Plants / Grasses
Ornamental grasses
Grasses planted for their shape and movement, for sun, shade and dune.
Plants
Grey hair-grass: planting and care on dry sand
Grey hair-grass (Corynephorus canescens) is a native grass 10 to 35 cm tall for dry, poor sand. How to recognise and plant it, and which caterpillars eat it.
Plants
Crested dog's-tail: where it grows, sowing and care
Crested dog's-tail (Cynosurus cristatus): a native grass 20 to 60 cm tall with comb-like spikes in June and July. Where it grows, sowing and what goes wrong.
Plants
Reed sweet grass: planting and care at the pond edge
Reed sweet grass (Glyceria maxima) is a native grass 0.9 to 2 m tall for a wet pond edge. How to recognise it, plant it in a basket and keep it in check.
Plants
Reed canary grass: where it grows, care and moths
Reed canary grass (Phalaris arundinacea): a native bankside grass 0.5 to 2 m tall that flowers in June and July. Where it grows, planting, spread and moths.
Plants
Wood meadow grass: where it grows, planting and care
Wood meadow grass (Poa nemoralis): a native grass 30 to 90 cm tall for partial shade, with airy panicles from June to September. How to spot, plant and fix it.