One week brings deluge. The next, not a drop of rain and sizzling heat. How are we to garden in such extremes? Doesn't seem fair, does it? There are plants that thrive on moisture and others touted ...

What: Featuring blue-green foliage with white margins, Miscanthus sinensis “Morning Light,” commonly called morning light variegated maiden grass, is a silvery addition to garden borders. Dense seed ...

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 ...

The Springfield News-Leader in Springfield, Missouri, partners with the Master Gardeners of Green County each week to bring readers a question-and-answer column with some of the expert horticulturists ...

Q. I have fairly new ornamental grasses. They look ragged right now. Can I cut them back or move them, and how do you do it? A. Ornamental grasses can add a graceful softness to full sun plantings and ...

Ornamental grasses provide a low maintenance option for gardeners. If you’re wanting to introduce texture and movement beyond what flowering plants or perennials can achieve in the garden, grasses are ...