A packet of water conservation programs is also available to City water customers. Ornamental Grasses for Great Garden Accent Gardeners are constantly searching for variety in the landscape. Color, height, texture, and winter structure are desirable attributes to consider. One previously overlooked choice in landscape design is ornamental grasses. Many gardeners have found grasses an exciting addition to their overall design.
Ornamental grasses vary in size from two to six feet and larger.
Pampas grass is seen extensively in large commercial landscapes, but is seldom appropriate for typical residential sites. It grows over six feet high and equally as wide. When we have a hard freeze, it takes a chain saw to cut it back and the saw teeth quickly dull on this tough grass. The leaves are softer than pampas grass and when you cut it back in the spring, standard hand tools will suffice. It grows from two to six feet at maturity.