Black mondo grass offers the kind of colorful display many gardeners dream about, ... (Helleborus spp.) which flowers in early spring -- sometimes while there is still snow to be seen.

Black mondo grass, above left, provides year round stability and structure. Whenever I add a new plant to my garden, I make an effort to consider how its appearance will affect the plants nearby.

A Chinese dragon sculpture is framed by Black Mondo grass in this 2013 photograph. Dean J. Koepfler News Tribune file photo If you are suffering from spring fever this time of March, the cure is ...

Besides Deer Grass, other grasses in the category are Fountain Grass, Miscanthus and Switch Grass. How to care for evergreen grasses Evergreen grasses can include grass like plants such as Mondo ...

Gardening 101: Ornamental Grass 01:55. ... They both get the size of a large refrigerator by the end of the season. I also have some mondo grass growing in a shady spot, ...

Maintaining its color throughout the growing season, Hakone grass makes a great foil for plants featuring darker foliage or flowers. Black mondo grass, euphorbia 'Blackbird,' phormium 'Platt's ...

Flowers have vivid patterns, may be attractively ruffled and, most significantly, they will bloom longer than either of their parents and do not require deadheading to keep blooming. Plant height ...

Perhaps your landscaper has used what I call dwarf mondo, O. japonicus 'Nana', a small clumper with dark-green leaves about 1/8 inches wide and 2-4 inches long. It's used between flagstones and is ...

Ornamental grasses and grass-like plants are valued in home landscapes for their hardiness, ease of care, dramatic appearance, and the wide variety of colors, textures and sizes available.

Mondo grass and liriope are ornamental grasses that work very well as groundcovers in shady landscapes in the San Antonio area. There are several size variations and differences in blade textures.