Northeast Gardening: Ornamental Grasses ?, 1 by pollyk

pollyk wrote:
This is right up my alley. Ornamental grasses was what I first did when I started a nursery. But now it's too strenuous a product for me.

But one of my favorites for upright growth is Overdam. In this pic Overdam is on the right, in flower. The larger ones are Gracillimus, which I like better than Morning Light. Gracillimus is the finest textured of the miscanthus, that I know of.

A great place to buy grasses from is Santa Rosa Gardens. Most of mine are from Kurt Bluemel, but I don't know if they sell retail or not.

I wouldn't have a border without the grasses. To me they are important as a focal point, and as a filler.

Excuse the weeds in the front of the border. I did weed after taking the picture, but it was during my shipping season, and my own gardens suffer then.