Some of my favorite ornamental grasses are the pink pampas and switchgrasses. The bright, wispy plumes of pink scream girlishness without the high maintenance of roses and delphiniums. Before you purchase grass plants or seed, make sure you check your state's invasive plant listings. Some ornamental grasses are considered noxious weeds in some parts of the country.

Pull from nature's color palettes.If choosing color for your home has you feeling a bit intimidated, try looking to nature for inspiration. When you find a vista, garden or landscape that inspires you, snap a picture or clip a photo from a magazine. I was drawn to the feathery pink plants paired with greenery in this backyard.

In California and other dry climates, choosing a drought-tolerant ground cover like dymondia will further enhance the sustainability of the space.

Color palettes can be applied to the exterior ...

If your garden is a little more relaxed than classic, a little more desert than woodland, you might want to try grasses. Muhly grass (shown) is an excellent choice for a wallop of color.

Or use the grass as an accent, as designer Shirley Bovshow has done here, by planting smaller clumps throughout the garden.

Flagstone patios can be installed with ground cover planted in between, as shown in this image. This type of application complements the natural surroundings — but be sure to have the patio slant gently away from the pool to avoid runoff into the water.

Muhly Grass(Muhlenbergia capillaris) Muhly grass offers one of the most stunning colorations of all the ornamental grasses. It starts out as a neat green mound of fine foliage, and by summer's end it begins developing a mauve-pink spray of seed heads. This grass blends in beautifully with other ornamental grasses and flowering perennials. USDA zones: 5a to 10bWater requirement: AverageLight requirement: Full to partial sunMature size: 4 feet tallPlanting tips: Plant in fall or spring, and prune down to 12 inches in late winter or early spring.

Pink muhly grass (Muhlenbergia capillaris) is one of the most dramatic for late-season color. Rather than massing these in a single border, the designer added them throughout the space, effectively moving the eye around this beautiful garden. The pink-purple beard tongue (Penstemon sp, USDA hardiness varies) in the foreground adds a nice touch.

pink wheat stuff

Plantings around pool

Oriental grace

plants

Great grass

pink grass

pink flowers identified

Grasses

Entrada c Dymondia

pink grass - cool

Pink Muhly Grass

Grasses

Pink muhley grass

In California and other dry climates, choosing a drought-tolerant ground cover like dymondia will further enhance the sustainability of the space.

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Pink tall grass around pool

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height and size--annual Are pink tops messy

Everything..........

Landscape design

Ornamental design

love the grasses

Purple grasses

Pavers

Plants

Pink

flagstone, pink bushes

cotton candy

Lovely.

Love pink grass

really like the big slabs of sandstone with ground cover in cracks. Instead of a cement patio?

Pink grass

grass

grass in between stones

Pink grass

Plants

pink grass

pink plant low water

Muhlenbergia capillaris- pink muhly grass for Sally

love muhly grass

poolscape

Pink grasses

Cool plants

pink muhly grass plant

Grasses

Pink grass

Pink feathery grasses,

Flag stone,a better idea

Like how natural it looks

landscaping

Me gustan las dos plantas

Love the grass plants

Front yard landscape

Rood riet

Lov red plants

Grasses

THE COLOR!!!!!!

Pink Grasses

beautiful feathery grasses low water requirement

Grasses

Love the plants and flagstone

Flag stone

Want these plants

love this grass

Pink Muhly grass

Flat rock area around wading pool nice touch and low maintenance

flagstone with ground cover or grass in between

grasses

cotton candy plant

The pink fountain grass...muhlenbergia capillaris

Drought tolerant ground cover

Pink muhly grass

Live the sea grass

Love the grass and the contrast in the garden!!!

Grasses

Pool landscaping and stone

Love the fountain grasses

Pink grasses

Grasses

how the pool blends in with the garden

Flagstone pavers

Muhlenbergia capillaris- "pink muhly grass"

Flagstone

grasses

like the pink color grasses

ornamental grass

Grass

purple

Garden

Nice plants

Pink mainly grass...not sure if it grows here as perennial

Pink grass

pink muhly grass

Pink colour

What are the pink bushes?

Wow ! Pink grass!

Muhly Grass(Muhlenbergia capillaris) Muhly grass offers one of the most stunning colorations of all the ornamental grasses. It starts out as a neat green mound of fine foliage, and by summer's end it begins developing a mauve-pink spray of seed heads. This grass blends in beautifully with other ornamental grasses and flowering perennials. USDA zones: 5a to 10bWater requirement: AverageLight requirement: Full to partial sunMature size: 4 feet tallPlanting tips: Plant in fall or spring, and prune down to 12 inches in late winter or early spring.

pink grass landscaping

Grass between stones

Love grasses

i like these fountain grasses..

Yard

I like the pink colour in the grasses

Stones

Cool colored grass

Landscape-Mediterranean

pink fountain grass

I like these flower bushes....nice accents!

Hillside, & pathway

Pink grasses!

outdoor

treva

like plants by pool

Wall

Pink fuzzy grasses

pool looks natural

Pink grass

Pink bushes

For the chandler roof top

Possible drainage solution.

love this feathery grass

Pink ornamental grass

wispy plants

Landscape

Pink bush

BEAUTIFUL

pink muhly grass and lavender!!

Stone, gravel and plants

Pool decking

like these grasses

Grass

Pink mushy grass - back

Love this

Pink grasses here?

Love the pink grasses.

ornamental grass near pool. Color without the mess

Love the purple plume on the grass

Flagstone

Pink Bush

Another example of colorful grass growing between flagstones

Seems like simple landscaping on the slope

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Pavé en grosses pierres plates

Muhlenbergia capillaris- "pink muhly grass"

pink pampas grass and switchgrass

PINK

Muhly grass

Nice plants

Wonderful pink grass

Muhlenbergia

pink fuzzy plant behind pond

Pink muhly grass (Muhlenbergia capillaris) is one of the most dramatic for late-season color. Rather than massing these in a single border, the designer added them throughout the space, effectively moving the eye around this beautiful garden. The pink-purple beard tongue (Penstemon sp, USDA hardiness varies) in the foreground adds a nice touch.

Pretty.

pink grass

Landscaping

Pretty Pink

pink flowers

moss between

plants

Cotton candy grass

Pink grass

Muhly grass.

Love pink grass

Lovely pink

pond

love pink

Pink fountain grass!

pink grass

Flagstone

Upstairs area.

Pink

landscape

It's pink

The flowers!

Freshness

Another great pool idea

Pool deck

Grasses

Ornamental grasses

paving

Grasses

Muthy grass

Flowers

Patio plants

no yard

permeable patio

idea for small patio near outdoor kitchen bar

Pink grass

grasses

Love the pink flowers