Ornamental grasses are great additions to the landscape. Like other perennials, some maintenance is required to keep the plants happy and healthy. As ornamental grass ages, the center dies back because all new growth is concentrated on the outside edges of the clump where it can get plenty of moisture and sun. If left alone, [...]
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March 12th, 2010 | Tags: landscape plants, landscaping, ornamental grass | Category: Gardening Related, Propagation | Leave a comment
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Instead of writing an article, I have decided to just offer up 24 links to other articles on ornamental grass. http://9am.ten.com.au/gardening-ornamental-grasses.htm March 6th, 2010 | Tags: gardening, landscape plants, landscaping, ornamental grass | Category: Gardening Related, General | 2 comments
By Dwayne
Dividing your ornamental grass is a great way to increase the number of plants you have in your landscape. Another benefit is that the clump of grass you remove the division from now has more room to grow. Ornamental grass has the newest growth on the outside of the clump. The older and weaker portion [...] February 12th, 2010 | Tags: landscape plants, landscaping, ornamental grass, propagation | Category: Gardening Related, Propagation, Uncategorized, Website Related | Leave a comment
By Dwayne
There are many ways of structuring your garden. One way that is gaining popularity is raised beds. February 9th, 2010 | Tags: gardening, Japanese Maple, landscape plants, landscaping, ornamental grass, pests, propagation, woody ornamentals | Category: Gardening Related, General | Leave a comment
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Are you wondering which varieties of grasses are considered warm season grass? Here is a short list of species that are considered warm season grasses. Miscanthus These grasses actively grow during the hottest days of summer. They actually prefer temperatures above 82 degrees F, and will slow their growth as the temperature drops. All these grasses will [...] January 12th, 2010 | Tags: landscape plants, ornamental grass, propagation | Category: Gardening Related | Leave a comment
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What makes a grass, a warm season ornamental grass? Ornamental Grass "Morning Light" [/caption] Warm season ornamental grasses like it hot. By hot I mean approximately 82 degrees F. If the temperature stays above 82 degrees, the grass will put on tremendous growth which will continue until the temperature drops. If the temperature [...] November 3rd, 2009 | Tags: landscape plants, landscaping, ornamental grass, propagation | Category: Gardening Related, General, Propagation | Leave a comment
By Dwayne
Ornamental grass. Beautiful and easy to care for I must say. Ornamental grass can really make a statement in your landscape and not many insects or diseases affect them, that is why I love them. However, I recently discovered something that I never knew about ornamental grasses. They can be dangerous! September 11th, 2009 | Tags: insects, landscape plants, landscaping, ornamental grass, propagation | Category: Gardening Related, General | 2 comments
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Many people make the mistake of planting trees and shrubs on or near their septic systems. Improperly locating landscape plants around the septic system can result in one or all of the following: Roots growing into the septic tank April 22nd, 2009 | Tags: landscape plants, landscaping, ornamental grass, woody ornamentals | Category: Gardening Related, General | 3 comments
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Image via Wikipedia [/caption] Recently, on a private growers forum I belong to, the question of growing plants over the septic tank and disposal field was asked. The member was asking if it was a good idea to use the heat from the septic tank to help with rooting hardwood cuttings. They also [...] January 26th, 2009 | Tags: Blueberry, butterfly garden, disease, gardening, Herbs, Hosta, Japanese Maple, landscape plants, landscaping, ornamental grass, propagation, woody ornamentals | Category: Gardening Related, General | 4 comments
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