Native grasses landscaping midwest

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Ornamental grasses are one of the most useful types of plants you can use in your landscape designs; here are five ideas to get you started, plus lots of beautiful grasses to achieve your favorite look.

With a little imagination and a slightly broader palette of plants, these ornamental grass combinations showcase your grasses all season.

This incredibly pretty planting includes plants of great winter interest that will lift your spirits during the dull days of winter. Low maintenance, deer resistant and fairly easy to replicate, this planting includes top performing plants which have been awarded prestigious awards. Enjoy a glorious and colorful spectacle from winter to even spring!

Plant these low-maintenance perennials and shrubs-including hostas, peonies, yarrow, daylilies, catmint and switchgrass-for a carefree Midwest garden.

If you live in the upper mid west of the United States, read on for 13 of the best ornamental grasses for your region.

Consider planting some decorative grasses that do well in full sun if you want to give your garden some texture and movement. These low-maintenance beauties

The display gardens are a living classroom; where customers and staff can observe, analyze and share feedback on mature plants and review new plants grown in trial gardens. From plant combinations and species comparisons to lighting conditions, and plant communities, the learning opportunities are unique to each garden.

Do you want to make your garden gorgeous in the fall? Add native grasses! These 7 ornamental grasses are fall showstoppers with their unique seed heads.

Ornamental grasses add low-maintenance beauty to Midwest gardens. They need little water, resist pests, and reliably grow back year after year. Here are our picks for the best ornamental grasses for the Midwest.