Foliage
While flowering plants are the centerpiece of gardens, foliage plants can offer unique interest too. Foliage gardens can stand alone or accent your favorite flowers. Caring for foliage plants is no different than most other garden flora, but it helps to know about their basic needs, especially with the number of foliage plants and types of ornamental grass available. Keep reading for information on growing foliage plants and grasses in the garden, including specifics on individual plant types and ornamental grass care.
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Largest Hosta Plants You Can Grow: 6 Plantain Lily WhoppersGo big or go home. Plant these giant hosta varieties to have the biggest garden on the block.
By Mary Ellen Ellis
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7 Ornamental Grasses For Gorgeous Texture And Soothing SoundsThink outside the turf box and consider beautiful ornamental grasses. They'll add dramatic effects to any landscape or garden.
By Teo Spengler
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Polypodium Care: How To Grow And Care For Polypodium FernsA small fern with a funny name, the polypodium - or polypody fern - likes to be shaded by trees and enjoys a moist environment.
By Bonnie L. Grant
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Indoor Yucca Plant Care: How To Grow Yucca As A HouseplantBring the flavor of the desert inside with an indoor yucca plant. They’re slow growers as houseplants and will thrive for years under proper conditions.
By Becca Badgett
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How To Grow And Care For Dusty Miller In The GardenDusty miller has silvery-gray foliage that’s wooly and soft, and adds a lacy, distinctive touch to any bed, border or garden.
By Becca Badgett
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6 Beautiful Ornamental Grasses That Pollinators LoveOrnamental grasses add softness and texture to a garden, but they can provide additional value in enticing precious pollinators. Discover the best varieties to support nature in your yard.
By Mary Ellen Ellis
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Killing Ornamental Grass & Tips For Invasive Ornamental Grass ControlOrnamental grasses have a diversity of form, color, and plumes, and they sound nice rustling in the winds, but some can become invasive.
By Bonnie L. Grant
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How To Kill Weeds Not Moss – Removing Weeds From Moss GardensPerhaps you're contemplating turning part of your yard into a moss garden. But what about weeds? After all, removing weeds from moss by hand sounds like a lot of hard work. Luckily, controlling weeds in moss is not difficult. Learn how to kill weeds, not moss in this article.
By Laura Miller
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Care For Muhlenbergia: How To Grow Pink Muhly GrassPink muhly grass care couldn’t be simpler - like most native plants, it is low maintenance and wonderfully easy to grow. This warm-season grass is a total delight in the right landscape.
By Teo Spengler
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Asparagus Fern: Complete Plant Care And Growing GuideBy Becca Badgett
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Hostas In Winter: Preparing & Caring For Hostas In The ColdPreparing hostas for winter partly depends on your climate and, if you don’t worry about hungry mollusks and voles, it might be fine to let the foliage stay in place.
By Amy Grant
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Maidenhair Fern: Complete Plant Care & Growing GuideAdiantum maidenhair ferns are fluffy and elegant. We sometimes see them in the forest and, while they’re not always easy to grow at home, it’s worth the time and effort to try.
By Nikki Tilley
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Southern Maidenhair Fern: Complete Care And Growing GuideThe delicate adiantum capillus-veneris, or maidenhair fern is a great addition to a woodland garden or indoor plant collection.
By Susan Albert
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Growing Hostas: How To Care For A Hosta PlantA hosta plant may be the prettiest shade plant in your yard. It thrives underneath trees and even in deep-shade areas.
By Mary Ellen Ellis
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Coleus Care Guide: Everything You Need To KnowDramatic and colorful, coleus plants are a staple in warm zones and containers, and they love partial shade.
By Nikki Tilley
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Ornamental Grasses: A Must-Have For Every LandscapeDramatic and decorative ornamental grasses have become popular substitutes for turf grass.
By Liz Baessler
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Don’t Plant These Invasive Ornamental GrassesOrnamental grasses are beautiful but some are highly invasive. Before you buy, learn which ones could be a problem.
By Amy Grant

