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Ornamental Grass
david883_gw

tall grass for mostly shady area

13 years ago

Hi all

I have a spot in the garden in need of something and I think ornamental grass is just the thing. The previous owner of the house put some really nice hydrangeas in the back yard (about 4ft tall and 5-6ft spread) but they're about 6 feet away from the privacy fence and, standing back looking at it, it looks so bare behind it. Its a pretty shady area only getting very slight amounts of dabbled sun throughout the day. I'm wondering if anyone can recommend a tall, clumping grass that will do well in almost no sun (lets say 1-1.5 hours throughout the day). Is that a pretty high order haha?

Thanks again!

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