Collection: Ornamental Grasses

Movement, Texture & Year-Round Drama

Ornamental grasses bring dynamic motion and architectural presence to residential landscapes, offering fine-textured foliage, graceful plumes, and multi-season interest that few other plants can match. Our selection includes warm-season and cool-season varieties in diverse heights and forms—from compact edging grasses to towering specimens that sway with every breeze, creating living sculpture that evolves through spring, summer, fall, and winter.

Why Ornamental Grasses Excel

• Four-season performance: Spring emergence, summer foliage, fall plumes and color, winter structure and seed heads
• Low-maintenance beauty: Drought-tolerant once established, pest-free, and require only annual cutback
• Movement & sound: Foliage and plumes respond to wind, adding kinetic energy and rustling texture to static plantings
• Design versatility: Mass plantings, specimen accents, border edging, prairie gardens, or container culture

Design Strategies

Layer ornamental grasses by height and texture to create depth and seasonal progression. Combine fine-textured varieties like muhly grass with bold perennials such as coneflowers and black-eyed Susans for contrast. Use repetition to create rhythm and flow through borders. Plant in drifts for naturalistic effect, or use as vertical accents to punctuate mixed plantings. Backlit grasses glow when positioned with western exposure.

Care Essentials

Plant in well-drained soil with full sun exposure for best performance. Water consistently during establishment, then reduce frequency as deep root systems develop. Most ornamental grasses thrive on neglect once established and require minimal fertilization. Cut back warm-season grasses in late winter before new growth emerges. Leave seed heads standing through winter for visual interest and wildlife value. Divide clumping varieties every 3-5 years to maintain vigor and prevent die-out in centers.