Grasses
Grasses have understandably become more and more popular over the last decade or so and although we don't specialise in grasses we do offer a few of our favourite varieties. We have bent the rules slightly by classifying sedges and some perennials which have a grass-like appearance as ‘grasses’.
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FESTUCA glauca 'Elijah Blue'
Despite its compact size 'Elijah Blue' delivers real impact with its intense silvery-blue needle-like foliage, packed into tight rounded cushions like the electric blue bristles of a shaving brush.
HAKONECHLOA macra
Quietly elegant in form, this Japanese forest grass creates fountain-like clumps of tactile, narrow green foliage with small lime green flowers in late summer.
LUZULA nivea
Commonly known as the Snow Rush, Luzula nivea is a bushy, spreading, evergreen perennial. A loose clump of broad grass-like green foliage hosts clusters of small white flowerheads during late spring.
MELICA uniflora f. albida
MILIUM effusum 'Aureum'
A useful shade tolerant grass that every gardener should have on their 'go-to' list, 'Aureum' is sought after for its attractive bright yellow foliage...
STIPA gigantea
'Giant Golden Oat Grass' forms clumps of arching, narrow green foliage, below a fountain of slender stems with oat-like greenish-purple flowers that shimmer in the breeze. Flowering during the summer,
STIPA tenuissima
Commonly known as 'Mexican Feather Grass', this tidy but compact form, produces a dense fountain of very narrow leaves.
ANEMANTHELE lessoniana (syn. STIPA arundinacea)
Pheasant's Tail Grass is just one of the very descriptive common names for this wonderful grass. As the arching foliage matures in late summer, deep reddish-orange hues develop, enhanced by rusty red
BRIZA media
Briza media produces masses of delicate nodding teardrop like heads on sturdy stems creating texture and movement
CALAMAGROSTIS x acutiflora 'Karl Foerster'
Commonly known as Feather Reed Grass , Calamagrostis 'Karl Foerster' is a clump-forming grass which can be used to create strong vertical lines within the garden. Linear green foliage arches from....
CALAMAGROSTIS x acutiflora 'Overdam'
Easy to grow ornamental grass with distinct cream margins and fine pale stripes along its leaves topped off with dramatic feathery plumes of small smokey purple flowers in summer.
CAREX buchananii
Striking foliage plant forming strong upright clumps of gently arching russet brown leaves like a fine bristled brush, the dramatic billowing effect further enhanced by clouds of seed heads in autumn.