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Ornamental Grass

There are ornamental grasses of many widths, heights, colors, and textures, adding great variety to the garden bed. The breezes of spring and summer will set them swaying gracefully. Winter will bring out a different side, with the dried blades and seed heads lending structure and texture to the Landscaping.

Tn Nurseries Best Selling Native Grass

1. Blue Joint Grass

2. Blue Grama Grass

3. Indian Grass

4. Panic Grass

5. Cherokee Sedge

Native Grass Plants will also add beauty to your Landscaping.

Another advantage to the native grasses is attracting pollinators and other wildlife to the yard. Birds love the seed heads in winter and the drooping foliage in summer to hide their nests and are young from predators. Many caterpillars feed on these grasses as they prepare for their metamorphosis into butterflies.

 Add a few native nectar-producing perennials among your grasses, and the butterflies will also flock to your garden, to say nothing of hummingbirds.

Determine your planting zone and which grasses are native to your area, and get started on your wildlife refuge today.

Sedge - Carex

This ornamental grass grows in clumps and is sought by homeowners because it thrives in light conditions from full sun to deep shade, though it prefers shade. That makes it suitable for planting masses in the front of a border, beneath a tree, or in a shady part of the garden where few other things will grow. Planting in rock gardens is also good; smaller cultivars make an excellent ground cover.

Fast-growing sedge also grows best in hardiness zones 5 to 9 in moist, well-draining soil. Its mature height ranges from 6 to 18 inches, depending on the species.

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Other nurseries sell grass that's rated as hardy to specific zones. But we grow quality grasses from individuals who have adapted to each zone over many generations. When you place your order, we'll determine which hardiness zone you're in and select grasses that are not only hardy to your zone but are also adapted to your climate so you can be confident that your new grasses can thrive in their new home.

Pro tip:

We stock grasses that grow well in full sun, full shade, or either sun or shade. We also stock grasses for well-drained soil, boggy ponds, and other aquatic environments. Be sure to pick species and varieties that suit the area you want to plant them in.

So if you want to grab a bargain on grasses adapted to your zone, all our grasses are hardy, affordable, and raring to grow.

Grasses for a Variety of Landscaping Needs 

Grasses can be used for many reasons in Landscaping and require little maintenance. It is appealing to look at and is priced low, too. The plant lasts long in soil and can be water efficient.

Native and ornamental grass is seen to grow up to ten feet tall and has roots up to ten feet deep in the ground. It can be colorful and create a beautiful backdrop for your yard; This plant does not require much watering and eventually turns brown anyway; these grasses do not need artificial fertilizer because they can cause diseases. These plants require a well-drained soil spot that receives sunlight daily. This plant will grow well when not fertilized or added to too much water.

Grasses are a Cost-Saving Investment

Buy Ornamental Grasses Grasses are Hardy and Adapt Well In Moist Areas

Native Grasses come in a variety of sizes and appearances. Grass comes in exotic flowering and native and weeping varieties. Uses include Landscaping for restoration and reforestation and is used in upscale landscaping projects. It's also harvested for wetland mitigation plantings and wildlife refuge areas in the native forests.

Bulrush: Bulrushes also belong to the sedge family. There are about 150 species of bulrush. They like wet places and are excellent plants around a pond or water. Bulrushes grow between one and 10 feet tall and have green or brown flowers, triangular stems, and long, thin, strap-like leaves. Like carex, they grow best in hardiness zones 3 to 9.

Pennsylvania Sedge Grasses

Pennsylvania sedge grasses are attractive because they lie flat on the ground instead of automatically popping up when they begin to grow. You get a bit of a matted look on the ground that makes it seem like you wound thatch to create the lawn, and this could be a fantastic thing to put around a garden instead of the traditional mulch. You could even put the mulch under the sedge because the two can work together to improve the soil.

Bulrush

Bulrush is the tall grass that can grow almost as tall as you, has the fun tight tail on the top, and seems to grow anywhere it wants. You will find bulrush around streams or rivers and see it at the edges of fields where all the water has runoff. Texas Sedge is beautiful grass to plant to frame your lawn because you create a barrier that will help you avoid using a fence. If you wanted to obscure your wall, you could easily plant these grasses along the fence line to combine the human-made construction and these grasses.

Texas Sedge

Texas Sedge tends to poke straight out from its base when it begins to grow, and you will see tiny plants all pop up on your property when you plant the seeds. You can plant that grass in the garden or frame the lawn because it looks like a mini-shrub you planted to help outline the yard. You can use these grasses near flowers in your garden because you would like to add some color to the space, or you may plant these grasses around your crops because you want the local animals chewing on grass instead of your crops. Texas Sedge is a simple plant to manage and does not need much water to thrive.

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