I love this combination of 'All Gold' Japanese Hakone grass and pink astilbe. My son Alex Walker-Drennan took me to visit one of the gardens installed and maintained by his landscaping company Practiced Hands Gardening (practicedhandsgardening@gmail.com). The garden has a strong Carolyn's Shade Gardens connection as almost all the plants came from my nursery, and…

Discover the enchanting world of low maintenance perennials tailored for shade gardens. Dive deep into an extensive guide on shade-loving plants that require minimal upkeep, from ground covers to vibrant green-leaved varieties. Whether you're redesigning your garden or starting from scratch, learn h

Fill your cottage garden with four seasons of interest with the beauty of low-maintenance ornamental grasses. From 6-inch mounds perfect for edging, to towering 20-foot screens, there's a grass for every cottage garden. There are so many varieties to choose from with a wide range of textures, seasonal colors and outlines. Grasses reward good care with all-season beauty. Since most don't drop foliage during dormancy, they provide shape, color, texture, movement, and wind song long after…

It can be tough to find perennials that dazzle in all four seasons, but Hakonechloa macra , commonly called Hakone grass, is a plant that fits the bill. Hakone grass is a beautiful perennial grass with gracefully arching leaves that sway in the breeze. It grows slowly to

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Hakonechloa macra (Hakone Grass) is a very beautiful perennial grass forming a cascading mound of gracefully arching, bright, rich-green leaves that ripple in the slightest breeze. Bringing alive any garden area, its soft foliage provides great fall color when it changes to exquisite copper-orange shades and persists into winter. Delicate airy sprays of green flowers appear in mid-late summer but are generally unnoticed among the leaves. Hakonechloa macra is more sun tolerant, drought…

Do you have a shaded landscape but will want to add a few ornamental grasses? Grasses typically perform best in full sun, but there are plenty of grasses and grass-like plants that will not only grow well but look fantastic in your shade garden. In this article, gardening expert Liessa Bowen introduces 11 of the best shade-loving and showy grass plants that you can grow.