Drought tolerant grass

Thankfully, five Southern California drought tolerant grasses are available to replace your water hungry lawn and convert it to a water wise one!

Muhlenbergia rigens - Deer Grass 4'x 4', Sun, Patrick Pizzo recommended. Foundation Plant. Priority: High. Community: Grasslands

Panicum is one of the most widely grown genera of ornamental grasses. In the early 1990s, Roy DiBlik from Northwind Perennial Farm of Wisconsin introduced Panicum virgatum ‘Northwind’. This cultivar was selected as a seedling with a different appearance than the other seedlings from seeds DiBlik had collected in Illinois. ‘Northwind’ differs from most previously […]

Lavender enthusiast and landscape designer Karen Rhind has crafted a wild and beautiful garden in one of the country’s most inhospitable environments. Words Cheree Morrison Photos: Rachael McKenna Central Otago is a near semi-arid climate. The temperature can range from scorching in summer to bitter in a snowfall. Adding to the level of difficulty, Karen Rhind's ’s block is mostly free-draining pure sand. “There’s no real soil here,” says Karen. “I’ve been adding mulch as the soil won’t hold…

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The sandy dunes of Sorrento, on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula, are hardly what plant-lover’s dream about. Combined with cold, wet southerlies, hot northerlies and the salt laden air, even the most experienced of gardeners would find establishing a garden here almost impossible. But landscaper Steve Taylor has worked his magic and created a stunning, unique Mediterranean garden which is full of inspiration. With ornamental pears, stone walls and loads of beautiful green plants, there is so…

Grasses can act visually like shrubs. Some are arching, while others are stiff and formal. Learn more about designing your garden with grasses.

Mexican feather grass looks like a hazy smudge of golden color in the distance, and who wouldn't want that as a backdrop in the garden? Like other grasses