Climate change is expected to reduce the growth and stature of big bluestem, a dominant prairie grass, by up to 60% in the next 75 years. According to scientists from Kansas State University, Missouri ...

* What it is: Big bluestem is a deep-rooted, low-care, drought-tough, U.S.-native ornamental grass that once was a prime midwestern prairie species. Its purple-pink wispy seedheads and bronze-red fall ...

When creating a new garden or looking for new additions, check out the Perennial Plants of the Year. Selected by members of the Perennial Plant Association, winners must be suited to a wide range of ...

There are many advantages to ornamental grasses. Some grasses, growing as much as 8 feet tall in thick strands, make natural privacy fences and provide other benefits in your landscaping. They're not ...

MANHATTAN, Kan. — The economically important big bluestem grass — a dominant prairie grass and a major forage grass for cattle — is predicted to reduce its growth and stature by up to 60 percent ...

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Reintroduction of deep-rooting native grasses like Big Bluestem and Indiangrass, along with soil amendments and planting more trees in cattle pastures, are part of a proposed strategy to store more ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Planting ornamental grasses is so easy. Here are three of these - one bunch of yellow pampas grass with red flowers, one row of ...

Autumn shines a spotlight on ornamental grasses. With their rustling blades and fluffy seedheads they are star performers in late season gardens going head-to-head with asters, mums, Montauk daisies ...

Everyone loves summertime, but this year the season has brought higher temperatures than usual in New Jersey. This might be great for beach days, but plants in the garden can suffer from heat stress, ...