Ornamental Grasses.
- Simone Taylor
- Aug 22
- 1 min read
Graceful yet resilient, ornamental grasses bring texture, rhythm and a sense of movement to the garden. Their shifting forms catch light and wind, lending drama and softness through the seasons. Whether woven through borders, scattered among gravel plantings, rising as a focal point or spilling from containers, they offer style and drama with very little demand. With an array of shapes, sizes and colours, they are a excellent addition to any garden.
Their slender, ribbon leaves gather into elegant clumps, from which feathery flower plumes rise in summer and autumn. Even as the year wanes, their stems and seedheads linger, standing tall through frost and winter light, bringing sculptural presence long after flowering. Sun and space suits them best, a bright, open position highlights their form.
Their popularity has soared in recent years, thanks in large part to the naturalistic prairie and matrix style plantings championed by Dutch designer Piet Oudolf, where grasses weave harmoniously with perennials to create living tapestries of ever shifting form.
Most perennial deciduous Ornamental Grasses benefit from cutting back each year. In this video I show you how I do mine. I do this annually just before the start of Spring when bulbs and other early perennials are starting to flower and the sculptural interest from grasses is less needed.
Some of my favorite Ornamental Grasses are:
You can find all the Ornamental Grasses I sell on my website here.
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