There are many lovely ornamental grasses on the market, and a number of them are suitable for mixed sun and shade spots. There is perhaps no more beautiful candidate for such an area than Hakonechloa ...

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Hakonechloa macra, commonly called hakone grass or Japanese forest grass, is an underused perennial in shade gardens. This small, elegant ornamental grass shows off its cascading form while spreading ...

The Perennial Plant Association recently named Hakonechloa macra "Aureola" as the 2009 Perennial Plant of the Year. This hardy ornamental grass may used as ground cover or along borders. Golden Hakone ...

I’m trying to minimize my spending on the garden this year. But one of the plants I think I still will shell out for is the Perennial Plant Association’s 2009 Perennial Plant of the Year, Hakonechloa ...

Calling all utility players, supporting actors and strong-but-silent types: The spotlight is shining on one of your own. • Northwind switch grass has been named the 2014 Perennial Plant of the Year — ...

This article discusses ornamental grasses. It does not cover lawn or turf grasses except to say downsize your lawn and turf as much as possible. Lawn and turf grasses are a mono-crop providing zero ...

I usually give a wide berth to plants with variegated foliage, thinking the bling of yellows and silvers amid the green soon can go from novelty to cloying excess. Twenty years ago, when I was ...

Silver grass in the Sengokuhara Susuki Sogen grass field is seen in Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Oct. 15, 2021, in this photo taken from a drone. (Mainichi/Yuki Miyatake) =Click/tap photo for more ...