Dancing with grasses

Many grasses are approaching their peak this month and will carry on into the fall and winter seasons. Their sound and motion adds yet another dimension to the garden. I will post a video of grasses as they drift and sway in the wind naturalizing on a country roadside in Wisconsin.

If you are plagued with clay soil as I am, look into these two claybusters: Andropogon gerardi and Panicum virgatum. 

If you crave information and beautiful photos of some of the finest grasses, check out these two books: Grass expert, Rick Darke’s ‘The Encyclopedia of Grasses for Livable Landscapes,’ and author, Nancy Ondra’s ‘Grasses.’

I will post more information tomorrow when the GreenHouse page on Grasses will publish.

—Susan