Ideas
Grasses
What to Do
With Them
Replace cool-season turf with a
warm-season variety.
Muhlenbergia rigens
deer grass
– Low to moderate water use
– From California, Texas, Mexico
– Height: up to 4 feet
Aristida purpurea
purple three-awn
– Low water use
– From Western U.S., Mexico
– Height: up to 2.5 feet
Use ornamental grass for a
groundcover or meadow.
Let grass grow over the edge of a
walkway or pool deck to soften
the edges.
Plant pink muhly grass. In a
light breeze, it adds motion to
your garden.
Use a grass variety that grows up to
six feet tall as an accent plant.
Festuca glauca
common blue fescue
– Moderate water use
– From Europe
– Height: up to 1 foot
Helictotrichon sempervirens
blue oat grass
– Moderate water use
– From Mediterranean
– Height: up to 3 feet
Use the same variety of
grass throughout a garden to
tie it together.
Use grass next to perennials to
make the groupings look natural.
Use grass in containers.
Muhlenbergia capillaris
pink muhly grass
– Low to moderate water use
– From eastern U.S.
– Height: up to 3 feet
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