What: Miscanthus sinensis “Gold Bar” sets the new standard for golden variegated ornamental grasses. This showstopper has a multitude of dramatic gold stripes that cut across the grass blades. Often ...

In my teaser in today's HGNW, I mixed up catnip and cat grass. Totally different except for the word "cat." How embarrassing. Not surprisingly, cat grass looks like ...

Every morning while waiting for my coffee to brew, I spend a few minutes looking out a kitchen window. No matter what the weather, my eye wanders across the garden and never fails to rest on the pale ...

One week brings deluge. The next, not a drop of rain and sizzling heat. How are we to garden in such extremes? Doesn't seem fair, does it? There are plants that thrive on moisture and others touted ...

• Variegated giant reed grass (Arundo donax ‘Peppermint Stick’) is a striking ornamental grass. Reed is a general botanical term used to describe tall grasses that grow in wet areas. Peppermint Stick ...

NO GARDEN IS complete without at least a few deciduous ornamental grasses. These elegant, flowing plants are usually drought-tolerant, generally pest-free and require little care. Impossible to shear ...

Variegated foliage adds light to shady areas. We learned that last week with variegated hydrangeas. Would you believe the plant in the photo is none other than St. Augustine grass? It is the very one ...

We accepted some plants from neighbors and have come to regret that decision. While lovely, the grasses have overtaken areas where we don't want them. They have reproduced so efficiently that if mowed ...

Looking for a decorative grass for your small-sized garden or yard that won't overpower your outdoor space? With myriad textures, shapes and forms, there are masses of grasses and grass-like sedges ...

Some gardeners specialize in growing annuals, some perennials, some vegetables, some grasses or shrubs or vines. I grow leaves. I am particularly fond of foliage. When I'm nursery hopping, instead of ...

What: Miscanthus sinensis “Gold Bar” sets the new standard for golden variegated ornamental grasses. This show-stopper has a multitude of dramatic gold stripes that cut across the grass blades.