Thanks @Plantminded, it's the first bed I made after we'd moved in here. Formerly full of dead and dying conifers, rocks and conifers! Now it's my main and favourite one, visible from both sides. The alliums were a happy accident!
Great thread @Plantminded! Only in recent years have grasses been added to our garden and they're already giving me more pleasure than most other plants. Shown most of these on other threads but here goes again.
Stipa gigantea in late spring.
Stipa gigantea later, through lounge window. Stipa tenuissima just showing on left.
And again in morning light, with a S. tenuissima on the right this time.
Pennisetum hameln in flower.
Calamagrostis Karl Foerster (with my good lady in the background)
Potted grasses on patio late spring. Helictotrichon sempevirens, Deschampsia schottland & Pennisetum hameln.
Helictotrichon sempevirens in previous year.
Clay soil - Cheshire/Derbyshire border. I play with plants and soil and sometimes it's successful
I challenge anyone now to say that they don’t like grasses @LunarSea! What a fantastic collection you have, in a delightful garden! Your photos really show how grasses and light can elevate the whole garden. I’ll have to add Stipa gigantea to my list. I had one for several years and now need to find a place for another.
Well, I’m very pleased you’ve had a look @Busy-Lizzie! Have you seen anything to tempt you? I was thinking about your love of the cottage garden style. There’s an excellent book by Greg Loades who writes for Gardens Illustrated called The Modern Cottage Garden which combines traditional cottage planting with grasses. Worth a look too!
Oh well, not everyone likes the same things! If I had better soil and more sun in my garden I’d like to create a huge herbaceous border but grasses are easy to grow here in sandy soil with solid sandstone not far beneath.
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Stipa gigantea in late spring.
Stipa gigantea later, through lounge window. Stipa tenuissima just showing on left.
And again in morning light, with a S. tenuissima on the right this time.
Pennisetum hameln in flower.
Calamagrostis Karl Foerster (with my good lady in the background)
Potted grasses on patio late spring. Helictotrichon sempevirens, Deschampsia schottland & Pennisetum hameln.
Helictotrichon sempevirens in previous year.
I play with plants and soil and sometimes it's successful
Inspirational.
I like the view from @LunarSea's window with the heleniums and sea holly.