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Flowers and PlantsTry This Native Alternative to Mexican Feather Grass
Alkali sacaton is a beautiful western U.S. bunchgrass for Southwestern gardeners with even the most difficult clay or alkaline soil
Full StoryGardening GuidesGet Year-Round Good Looks With Matrix Planting in Your Garden
Any garden — from 100 square feet to 10,000 square feet — can apply this low-maintenance, sustainable design method
Full StoryLandscape DesignAdd Softness, Light and Movement With Ornamental Grasses
12 design ideas for using grasses in your fall landscape
Full StoryFlowers and Plants10 Essential Native Grasses and Sedges for Mid-Atlantic Gardens
This collection of common grasses will thrive in the home landscape
Full StoryGardening Guides10 Ornamental Grasses to Plant This Fall
Add interest to your garden with these popular warm-season and cool-season varieties
Full StoryLawn AlternativesTry Adaptable, Shade-Tolerant Sedges for a Grasslike Look
These native ground covers from around the U.S. thrive in shady areas where lawns suffer — and you don’t have to mow them
Full StoryGardening Guides8 Native Grasses and Sedges for Southeastern Gardens
These plants bring beautiful texture to the landscape
Full StoryFlowers and PlantsPanicum Virgatum, a Prairie Beauty Many Gardeners Can Enjoy
Switchgrass adds color through the year and is a natural ‘seed feeder’ for birds
Full StoryGrassesVersatile Breeze Mat Rush Sails Into Drought-Tolerant Yards
Grassy Lomandra longifolia thrives year-round in shady and sunny gardens, in containers and in the ground
Full StoryFlowers and PlantsCarex Pensylvanica Fills the Void in Dry Shade Gardens
Plant Pennsylvania sedge in eastern U.S. woodlands or dry shade gardens for spring flowers and softly textured bright green leaves
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Carex Brevior
This mounding sedge native to many U.S. states is tough as nails and can replace the traditional lawn in low-traffic areas
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