weeds, in place of a lawn. I am thinking about actually trying this on part of my property as I have one area where wild thyme seems to be outgrowing the grass and another area that is dominated by weeds such as wild strawberry, yellow and orange hawkweed and broad leafed plantain. I ...
They catch the sunlight, sway and rustle in the breeze. In fall, ornamental grasses are in their glory as they turn shades of gold, bronze and ruby. You may pass the same way every day, suddenly notice a stand of reddish or golden grasses. Consider adding a few of these underappreciated plants to your yard. They’re easy to grow, attractive, versatile and beneficial to wildlife.
HOLLIDAYSBURG -- Michael Strueber often observes that you can't compete with nature, but he certainly expends a lot of effort complementing it. Anchoring the artist's dazzling gardens are white arbors, junipers, blue spruce standard topiaries and ornamental grasses.
Flowers bloom Wednesday in the Barbara Hunter Grant garden at Greenville Avenue, South Coalter Street and Commerce Road in Staunton. / Mike Tripp/The News Leader
The beauty of frost-rimed plants. The joy of dead stems. The drama of seedheads. What are we talking about? Grasses, of course. And in my experience it's lies, lies, lies. We've all seen those dreamy, backlit images of prairie plantings at dawn: swathes of miscanthus, panicles of oaty stuff, nature re-arranged into tidy patches of bronze and buttermilk, biscuit and tallow. For five long seasons ...
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