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 ...

• 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A:Gulf muhly, a 3- to 4-foot native grass with fine-textured bluish-green foliage and striking pink panicles, does well here in a sunny spot. Birds could use this grass for cover and seed. 'Purple ...

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 ...

Not all grass is green — at least in the ornamental grass category. Blue, red, yellow and white, as well as variegated, striped and spotted varieties are great in the home garden, used as a backdrop ...

In the realm of good-looking grasses, Miscanthus has long held a certain pride of place. In 1893, the cover of Gardening magazine, published in Chicago, featured a border of hardy grasses — variegated ...

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.

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 ...