Carex are grass-like plants that can be used in a variety of landscape applications. They are perhaps one of the best and most versatile plants, capable of harnessing erosion, benefiting local ...

I hope that you are spending your fall time planting new plants and lots of them. The plant that I fell in love with this growing season was a grass, called carex. Well, carex is a grass and has been ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. © Frédéric Collin / Getty Images Perennial grasses make excellent additions to any landscape ...

Once upon a time, the only place you”d find grass is in your lawn. These days, ornamental grasses and grass-like plants are one of the hottest trends in landscaping, ranging from 10-foot-tall species ...

When are grasses not grasses? When they’re rushes or sedges. The latter are an attractive alternative to grasses and thrive where grasses couldn’t: woody, shady, wet and soggy spots, even pond margins ...

Organic weed control was a topic in April 18’s Plant Life, and reader Barbara Fuller sends this suggestion: “I am in an organic gardening club and we have all found that BurnOut Weed & Grass Killer ...

Looking for a decorative grass for your small-sized garden or yard that won't overpower your outdoor space? With myriad textures, shapes and forms, there are masses of grasses and grass-like sedges ...

Key Points For full sun locations, pick switchgrass, pink muhly grass, prairie dropseed, and little bluestem.Grasses for partial shade include bottlebrush grass, river oats, Japanese sedge, and tufted ...

Plant a sedge. No way! I have spent years trying to kill nut sedge (Cyperus esculentus or Cyperus rotundus). It is a bully plant, crowding out ornamentals, growing above your turf, and only insulted ...