christopher2: I've just bought a few small grasses this past couple of months - Uncinia rubra (Golden Grass) and Briza Media. The Uncinia is to brighten up foliage in a very green shrub area and the Briza is to create a romantic feathery type feature eventually to backdrop tall pink perennials. My garden is small and whilst doesn't have much structure and has limitations in conditions - my aim is just to have colour. BUT - because this garden is hemmed in by high buildings, the late afternoon and evening sun in summer shines over the tall buildings into one particular area and makes everything (particularly pinks and grasses) translucent so is beautiful - and this is why I have the Briza in particular. It's light and looks fairylike when the sun catches it. So I love them. And the Uncinia is just beautiful - but I was only able to get one just now with the plan to get more. I think its truly beautiful even if clumplike.
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christopher2: I've just bought a few small grasses this past couple of months - Uncinia rubra (Golden Grass) and Briza Media. The Uncinia is to brighten up foliage in a very green shrub area and the Briza is to create a romantic feathery type feature eventually to backdrop tall pink perennials. My garden is small and whilst doesn't have much structure and has limitations in conditions - my aim is just to have colour. BUT - because this garden is hemmed in by high buildings, the late afternoon and evening sun in summer shines over the tall buildings into one particular area and makes everything (particularly pinks and grasses) translucent so is beautiful - and this is why I have the Briza in particular. It's light and looks fairylike when the sun catches it. So I love them. And the Uncinia is just beautiful - but I was only able to get one just now with the plan to get more. I think its truly beautiful even if clumplike.