To see many ornamental grasses in bloom, visit the Ornamental Grass Garden at Norfolk Botanical Garden. The garden is dedicated to Pat and Kathleen Matson, who owned greenhouses on Old Ocean View Road in Norfolk and supported many local gardening programs. Once the soil warms in early spring, ornamental grasses begin to sprout. You see little tufts of green first poking through the soil, then they rise almost overnight. They add life, sound and motion to static places.
Grasses are especially beautiful near water, among rocks and stones and lining pathways.
Herbaceous perennial grasses are used most often for landscape design. They come in multiple colors, shapes and sizes, enabling their use in formal, informal and native landscapes. Little Bunny fountain grass Grasses also grow well in containers. Japanese blood grass takes on an ornamental bonsai look when placed in a somewhat shallow, earthenware pot. Purple fountain grass resembles art when it flows gracefully out of a large terra-cotta pot.