Houseplants aren’t just for, well, the house. The plants sold in the houseplant sections of garden centers and home centers might be intended for indoor use, but they’re all tropical or ...

Ornamental grasses are an often-overlooked group of herbaceous perennials that thrive here, and will add beauty to your landscape with minimal effort.

Ornamental grasses and grass-like plants are valued in home landscapes for their hardiness, ease of care, dramatic appearance, and the wide variety of colors, textures and sizes available.

Pros: These plants really look like grass from afar, but require very little or no mowing. Plus they stay green longer with less water. Cons: Unlike grass, ...

Growing as tall as 3 to 6 feet, switch grass (Panicum virgatum) is a beautiful choice to add texture, color, and movement to your garden. In spring, it brightens up your yard with lush green foliage.

One of the best grass-like plants to grow in Maine is in the new field guide’s predecessor, “Sedges of Maine” from 2013. Carex Pensylvanica, which despite its name is native to Maine, ...

Grass trees (genus Xanthorrhoea) look like they were imagined by Dr Seuss.An unmistakable tuft of wiry, grass-like leaves atop a blackened, fire-charred trunk. Of all the wonderfully unique plants ...