# Ornamental grasses

> Every article on ornamental grasses native to the Netherlands at tuinontwerp.app: position, planting, pruning, diseases, and the insects and birds each species supports.

Canonical: https://tuinontwerp.app/en/blog/category/plants/grassen/siergrassen
Last updated: 2026-09-28

Grasses planted for their shape and movement, for sun, shade and dune.

- [Grey hair-grass: planting and care on dry sand](https://tuinontwerp.app/en/blog/grey-hair-grass) - 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. (2026-09-28)
- [Crested dog's-tail: where it grows, sowing and care](https://tuinontwerp.app/en/blog/crested-dogs-tail) - 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. (2026-09-27)
- [Reed sweet grass: planting and care at the pond edge](https://tuinontwerp.app/en/blog/reed-sweet-grass) - 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. (2026-09-28)
- [Reed canary grass: where it grows, care and moths](https://tuinontwerp.app/en/blog/reed-canary-grass) - 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. (2026-09-28)
- [Wood meadow grass: where it grows, planting and care](https://tuinontwerp.app/en/blog/wood-meadow-grass) - 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. (2026-09-28)

## See also

- [Grasses](https://tuinontwerp.app/en/blog/category/plants/grassen)