3. Grasses. Remember these ornamental grasses? You would be wise to choose a few for your winter garden. When the grasses dry in autumn, they will remain tall stalwarts of the winter garden, even under a cover of snow. Simply cut them down to the ground in spring, and the display will start all over again.

Plant grasses for four-season interest. Before you cut down the garden in early March, snowstorms permitting, take one last look to see what you can do to add winter interest next year. One surefire way to improve four seasons of interest is by using ornamental grasses. Need quick height in a sculptural location? Think big bluestem (Andropogon gerardii) or Indian grass (Sorghastrum nutans). Want to mask the unsightly lower bare stems of flowering perennials? Think sideoats grama (Bouteloua curtipendula) or prairie dropseed (Sporobulos heterolepsis). These grasses provide cover and nesting materials for birds, often have nice fall color and make for a stunning winter garden.

grasses

grasses in pond

grasses and fruit trees

The different types of Native grasses

architecture in the garden

Nice

things I can do with the slope in backyard

nice feel to it

grasses

Grasses

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love the movement of grasses

wonder if muhly grass would thrive

pond

How peaceful

which ornamental grasses are good in winter

Pond with grasses

Evergreen trees and shrubs for winter interest.

ornamental grass

Like

Middlecreek

total scene looks nice

Ornamental grasses carpet a hillside, and soften the edges of a pond.

Cunningham was hired after the driveway had already been installed. "Because the driveway was basically a straight line from the road to the house, I added a grove of sugar maples to create a playful arrival sequence," he says. "It's also very common to see beautiful double allées of sugar maples lining driveways in the area, so this is a reinterpretation of that historical local element." "This region is blanketed in fog about a third of the time, so I also chose the maple trees because of their interesting silhouettes," says Cunningham. In addition, sugar maple leaves turn fiery red in the fall.

pond with deck, rubber tub or paddle boat

swimming pond

ideas parcela

Grasses

Remember these ornamental grasses? You would be wise to choose a few for your winter garden. When the grasses dry in autumn, they will remain tall stalwarts of the winter garden, even under a cover of snow. Simply cut them down to the ground in spring, and the display will start all over again.

hillside perennials

Lago

different ground levels make it picturesque

grasses, pond pool.

grasses

ornamental grasses, gazebo, garden layout

nice pond

Pond/ garden

winter garden grasses

pond on a hill

grasses

landscape

landscaping

Grasses

Winter garden? GRASSES!

tranquility

grasses

3. Grasses. Remember these ornamental grasses? You would be wise to choose a few for your winter garden. When the grasses dry in autumn, they will remain tall stalwarts of the winter garden, even under a cover of snow. Simply cut them down to the ground in spring, and the display will start all over again.

beautiful

deck

Jamie's pond in Love Actually!

great blending of grasses into landscape - very natural in appearance - not forced

back yard

Grasses. Remember these ornamental grasses? You would be wise to choose a few for your winter garden. When the grasses dry in autumn, they will remain tall stalwarts of the winter garden, even under a cover of snow. Simply cut them down to the ground in spring, and the display will start all over again.

pond/deck

swim pond