The Grass Journal

How Far Apart to Plant Ornamental Grasses: A Spacing Worksheet
Estimate plant quantities from mature spread and center-to-center spacing without overcrowding the planting. Read more...
Evergreen Grasses and Sedges: Planning for Winter Interest
Separate evergreen foliage from winter seed-head interest and choose plants that suit your local conditions. Read more...
Fall Planting Ornamental Grasses: A Climate-First Checklist
Decide whether to plant this fall by checking frost, drainage, plant hardiness and time for roots to establish. Read more...
Sedges, Rushes and Grasses: How to Choose for Your Garden
Learn why grass-like plants have different needs and use a practical checklist to choose for your planting site. Read more...
Blue Fescue Care: Choosing a Site, Spacing and Keeping Clumps Tidy
Choose the right spot for blue fescue and plan spacing, watering and seasonal care before you plant. Read more...
Planting Tips
Planting Tips
Getting a grass planted correctly the first time saves you months of stress later. Most of the problems we hear about trace back to one of a few mistakes made... Read more...
Dividing Ornamental Grasses
Dividing Ornamental Grasses
A dying center isn't a sign your grass is failing — it's a sign it's ready to become two, three, or four plants instead of one. Dividing keeps established clumps... Read more...
Designing With Grasses
Designing With Grasses
Ornamental grasses don't just fill space — they move, catch light, and change with the seasons in ways most other plants can't. Design with intention, and grasses become the architecture... Read more...
Low Water Grasses
Low Water Grasses
Once established, the right ornamental grass can go weeks without supplemental water and still hold its color and structure. The catch is that 'drought tolerant' almost always means after an... Read more...
When to Cut Back Grasses
When to Cut Back Grasses
Cut back an ornamental grass at the wrong time and you can lose the very thing you planted it for — winter structure, seed heads, or even a healthy plant... Read more...
Best Grasses for Containers
Best Grasses for Containers
Not every ornamental grass belongs in a pot. The big, spreading varieties that look spectacular in open ground can outgrow a container in a single season — or worse, struggle... Read more...
Best Grasses for Privacy & Screening
Best Grasses for Privacy & Screening
The wrong grass can leave you waiting years for privacy — or spreading aggressively into beds you never intended to plant. Here's what actually works as a living screen. Read more...