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Michelle Gervais, Associate Editor

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...of grasses! This time of year, most of the excitement you'll find in northern gardens comes from blooming ornamental grasses blowing in the breeze. Here are a few shots that illustrate that gorgeously, from a garden designed by Christine Froehlich in northwestern Connecticut. Note the classic companion to fall grasses--the seedheads of the black-eyed Susans!

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sheilaschultz writes: Michelle, I feel the same way. After a winter's rest from gardening, I'm itching to slowly get back to messing with my plants come Spring. Grasses are a wonderful addition to gardens. Posted: 7:32 pm on October 14th

dirt_therapy writes: This is so lovely! My grasses are the joy of my fall garden. Is there a way that I can save some of these beautiful garden pictures to my Fine Gardening member site? If a way exists, would someone please tell me how to do it? If there is not, would the folks at Fine Gardening work on a way to catalog these photos many of us would like to use as future references? I look forward to every morning opening this email to see what I might learn or be inspired by for the day! Posted: 4:37 pm on October 14th

GreenGrowler writes: LOVE the Miscanthus! It's a staple in my garden as it does well in a semi-arid climate, yet doesn't get as large (which may be a blessing in disguise!). My favorite variety, although common, is Miscanthus Gracillimus 'Morning Light'. The sea of Rudbeckia seedheads is a fabulous foil for the upright habit - beautiful! Posted: 10:12 am on October 14th

mgervais writes: I LOVE cutting back my grasses in the spring! I find it very satisfying. There's nothing complicated about it (unlike pruning shrubs, which terrifies me), and you end up with such tidy mounds waiting to sprout new blades. But I could see how it could get old in this garden! Posted: 9:53 am on October 14th

blondeartist writes: I love the sharp square angles juxtaposed to the almost watery texture of the grasses. Maybe it's fall clean-up looming, but for some reason I keep thinking of the poor person who will be cutting down all the tall miscanthus come spring. Posted: 9:14 am on October 14th

DreamGardener writes: Lovely! You can practically Hear them moving! Posted: 8:36 am on October 14th

meander1 writes: That's a beautiful composition of grasses. I have become particularly fond of the Miscanthus variety Adagio. It is large enough to make a statement but never gets so tall that it separates and flops over regardless of what it endures weatherwise. Plus, it does not have a tendency to reseed. Posted: 6:58 am on October 14th

saludamary writes: The grasses always add so much rhythm and texture to a garden,
It would be educational if your could include the names of the grasses(either genus or species or Tm) Posted: 6:45 am on October 14th

rosebud2 writes: Grasses have turned out to be the most rewarding plants in our garden in terms of effort relative to effect. Beautiful! Posted: 5:39 am on October 14th

gottagarden writes: Such a nice variety of grasses, good mixture of heights and seedheads. Mine are "blooming" now, and I must say they look better in person than in photos. Posted: 5:31 am on October 14th

JulieBW writes: Someone said, "grasses create movement in the garden". Nothing else like them, they are great. Posted: 4:41 am on October 14th

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