10 Perrenial Grasses! Ornamental Grass for your Garden Year Round Interest, Low Maintenance, Privacy

[@melissarodrigues9047]

Great video!! Love your grasses and landscape. I just planted feather reed grass and wondering if you normally cut yours back in the fall or spring? Thanks for your awesome videos!!

[@HookedandRooted]

Hi Melissa! Thank you so much. I normally cut it back in late winter/very early spring. However, this year our dry hot summer made it look very dry and I didn't like the way it looked, so I cut it back to refresh it. But normally I would leave them standing through the winter beacuse they provide visual interest, and a habitat for birds, and polinators.

[@ladylyonteeth3952]

Ooh, I love all the grasses too, Steph! ❤

[@HookedandRooted]

They are so great in the garden

[@PershijsmachnijKherson]

Hello my friend. Great job! Thanks for sharing this video! Always believe in yourself and keep doing what you love, good luck!👍💎🌻

[@HookedandRooted]

Thank you so much, and thanks for watching!

[@Orientalbackyardgarden]

Thank you for all the detailed information 🙂🌾

[@HookedandRooted]

You are so welcome! Thank you for watching Ben!

[@New-Hat-Gardening]

Grasses ad so much texture to a garden ❤

[@HookedandRooted]

They really are such a beautiful textural element. Thanks for watching.

[@janebentrott5984]

Great video! I love grasses!! I’m looking for Red October.🍂🍁🍂

[@HookedandRooted]

Hi Jane! Oh thats another beauty!! Appears to be in the same "family" as the blackhawks! But a more vibrant red. And they are native! Thanks for watching!

[@Peoniesandpinks]

Terrific grasses

[@HookedandRooted]

Hi Meghan! Thank you so much!!

[@jasminelouisefarrall]

Beautiful collection Steph 🥰💕🥰

[@HookedandRooted]

Thank you so much Jasmine!!

[@kristenhimslhunter4072]

I’m all about ornamental grasses this spring so thank you for making this video! I’m zone 5 Wisconsin

[@HookedandRooted]

You are so welcome! They offer so much beauty to the garden. And relatively low maintance. win/win. Enjoy!

[@elizabethwalters8790]

Fantastic, informative video as always…..many thanks again Steph 💚💚💚

[@wagnerab1958]

Great video! I'll definitely look for Blackhawk, I love the fact that it'll turn red in the fall. Thank you!

[@HookedandRooted]

Hi Anne! Its new to me, but I'm so excited to have it and hope it thrives in my garden. Its a beauty!!

[@charlesgates9814]

I cannot find your link to where you got it.ty

[@breeking3333]

@@charlesgates9814Bluestems are native to North America, especially east coast as that’s what I’m familiar with, check any quality nursery and ask for it. Blackhawk and Smoke Signal are nice varieties.

[@Pervydachny]

Hello! Excellent overview of perennial herbs. They are great. Andropogon was especially impressed, I like how he changes his color throughout the year, super. Thank you for the interesting video. Happiness to you👍🌻💙

[@edwardmangoma7673]

very nice garden .

[@susanschellberg4509]

Very helpful. I have several of them. Sweet flag has thrived in a wet area and love that it stays evergreen.

[@HookedandRooted]

Hi Susan! Its great isn't it?! I'm so happy with the sweet flag.

[@shellytroup8797]

I just love watching your videos! You are a wealth of information, thank you for that! I have to say you are my inspiration when it comes to gardening. I hope my garden turns out as beautiful as yours! Never stop making videos! 😊

[@HookedandRooted]

Hi Shelly, Thank you so much for your kind words. Your very welcome, and thank you so much for being here. I'm certain your garden is already beautiful. Thanks for watching, and take care!

[@mariemcgrath8681]

Great video, I will have to start looking at some Grasses in my area, they certainly give a different texture to a garden bed. Thank you

[@HookedandRooted]

Hi Marie!! They bring such a beautiful textural element to the garden. Hope you find some to add soon. Thanks for watching!

[@simplybloom]

I’m normally not a fan of ornamental grass. It feels like I spend all my time trying to keep grass out of my garden that the last thing I want to is plant grass, but this video may have changed my mind! Might have to look into adding a few!

[@SnappyR]

Thanks for this grass tour - I really want the Ogon Sweet Flag grass! My bookmark tab is growing out of control for next season 🙂

[@HookedandRooted]

Hi Robyn! Oh its a great one to have. I hope you find it. I can't recommend it enough. Its soooooo hardy, good for wet garden spots, and stays evergreen (just a more buttery shade of yellow vs the bright color in winter), whats not to love?! Its awesome. Thanks for watching.

[@SnappyR]

@@HookedandRooted Then if it stays evergreen in your one zone lower (I'm a 7b), then it sounds like it will stay evergreen here as well - always looking for that year round color - thanks again for the info!

[@carolynmareck5112]

Steph..I love this video! I have several of the ones you showed…I have a grouping of five of the Karl Foerster which I adore…they’re so browned out now with the heat and drought here…hopefully they’ll be fine in the Spring!!

[@HookedandRooted]

Hi Carolyn, Thank you so much!! I am pretty proud of this vid also. As for the Karl Foerster, its AWESOME. I absolute love this grass. The compact habit is what sold me after having a very large grass quickly outgrow its space. Now I want Karl Foerster EVERYWHERE lol. A group of 5 must be so gorgeous! I love the group of 3 I have here, and plan on doing some more groupings in a new bed I'm working on. I'll be dividing mine this fall to use in a new bed. Mine also got very browned, and dried looking this year, due to the very high heat and dry summer. I do think they could have benefited from a bit more water. I cut them back to refresh them, and they flushed out beautifully, I just missed out on the beautiful fall plumes this year. They will be fine! water them deeply to keep them hydrated until they go dormant, and then hopefully the weather takes over from there. They should come back next year.

[@MichaelRusso-k9j]

A fun video to watch, thanks Steph. So many beautiful grasses to grow and appreciate their beauty as well. You might like Niagra Falls grass & Japanese Blood Grass!. Both are growing in my garden! We are the same, we are always drawn to garden centers no matter what stores we visit! Happy Gardening! Are you into planting bulbs in your garden? Just planted a group of daffodils one of the first to emerge in the spring!

[@mairwaugus5203]

A much needed video for me. I'm just starting to dabble in ornamental grasses. My first selection was a native to Wisconsin grass called Blonde Ambition. Very unusual seed heads!

[@grantwest7942]

Yay native! We have so many beautiful native grasses, I don’t like seeing all the non native promotion.

[@mairwaugus5203]

@@grantwest7942 exactly!

[@HookedandRooted]

I agree, ideally native is the way to go. I was happy to find the Blackhawks big bluestem is native!

[@karenschwartz5209]

Very nice, thank you!

[@HookedandRooted]

Thank you so much Karen!

[@lindaphillips7936]

Great video

[@HookedandRooted]

Glad you enjoyed it, Thanks for watching Linda!

[@krisyallowega5487]

Thanks for sharing your insights into Perennial Grasses! They are essential plants to include in our landscape, especially if you reside in the Prairies. At some point in time before Urban Sprawl the Plains and Prairies of North American were covered in short and tall grasses. From an environmental viewpoint, we should not be covering our Grasslands with trees. We should be re-stocking them with Native Historic Perennial Grasses that survive winters, droughts, floods, buffering us from these catastrophic weather events.

[@TheGardeningMe]

So many great choices! Love the 'ever' series of Carex. I have to keep mine in the fenced raised bed area as, around here, it's a favourite of the local bunnies. The sweet flag looks amazing! I've added it to my list ❤

[@HookedandRooted]

Hi Margaret! Oh no so sad the bunnies eat it!! I've wanted to add some blue fescue grasses, but a local gardener friend says they eat her fescue! We just never know what they'll touch. I have bunnies, but find the most damage from the deer thus far. The sweet flag is great! If you can find it, I'm sure you'll love it.

[@WannabeGardenEden]

Stef, I just bot a Hakanochloa grass last week & I lovvve it. I combined it with Red Heucheras in my Hydrangea Garden, Love it.

[@HookedandRooted]

That sounds like a beautiful combo! Enjoy 🌱💚

[@ourcozygarden]

The variegated sweet flag looks great, especially as an evergreen. We love our Karl Foerster grasses which we placed in our front garden to add more privacy. They're very easy to maintain and need very little watering :D

[@HookedandRooted]

Hi there! I agree, the sweetflag and the Karl Foerster, both awesome! Thanks for watching.

[@frederickcombs8661]

My first video with you and it was excellent.

[@HookedandRooted]

Thank you so much!! Welcome to the channel! 🌱

[@TheOrganizedHomemaker]

I love your grass collection. I’ve slowly been adding grasses for texture and interest and have been on the hunt for the lime green options that you have. Great video as always

[@HookedandRooted]

Hi Claudia! Thank you so much! Yes definitely a must add to the garden. Thanks for watching friend!

[@msmaddox2918]

I love ornamental grasses too Steph! Unfortunately, my husband thinks they look like weeds but I still grow them anyway! 🤣

[@HookedandRooted]

Mary, I'm just noticing this comment. How funny!! I have so many plants that my husband thinks are weeds. For a while he called my dogwood trees, "Hosta trees", he's come a long way. There are some grasses that look better, and less weedy then others. Hopefully you find some he can agree on at some point.

[@persephonespomegranate]

All Gold Japanese Forest Grass is one of my favs! I’m in zone 6a and using it in full sun (which is pushing it) but they still look good - slightly crispy at some tips but not bad. If you have a part-sun location, I bet these will look really fresh and full. I added mine w/ contrasting heuchera - groupings of 3 plants along the front of my border: eg a black coral bell, a burgundy / rose one (Primo series for both are tops!) and one of the gold forest grasses. Stunning.

[@HookedandRooted]

Thank sounds beautiful!! I do think after a couple seasons the plants adjust and as long as they are getting enough water etc, they might get less crispy in those light conditions over time. Its always an experiment in the garden. Thanks for watching.

[@suzanneseely7167]

Thank you for this very informative and helpful video. I have been considering adding grasses to my garden but wasn’t sure where to start.

[@HookedandRooted]

Hi Suzanne, Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching.

[@Jdadkins6198]

I love all those grasses! A couple I didn’t know about so thank you for sharing. One grass ya might fall in love with is Karly rose fountain grass. It has lavender burgundy blush type plumes. I planted in front of a blue chiffon standard tree that looked kinda wimpy just cuz it’s newly planted. I enjoy looking at that grass with the blue flowers above it. So pretty! I always love seeing all your beautiful plants in the landscape. Such a wonderful inspiration!!

[@LaMaiStyle]

I wish my zone 4 could grow lemon grass. Pretty grass and useful for cooking Thai food

[@HookedandRooted]

Lemon grass is great! I haven't grown it yet since its annual in my zone, but I always admire it at the garden center and enjoy its fragrance. Thanks for watching!

[@grisespino5342]

I just got an acorus sweet flag grass. Thanks for the growing tips and stats.

[@HookedandRooted]

Yay!! I hope you love it as much as I do.

[@denisemcnaught7784]

love this. thank you! do you have a video on how to divide the grass? thanks. 😊

[@HookedandRooted]

Hi Denise, Thank you so much. I show dividing some grasses as part of another video here kzbin.info/www/bejne/bXvMZIGYj62Mp6s at 6:34 Typically you just dig them up, split down the midddle, and plant the sections, water them in well, and they should be fine. Hope this helps.

[@breeking3333]

One of the most significant features of the Andropogons also known as Bluestem grasses are that they are NATIVE in North America which is why they are so essential to wildlife habitats. Many birds and insects use this grass during their life cycle. This genus of grass was here in our country long before us so we should do our part to replant them as much as we can since we have been losing so many due to our construction growth.

[@chloek.5076]

I LOVE all your videos. It would be helpful if you can have a list of grass / plant that you mentioned in the description box. Thank you so much for the helpful information.

[@HookedandRooted]

Hi Chloe! Thank you so much! I included names in the video, but if I have some time later I'll update the description. Thank you for your comment.

[@marianalvarado4193]

Great video, I have often admired that huge arching grass that you had to move in people's yards and I've wondered what the name is. I wish I had a spot for it. I have the Sweet Flag in our pond, it's beautiful, even though it's starting to get really big!

[@kathymiller9916]

I'm pretty sure that tall "beach grass" in the video is some cultivar of Miscanthus sinensis ... "Maiden Hair Grass." I have a couple of varieties in our back yard. Some are bigger than others but all of them are pretty big. ;-) They have pretty seed plumes that will persist into winter and the grass makes a lovely sound when there's a breeze outside in winter.

[@marianalvarado4193]

@@kathymiller9916 Oh, thank you! Does it turn a pretty golden color in the Fall?

[@kathymiller9916]

@@marianalvarado4193 Probably a light, soft golden tan? I should pull up some winter photos to remind myself. ;-)

[@kathymiller9916]

@@marianalvarado4193 I'm not up-to-date on the newer cultivars, but 'Yaku Jima' is a more compact version. It's still over my head when it sets the seedheads. There might be some even shorter ones now. Not sure. A Google search would probably bring them up.

[@s.barlow7062]

In the past I have had problems with Zebra Grass and one other grass spreading their seed’s through my garden. Do you have any tips on controlling unwanted seedlings? Really enjoyed this video.

[@HookedandRooted]

Hi there, I mostly just pull them out when I see them. Although I have to say in my garden the varieties i have ie. karl forester, the hameln, aren't invasive or spreading. I have heard some varities of the blue grasses can be this way. I actually got some daylilies from a garden fair once, that came with some of that blue grass seed, and i'm forever pulling it in one of my beds. I use a hori hori to try to get them at the roots, but they still pop up here and there.

[@Kiki-wi7px]

🌵 We Live in the S.W. Desert. We Have Desert Landscape, including a Rock Yard. Not "Into" Floral's, but L💜VE the Grasses. We H-a-d "2" Beautiful Pampas Grass. There was "1" on each side of a Rock-Riverbed. The Rabbit's would even Stand on their Lil' Hind-Leg's to Feast on Them. Eventually We Removed Them. They Do "Shed" Their Nice Plummage, which Does Make a Mess as well. Now, Trying to Decide 🤔 WHAT to Replace Them with.

[@gardentherapySOS]

I wonder if your beach grass is actually a miscanthus? They get quite large with tan plumes. Very nice grasses but definitely for a large area.

[@GardenArcX]

I think I will be your new channel mate ❤

[@WorldsOkayestBusDriver]

Have you done a Sedum video? I really need more education on them and I saw yours in the flower beds

[@HookedandRooted]

Hi Edward, Not yet. But perhaps this upcoming season. They are great plants.

[@beverlypatterson]

Hi! Loved your video but I wanted to know the name of the tree close to your house, and how far did you plant it from the house?

[@HookedandRooted]

Hi Beverly, is it the blue tree planted to close to the house? That is a Colorado Blue Spruce. I made a mistake by planting it too close years ago beacuse it was labeled incorrectly as a dwarf type of spruce. It is not, and therefore much too large for the space. It will have to be replaced eventually unfortunately.

[@Myfirstgarden]

I think I’m lacking movement in my front flower bed space, a good grass is needed to dance in the wind. Or maybe opposite the garden bed by the driveway, I’ll think it over 🌬🌬

[@HookedandRooted]

Grasses are a great addition. Hope you'll find one that fits a spot in your garden.

[@GlendasTexasGarden]

Is that Neon Sedum in front of the Carl Forester Reed Grass?

[@HookedandRooted]

Hi there! Yes, I believe it is the Neon variety of the Autumn Joy Sedum/Stonecrop since it has the more bright yellowish foliage. It was given to me by a neighbor, and I just love it!

[@GlendasTexasGarden]

@@HookedandRooted it's beautiful

[@sterlgirlceline]

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[@HookedandRooted]

Thank you so much. Glad you enjoyed the video.

[@mayaportland8805]

So what is exactly the name of the "problematic" grass, the one that is growing very large? I like it the best, it's exactly what Im looking for a tall, large fluffy grass that softens and fills a space.

[@HookedandRooted]

It might be a misacanthus. However it was given to me, and the person didn't give me a name. In the comments misacanthus came up a few times.

[@mayaportland8805]

@@HookedandRooted I looked it up and already purchased one. Waiting to arrive. Thank you so much for your inspiring video.

[@betijajurksta]

I am thinking the big grass you were given might be miscanthus gracillimus...

[@HookedandRooted]

Hi Betija! I think you are right!! It does look alot like it. Thank you!!

[@New-Hat-Gardening]

Remember…Sedges have edges 👍

[@HookedandRooted]

Hey there! They sure do! They've gotten me a time or two lol like a paper cut.

[@jonisolis9645]

🥰💞🥰

[@carolrose4784]

Disappointed that no mention of cut back when or how?!!! Or IF

[@HookedandRooted]

Hi Carol, This was just a video showing different varieties. It wasn't a tutorial to show care and maintenance. However, I'm sure there are plenty of videos you can find on this information. Sorry to dissapoint you after all the effort I put forth in this video. Hope you find what your looking for.