Texture. Mass plantings allow the viewer to really appreciate the texture of the plant. When you no longer need to focus your attention on contrasting colors or habits of multiple plant varieties, you are able to notice the more subtle and delicate features, such as texture. This effect can be achieved with a single species or multiples with similar textures. It's all about creating continuity and consistency.

The vistas on the coast are so majestic that the landscaping should follow suit. Mass plantings are a great way to elevate a single species into a real theme. Here, Mexican feather grass has a softly textured appearance and moves with the breeze.Learn more about ornamental grasses

4. Elevate the ordinary. A single object, a dark metal planter that one might easily find at a garden center, is suddenly treated as a work of art. Mexican feathergrass (Stipa tenuissima) adorns the garden floor like a plush carpet, while a simple, streamlined fence forms a gallery-like wall that defines the space. Without the pot this area of the garden would lose its sense of place; with it there's a powerful point of view. The pot is a surprising focal point here — It looks stunning against the glowing grass at its base.

Meadowlike grasses rather than a close-clipped lawn are another option when you want a more contemporary look. The soft waves mimic the look of the sea in your own yard. As a bonus, you get the feel of a lawn with minimal lawn maintenance.

Mexican Feather Grass (Stipa tenuissima) This is one of those perfect midsize grasses that seem to find their way into many gardens. Its soft texture and lighter green color set it apart from other grasses, and its low-maintenance needs endear it to many gardeners. It's known to be invasive on some parts of the American West Coast, so check with your local nursery before planting it.USDA zones: 6 to 10Water requirement: Average to low once establishedLight requirement: Full to partial sunMature size: 18 to 36 inches tallPlanting tips: Plant in fall or spring and pop out any unwanted pups when they spring up. It's not necessary to cut this smaller grass back, but use your hands to comb out any dead growth from around the perimeter of the plant at any time.

like abundance of grasses

Fence

Under tree

Again, landscaping with grasses

Fence for atrium

Garden

Effect of grass

Grasses

Move the pot

Mexican feather grass

Fence

mexican feather grass

Bamboo

Mexican Feathergrass, fence

Pool room garden

Day fence.

landescap19

horizontal slat fence in back

blue monolithe fountain in beach grass

Grasses

Mexican feather grass

native plants

Feather grass

Feather grass

feather grass

Mexican grass

horizontal slatted fencing

mexican feather grass

Love the bamboo

redwood fence

Grasses

Fern back

Grasses

the horizontal fence using different width boards

fence

Grasses in mass

fence

varying slat size

Landscape

Mexican feather grass

love this mexican feather grass... wonder if it would work in NC?

For front bed

grasses and fence

Grass

fence

Fence

blue pot

fence

Grass ideas..really like.

I like the field of wild miscanthus

Fence with horizontal lines

grass garden

lawn substitute

simple & pure

plant is beautiful arranged

Fence

Fence

The simplicity of the lines of the fence, the grasses, the bamboo and the blue por

contemporary meadow grasses

pretty too messy

cool fence

Bamboo fence

grass and fence for me!

Fence

Fluffy grasses around tall vases?

like the grasses

like the varying widths of planks

Vase in grass

Grass

horizontal wall

grass and fence

Grass

Mexican feather grass

Fencing

Natives

Fence and Grass

Grass2

private with a view

Stipa

No-mow grass to fill in space.

Good example of our fence idea.

Groundcover

Great groundcover and fence

feather grass

Mexican feather grass

all grasses instead of grass

Lateral picket fence, native grass

Fence idea

Fence

fencing

grasses -Mexican Feather Grass

Grass

Landscape

Good ornamental grass option

Love feather grass!

Grass

Fencing

horizontal fence

Another cool fence!

Horizontal fence

garden grass

for yard at beach

Fence

interesting use of grasses

Grass

Screening fence

soft grasses!

I like the varied width of the slats

grass

tall grass and fence

Meadow like grasses

Lovely honey wood fence

Screen1

Another example if cool of wood but different sizes employed

Grasses

Mexican feather grass

mexican feather grass

fence, landscape

gurholt

mexican feather grass in the foreground

tall grasses up against fence to soften it

Fence

Mexican Feather Grass

Ground cover

it is original

Lomandras of various kinds could work like this too.

Grass plants to fill in space. Neat and tidy

Mexican feather grass

Fencing and grasses

fence and grasses

Fence

fence

Screen for Smith residence

nice fence

wood fence

Love the garden

fence

Grass

The grasses!

Grass with sculpture

Grasses for church

grasses

How does the mexican feather grass look in the winter (in a zone 8a)?

Mexican feather grass

Horizontal fence

The grass will have nice movement.

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The fencing and ornamental grass make a wonderful organic mix

fence

Austin plants

nice fence

Plant names...not layout

winthrope

lo construido asilvestrado

like grasses and horizontal fence

Fence design

Grasses instead of lawn

horizontal fence

Mexican feather grass

Soft and low maintenance.

in front of our property

sideways fencing

Garden

Fence

cloture

wood facade over cement at bottom of house

Feather grass to plant with succulents

fence

garden grass

Soothing use of grasses and space.

Mexican Feather grass

Fence

fence

mexican feather grass stipa tenuissima hardy to zone 6

Backyard

grasses

great fence

low maintenance

Beautiful and simple

grasses for septic tank area

Mexican Feather Grass

Fence

meadow instead of grass

fence, masses of grasses

fufele, fu, stipa

fufelek

Fence

Grasses

Like the screen/fence

Mexican feather grass

Love the grasses

Fence

Grasses