Sure you can put up fences or screens for added privacy. But for a low-maintenance, all-natural way to border a deck or yard, ...

While other ornamental grasses tend to arch outward, feather reed grass forms dense, erect clumps of narrow green leaves that send up stiff flowering stalks in summer. That means this ornamental ...

Foerster’s feather reed grass is one of my favorites. Plants stand up straight as a soldier. They bend in heavy wind, but spring right back to their 4- to 5-foot upright position.

Two feather reed grass standouts include 'Karl Foerster' (C. x acutiflora 'Karl Foerster') and 'Overdam' (C. x acutiflora 'Overdam'), both with foliage and flower heads that change to a shimmering ...

What: This grass, Calamagrostis acutiflora Karl Foerster, features an erect architectural form, slightly tighter than other forms of feather reed grass. In June, flower stalks rise to 6 feet tall ...

Ornamental grasses such as "Karl Foerster" feather reed grass, maiden grass and Blue Avena grass make structural statements in containers, borders or flower beds. Ornamental grasses have grown on ...

The Perennial Plant Association has selected Feather Reed Grass, cultivar Karl Foerster, as the 2001 Perennial Plant of the Year. Feather reed grass is an outstanding plant for the garden and ...

In 2001, the Perennial Plant Association made Karl Foerster Feather Reed Grass their plant of the year. This is like winning the Oscars for the best performance in the plant world. Advertisement ...

Most types are about 4 feet tall, and they get dainty pinkish seedheads in fall instead of plumes like miscanthus. ... Also take a look at feather reed grass (Calamagrostis).

WHAT: Calamagrostis acutiflora Karl Foerster, a feather reed grass, is valued for its early bloom time and architectural form, slightly tighter than other forms of feather reed grass. In June ...