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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Close-up of grass blades - Olenamykhaylova/Getty Images When the terms annual and perennial appear, many people tend to think of ...

Few things say low maintenance like a garden that's able not only to last year after year but also reseed itself for abundant growth all on its own. Perennial ornamental grasses like switchgrass or ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. © Frédéric Collin / Getty Images Perennial grasses make excellent additions to any landscape ...

Looking for year-round texture, movement, and color without fussy upkeep? Perennial ornamental grasses deliver all three. They thrive in most climates, shrug off pests and drought once established, ...

Ornamental grasses bring to mind the wind blowing across the prairie, creating a living sea of softness. One in particular stands out with its cloud of pink seed blooms moving above green blades. Pink ...

“Grass has started growing in a couple of my ground-cover plantings and in some sections of my perennial border. Some of the perennials with grass growing in and around them are lady’s mantle and ...

If mowing, collecting, and discarding the clippings afterwards is your routine, it’s time to change your lawn care practices.

When choosing perennials for our gardens we set high standards. We search for plants with attractive foliage, delightful flowers, showy seed heads, impressive fall color and winter interest. We look ...

It is all too common, especially here in north Florida, for warm-season perennial grass weeds to invade your desired warm-season perennial grass lawn or yard. Cogongrass (Imperata cylindrica), ...

Grass has gotten into my perennial garden and a bed of ground cover. What is the best way to get rid of it, as it seems to be spreading? — Bob Appleton, Woodstock Grass is difficult to eradicate once ...

In the days before gardeners bought their annual flowers in six-plant cell packs or single-plant four-inch pots for $4, $5, and even $6 a pop, our foregardeners got most of their annual flowers by ...