What Are Ornamental Grasses?
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Ornamental grass is versatile, low-maintenance species that make any yard or garden look beautiful, soft, and lively. These are not the same as lawn grasses, but they’re planted for looks rather than performance. They come in different heights, colors, and shapes to fit any design.
Key Features of Ornamental Grasses
Different Colors:
With feathery spouts and sleek stalks, ornamental grasses come in various textures and shades, from greens and golds to reds and variegated styles.
Seasonal Attraction:
Many ornamentals are year-round performers, with flowering flowers in the spring and summer, dramatic seed heads in the fall, and dramatic shapes in the winter.
Low-Maintenance:
These grasses are drought-tolerant, do not need much fertilization, and grow in many different soils and climates.
Benefits of Adding Ornamental Grasses
Aesthetic Appeal
With their gentle movement in the wind, they add movement to your garden.
Nature attraction
Several species provide forage and shelter for birds and other pollinators.
Eco-friendly Alternative
Once established, ornamental grasses use less water and less chemicals than many other species.
Where to Use Ornamental Grasses
Gardens' ornamental grasses are great for borders, rock gardens, containers, and natural privacy screens. They’re also easy to blend in with perennials, shrubs, or water features.
Buying ornamental grass online: what to know
Start with your zone. Every ornamental gras on this page shows the zones it thrives in, so one marked for your zone is ready for your winters and summers.
Plan for the grown-up ornamental gras
Check the mature height on each card before you choose a spot, so every ornamental gras has room to stretch as it grows.
Bare root, ready to plant
Bare root plants arrive freshly dug and packed ready for planting. Soak the roots, set the ornamental gras at the depth it grew, and water it in well. Most thrive in well-drained soil and a few inches of mulch.
Ask a grower
Want a second opinion? Call our growers at 931-692-4252, or read the warranty page to see how our live-arrival guarantee works.
Ornamental Grass for sale: questions
Do you ship ornamental grass outside Tennessee?
Yes. We grow in Tennessee and ship nationwide.
How do the ornamental grass arrive?
Each product page says how it ships. Bare root plants arrive freshly dug and packed ready for planting.
Is there a guarantee?
Every order comes with our live-arrival guarantee. See the warranty page for the details.
How do I pick a ornamental gras for my zone?
Set your zone at the top of the page and turn on the zone switch. Every card shows the zones the ornamental gras thrives in.
Is ornamental grass poisonous to dogs?
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Not sure which ornamental gras is right?
Talk to a grower at our Tennessee nursery. Tell us your zone and your yard, and we will help you choose a ornamental gras that thrives there.
Why buy ornamental grass from TN Nursery
Grown since 1959
A family-owned Tennessee nursery, growing plants for generations of gardeners.
Freshly dug, bare root
Dug and packed ready for planting, so roots settle in fast.
Shipped nationwide
We grow in Tennessee and ship nationwide.
Live-arrival guarantee
Every order comes with our live-arrival guarantee.
