When winter's icy breeze sweeps across the countryside and garden birds ruffle their feathers on bare branches, most plants will have slipped into a deep slumber. Most – but not all. Evergreens such ...

While I still have winter gook on much of my yard, I did get melt in the sunnier parts. Some of my pansies actually look OK, ...

WOULDN’T IT BE wonderful to find a plant that exhibits not only handsome foliage and attractive flowers, but also eye-catching fall color and showy seed heads that enhance its charm and appeal for ...

Fall puts on its finery when the ornamental grasses appear – their plumes shimmering and shining in the autumn sun. Ornamental grasses are practical in the home garden because birds and small mammals ...

Ornamental grasses are the gateway to a fabulous garden, and they make you see the world in terms of color, form and texture. That is why landscape designers are so addicted to ornamental grasses, ...

Wondering when is the best time to cut back ornamental grasses? Actually, right now is a great time. A late winter cut helps grasses grow back healthier, fuller and stronger once spring arrives.

As summer wanes and autumn approaches, garden plants begin to change along with the weather. One of the most fascinating aspects of the fall season is watching the metamorphosis of many structural ...

For much of the year, ornamental grasses may be perhaps the most underappreciated plant choices for the landscape. You likely pass them unnoticed during spring and summer, when they quietly provide ...

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 ...

Ornamental grasses get no respect, according to some garden experts. "People are captivated by plants with big, showy, colorful flowers like peonies and iris," said Mary Hockenberry Meyer, professor ...