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Bog Garden Plants, Bog Plants, Bog Grasses, Sweet Flag, Bushy Bluestem, Blue-Joint Grass, Sedges, Papyrus, Horsetail, Rushes, Ribbon Grass

Bog Garden Plants: Elegant Grasses

There are many wonderful grasses that will thrive in the moist environment provided by bog gardens. Here are excellent choices that will turn a slow-draining, waterlogged spot into a beautiful attraction.

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Create a Garden with Great Winter Interest

Winters may be long and cold, but your garden can allay that dreariness and be transformed into a place of natural beauty with visually arresting textures, colors, fragrances, and flowers. To create such a beautiful winter scene, you need to make sure you select the right plants.

Carex oshimensis, Carex testacea, Carex morrowii, Container Panting, Sedge, Japanese Sedge, Evergreen Sedges, Variegated Sedges

Pretty Sedges for your Containers

Easy to grow, low maintenance and tough, Sedges can help you create a terrific display with their bold variegated foliage, cascading with elegance or the dramatic contrast their tufted, erect copper-bronze foliage offers when mixed with silvers or hot flower colors. If you want to create a magnificent display during the cold months of the year, opt for evergreen Sedges that will reliably brighten the dull days of winter.

How to choose Miscanthus, How to choose Ornamental Grasses, How to choose Japanese Silver Grasses, Chinese Silver Grasses Selection Guide, Maiden Grasses Selection Guide, Eulalia Selection Guide

Miscanthus sinensis (Chinese Silver Grass)

Adding drama and powerful structure to the landscape, Miscanthus sinensis (Chinese Silver Grass) are fabulous ornamental grasses that should have a spot in any garden. Traditionally used in Japan in decorative art and gardens, Miscanthus made a royal entrance into occidental gardens about a century ago, thanks to the spectacular feathery plumes towering above their graceful arching foliage and their year-long interest in the garden.

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Best Chinese Silver Grasses for Your Garden (Miscanthus sinensis)

Here is a selection of the best and most distinctive Chinese Silver Grasses that could become the highlight of your garden!

Cortaderia selloana (Pampas Grass)

Native to South America, Pampas Grass (Cortaderia selloana) is considered one of the most spectacular ornamental grasses. Extremely eye-catching, it features magnificent, dense tussocks of arching, narrow green leaves with margins like razors, that are gracefully topped from late summer to midwinter by huge, silky, silvery white, cream or dusty pink plumes.

Hakonechloa macra (Hakone Grass)

Grown for its handsome and eye-catching foliage, Hakone Grass (Hakonechloa macra) is a long-lived, tough, ornamental grass that, unlike most grasses, loves moist shady conditions.

Native Plants, Native Grasses, Alabama Native Grasses, Alabama Native Ornamental Grasses

Recommended Native Grasses for Alabama

Here is a list of Alabama native grasses that are well-suited for plantings in gardens.

Native Plants, Native Grasses, Georgia Native Grasses, Georgia Native Ornamental Grasses

Recommended Native Grasses for Georgia

Here is a list of Georgia native grasses that are well-suited for plantings in gardens.

Native Plants, Native Grasses, South Carolina Native Grasses, South Carolina Native Ornamental Grasses

Recommended Native Grasses for South Carolina

Here is a list of South Carolina native grasses that are well-suited for plantings in gardens.

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Recommended Native Grasses for North Carolina

Here is a list of North Carolina native grasses that are well-suited for plantings in gardens.

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Recommended Native Grasses for Southeast Virginia

Here is a list of native grasses that are well-suited for plantings in Southeast Virginia gardens

Native Plants, Native Perennials, Native Grasses, Virginia Native Plant, Virginia Native Perennials, Virginia Native Grasses, Sun Perennials, Sun Grasses

Recommended Native Grasses for Virginia's Eastern Shore

Here is a list of native grasses that are well-suited for plantings in Virginia's Eastern Shore gardens

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Recommended Native Grasses for Virginia's Northern Neck Peninsula

Here is a list of native grasses that are well-suited for plantings in Virginia's Northern Neck gardens

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Recommended Native Grasses for Virginia's Capital Region

Here is a list of native grasses that are well-suited for plantings in gardens of Virginia's Capital Region

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