Here in Florida, it often appears on disturbed land, in pastures – it has little value as forage and can grow aggressively. Ornamental grasses are used in the landscape and restorative plantings ...

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Ornamental grasses are a wonderful addition to the landscape ... agent and master gardener coordinator for the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agriculture Science.

I have seen some different tall, graceful stands of grasses used various ways in yards around town. What are they and are they difficult to grow? There are literally dozens of ornamental grasses ...

which include Florida gamagrass, sea oats, lovegrass, smooth cordgrass and Fakahatchee grass. The pretty pink blooms of the native, drought-resistant ornamental grass, Muhlenbergia capillaris ...

Kurt Bluemel, a nursery owner and plants man who was called the “Johnny Appleseed of ornamental ... and a third in Florida near Orlando. He once supplied more than 4 million grasses for Disney ...

This phrase offers sound advice for the person looking for the “perfect” lawn grass. Homeowners who become frustrated with their North Florida lawns may become desperate and buy into those ...

When backlit by the sun, the tall waving flower spikes of giant feather grass (Stipa gigantea) are an arresting beauty. Lucas calls ornamental grasses “the ultimate mood-setters.” From a ...

Ornamental grasses are a wonderful addition to the landscape, because they don’t require a lot of care, provide a different texture, attract birds, and many of them produce attractive plumes or ...