Ornamental grasses are easy-care, fast-growing, dramatic foliage plants-and they are deer proof! They are in their glory in the late summer and fall when your garden needs a boost! Their “flowers” are actually seed pods and remain attractive all winter long. The Natureworks demonstration gardens contain many examples of how these beautiful, carefree plants can be used in a landscape setting. They are often featured in our themed Saturday Morning Garden Walks in late summer and fall.

We carry a full line of ornamental grasses, including native varieties, grasses for shade, and those that are suitable for smaller-scale gardens. Please consult our current catalog for detailed descriptions of our grasses and contact our store for availability and pricing.

Listed below are some of our favorites:

Achnatherum brachytricha - Diamond Grass

Acorus calamus ‘Variegatus’ - Sweet Flag

Calamagrostis x acutiflora ‘Karl Foerster’ - Feather Reed Grass

Carex siderosticha ‘Variegata’ - Sedge

Chasmanthium latifolium - Quaking Oats

Eragrostis spectabilis - Love Grass

Festuca glauca ‘Elijah Blue’ - Fescue

Hakonechloa macra ‘Aureola’ - Japanese Forest Grass

Helictotrichon sempervirens ‘Sapphire’ - Blue Oat Grass

Liriope muscari ‘Big Blue’ - Lilyturf

Miscanthus sinensis ‘Adagio’ - Maiden Grass

Molinia caerulea ‘Skyracer’ – Moor Grass

Panicum virgatum ‘Shenandoah’ – Switch Grass

Pennisetum orientale ‘Karley Rose’ - Fountain Grass

Sporobolus heterolepsis - Prairie Dropseed