Design: Grasses
See all of our articles on gardening with grasses in this collection from Fine Gardening Magazine. Find inspiration, design ideas, maintenance tips, and more!
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DesignEpisode 156: Finding Design Inspiration with Jay Sifford
Jay Sifford is an award-winning landscape designer based in North Carolina. Several of his garden designs have been featured in Fine Gardening, including a one-of-a-kind modern meadow garden and a…
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CollectionShopping-List Plants for Your Region 2024
If you’ve run into a garden rut, we’ve got you covered. It’s time to start planning for your first trip to the local nursery or garden center. What plants will…
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DesignVisit Every Corner of the Garden Center When Choosing Plants for a Mixed Container
One of the great things about being a container designer is the amount of time I get to spend in nurseries looking for unique and interesting plant material. Strolling through…
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DesignBoost Your Garden’s Brilliance with These Spectacular Plant Pairings
Many plants that deliver high visual impact are rambunctious. This doesn’t necessarily mean that they are aggressive, but when planted in masses (or sometimes singly) they can get out of…
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DesignDesigning for Impact Over the Long Haul: Planting Plan
Author Donald Pell’s career in horticulture started when he was 19 and eventually evolved into a landscape design practice that is located on a 14-acre farm in Chester County, Pennsylvania.…
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Design3 Strategies for Designing a Garden That Will Make an Impact for Years
Years ago I remember telling a landscape architect friend that I wanted to put together a talk about everything I’ve done wrong (in gardening rather than my personal life—that saga…
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DesignDesign Ideas for Managing Rainwater in Your Garden
Whenever I am working to resolve water problems in a landscape, I must acknowledge that water will always win. The best we can do is creatively direct it toward the…
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Design3 Warm-Season Ornamental Grasses That Excel in the Mountain West
My career in ornamental horticulture has led to the development of a working theory: Ornamental grasses are an acquired taste for most gardeners. This theory grew from personal experience (my…
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DesignGPOD on the Road: Here Come the Podophyllums, Part 2
We’re back for more of Cherry Ong’s visit to a great garden today, one that she saw on a tour organized by the Vancouver Hardy Plant Society last summer. This…
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DesignGPOD on the Road: Vancouver Garden Tour, Part 2
We’re back enjoying more photos of Cherry Ong’s visit last June to the garden of perennial gardening expert Pam Frost in Vancouver, Canada. Cherry visited as part of a tour…
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