When choosing a new plant for your garden, there are many factors to ponder: Does it have the colour, size and bloom time you desire? Does it suit the site? Is it fussy or easygoing? Fragrant, long blooming, pest resistant? One often-overlooked attribute, though, is the ability of some plants to animate a border. These botanical Baryshnikovs gracefully sway, swish or sashay in … [Read more...] about Plants that move
ornamental grasses
Ornamental grasses in bloom
I’m glad to have both roses and ornamental grasses in the front garden, where they continue to bloom and prolong the seasonal display. It never occurred to me that they would possibly be most appreciated in autumn, when so many other perennials and shrubs are finished blooming. The one rose shrub is fluorescent red Double Knock Out, back in bloom now that the Japanese beetles … [Read more...] about Ornamental grasses in bloom
Benefits of small ornamental grasses
Favourite among my ornamental grasses is variegated Moor grass (Molinia caerulea ssp. caerulea ‘Variegata’, Zone 5, or possibly Zone 4 with protection), a small clump-forming grass that grows to 18 x 18 inches (45 x 45 cm). Its green blades are embellished with a central creamy streak that prevents it from being mistaken for a weed grass. It’s a subtle plant, but when planted … [Read more...] about Benefits of small ornamental grasses
Ornamental grasses for your garden
https://vimeo.com/29786785 Garden Making Editor-in-Chief Beckie Fox shows you a range of ornamental grasses in the beautiful setting of the Niagara Parks Botanical Garden. We then take you behind the scenes to a major grower and plant wholesaler, Valleybrook Gardens in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont., where Sales Consultant Tony Post explains how easy it is to grow ornamental … [Read more...] about Ornamental grasses for your garden
