The Springfield News-Leader in Springfield, Missouri, partners with the Master Gardeners of Green County each week to bring readers a question-and-answer column with some of the expert horticulturists ...

What: Miscanthus sinensis “Gold Bar” sets the new standard for golden variegated ornamental grasses. This showstopper has a multitude of dramatic gold stripes that cut across the grass blades. Often ...

One week brings deluge. The next, not a drop of rain and sizzling heat. How are we to garden in such extremes? Doesn't seem fair, does it? There are plants that thrive on moisture and others touted ...

What: Miscanthus sinensis var. condensatus “Cabaret,” a type of variegated maiden grass, is noted for its wide green leaves with a creamy, irregular midrib that forms a substantial, arching clump. The ...

While flowers, produce, and herbs are the common ways to fill a garden, ornamental grasses shouldn't be overlooked. Most of the time, they pair well with other plants and create textural, color, and ...

Miscanthus is a genus containing 17 species of rhizomatous perennial grasses, which are native to South Africa and East Asia. Maiden grass (Miscanthus sinensis 'Gracillimus') is one of the many ...

The former world number one swept past second seed Paolini 6-1, 6-3 in just over an hour to reach her first final in a year since she lifted her fourth French Open trophy at Roland Garros. Swiatek ...

Ornamental grasses are dramatic plantings, providing depth, texture and color to your landscape. And they're pretty easy to grow, have few pest and disease problems, and are an excellent choice for ...