Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Summer's End .. Gorgeous Grasses


Delicate plumes brush against the face along the entry path to Alice's Garden.
Photo © ALICE JOYCE
The showy display of Stipa - a welcome element in September.
Photos © ALICE JOYCE



And on the road... where late-summer gardens are buzzing with the effects of ornamental and native grasses! 

7 comments:

  1. Oh I love ornamental grasses. Our front yard is xeriscaped and has 4 huge clumps of grasses, which don't need watering.

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  2. These shots remind me I really need to invest in a macro lens for the old camera.

    I'm a big fan of ornamental grasses. I probably don't grow many of the kinds seen in California (I wish!) but the inflorescences are so interesting in autumn, I can't help planting more. As addictions go, it's pretty harmless;)


    Christine in Alaska

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  3. Hey Terra, Christine.. Tina,

    What would we do / where would we be... without ornamental grasses in our garden plans!

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  4. Alice, the grasses are beautiful this time of year. I love the photographs of the beautiful plumes in lovely shades of creams and reds. I think I'm falling in love with fall all over again.

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  5. So beautiful! I must admit... the oranmental grasses are one of the elements I love best in my Summer gardens. Yours are dreamy. :)

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  6. Beautiful, Alice. I am a novice at growing ornamental grasses and always admire the ones I see at the State Botanical Garden of Georgia in Athens. Your images are a reminder. "Dreamy", as another commenter has said.

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