September is an ideal month to review if gardening and landscaping decisions were successful or not so great. One ornamental accent specimen that gets a definite “yes” is pampas grass. Pampas grass is ...

Pampas grass is a wonderful ornamental grass whose lush panicles offer a restful break from the green of a typical yard. Knowing when to plant pampas grass can make all the difference between a ...

If you live in the burbs, chances are that at one time or another, you've been tempted to plant pampas grass. Count yourself lucky if you refrained. Because almost every place you could have put it ...

Ornamental grasses are an often-overlooked group of herbaceous perennials that thrive here. They can add beauty to your landscape with minimal effort. Because of their ease of care and reliability, ...

Ornamental grasses are dramatic plantings, providing depth, texture and color to your landscape. And they're pretty easy to grow, have few pest and disease problems, and are an excellent choice for ...

Q:What can you tell me about pampas grass? Should it be cut down in the fall or left standing? Richard Backer, Muskegon A: Pampas grass is one of many ornamental grasses that are wonderful in our ...

My client and I stood before a massive old pampas grass in her backyard. This giant grass from the Pampas, or South American lowlands, blooms with big, white feather dusters above the nearly ...

Pampas grass is a large, ornamental grass with unmistakable feathery white plumes. Pampas grass grows best in hot and humid areas but can thrive even in colder regions, as long as it grows in full or ...

DRIVING NORTH on Highway 1 from Stinson Beach to Tomales, one can’t help but be dismayed by the spreading clumps of one of California’s most invasive plants: pampas grass (Cortaderia jubata). These ...

Perennial plants aren't just useful because they grow back year by year, they can also bring much-needed height to an otherwise flatlined garden.

Q We have four-year-old northern pampas grass that soared to 12 feet with a spectacular showing two summers ago, but nothing more than a couple of two- to three-foot green shoots of foliage this past ...