ornamental grasses - A Selection

Elevate your garden with the captivating Grass Ophiopogon Planiscapus Nigrescens. This hardy, clump-forming perennial boasts striking black grass-like foliage that adds a touch of drama to any landscape. In summer, delicate bell-shaped blooms emerge, followed by dark inky-blue berries, enhancing its allure. Evergreen Lilyturf serves as a stunning focal point in borders, offering 60% truly black foliage, complemented by lush dark green leaves. Perfect for containers, it adds texture and

Also known as Moor Grass, has tall, flower spikes and are topped with silvery-purple flowers that sway adding interest to the patio or border. A variegated variety, with cream and green striped leaves, turning to gold in autumn. A hardy deciduous grass,  easy to grow to show at its best when planted en masse.  Height: 120cm (48”). Spread: 60cm (24”).

?Silver Cloud? is an elegant perennial that flowers from August to November. It boasts an attractive clump forming habit of fresh green foliage, that generates upright lengthy stems and grassy leaflets. Its burgundy blooms add movement and texture, as well as a pop of colour throughout those warmer months. Great for adding into gravel gardens, borders and coastal areas, your Miscanthus will turn heads and create an impactful focal point. It enjoys full sun to develop and will progress to a

Acorus gramineus 'Ogon', also known as Slender Sweet Flag, is a showy aquatic perennial that’s primarily grown for its attractive foliage. It features arching, yellow and green variegated leaves that create wide fans, adding beauty to the edges of ponds and water features. This aromatic semi-evergreen plant forms low clumps. It thrives in moist conditions, making it ideal for bog gardens or as a marginal aquatic plant at the water's edge. With a height of 25cm and spread of 35cm, it can be

Pampas Grass is a tough, long-lasting garden plant that will almost take care of itself. Cortaderia selloana 'White' has beautiful plumes of feathery, white seed heads on sturdy stalks that rise above the extremely tough foliage. Pampas Grass's tufted evergreen plants are ideal for filling gaps in a border, and 'Pumila' is also suitable for small gardens. Plants provide year-round interest in the garden, but are at their best in August, when silvery plumes emerge from the very center of the

‘Ruby cute’ is not only a luxurious looking variety of miscanthus, but it is also extremely hardy in all weather conditions, making it reliable as well as beautiful. Miscanthus are commonly used for adding structure to a garden and known for their colour changing foliage from season to season. You can expect this charming perennial to produce stunning silver star-like blooms from August through to the end of November! Grow Miscanthus grass in fertile, moist, well drained soil in full

Carex comans 'Bronze' forms low, dense, mounds of fine foliage in a beautiful bronze shade, the arching leaves cascading like a fountain.

With its stiff, arching yet compact foliage and conveniently tidy growing habit, the Blue Fescue is an ornamental grass that won't leave you feeling blue! When grown in the sun its evergreen foliage is a beautiful silvery-blue colour, while its spiky, midsummer flowers have a green tint. Festuca glauca plants are easy to grow, forming neat clumps which rarely need maintaining. This grass looks great in rockeries and gravel gardens and the hardy perennial can also be grown alongside

Fabulous red-purple foliage

Carex testacea ‘Prairie Fire’ is an exceptional ornamental grass renowned for its striking appearance. This hardy perennial features narrow, olive-green leaves with vivid orange tips that create a stunning contrast in any garden setting. As autumn arrives, the foliage deepens to a rich orange hue, enhancing its visual impact. In summer, delicate brown flower spikes add further interest. This versatile plant can be used to great effect in gravel gardens, as border edging, or in containers

Carex morrowii 'Ice Dance' is an attractive sedge with arching variegated foliage that really catches the eye. In late spring, it is decorated with small, white flower spikes. This hardy perennial grass has a dense, clump forming habit that makes it well suited to the front of borders, rockeries or patio containers. An easy evergreen grass that is virtually maintenance free. Carex morrowii 'Ice Dance' thrives in any rich, fertile soil and will happily grow in a light shade. Height: 40cm (14).

Feathery grass for sun or shade

An aquatic, deciduous grass suited to bog gardens or a shallow pond shelf.

This ornamental grass produces narrow, upright foliage that forms an arching mound over time. The evergreen leaves are copper-bronze making a colourful feature all year round.

A truly magnificent evergreen grass – admired for its grandeur of scale and spectacular lighting effects.Stipa gigantea forms dense clumps of tough, linear foliage. In summer, tall arching stems bear large panicles of airy, oat-like flowers that create a dazzling haze of shimmering gold when backlit by the sun. The effect is stunning and it’s worth carefully selecting a position where the plant will catch the light. The dried seedheads continue to provide interest and strong structure

A dwarf pampass grass perennial for pots and small gardens