Grasses

Acorus are easy to grow semi-evergreen grass like perennials with a compact habit, particularly useful in wet areas including as a pond marginal. Very understated they create mounds of long lived evergreen groundcover.

Acorus are easy to grow semi-evergreen grass like perennials with a compact habit, particularly useful in wet areas including as a pond marginal. Very understated they create mounds of long lived evergreen groundcover.

A clump forming perennial grass with long narrow leaves margined in white. In summer panicles of dainty flowers followed by seed heads shiver in the breeze - hence the common name 'Quaking Grass'.

Calamagrostis is a robust upright clump forming grass which stands up to windy, wintry very well providing structure in the garden through the coldest months. Karl Foerster has an RHS Award of Garden Merit. It has a very upright habit and forms clumps of tall golden brown stems with feathery plumes in summer. Leave it standing through the winter as it look stunning when catches the frost. It makes a perfect screening plant to section areas of a garden but also is very effective in groups in a prairie style garden.

Calamagrostis is a robust upright clump forming grass which stands up to windy, wintry very well providing structure in the garden through the coldest months. Overdam has yellow to cream striped leaves with pinkish feathery plumes in summer which turn brown in autumn.

Carex buchananii known as the leatherleaf sedge is an evergreen with very narrow rusty brown foliage. It has a more upright habit than most sedges but has tiny curling tips similar to Carex Frosted Curls. Looks good in mixed planters as a foil to brighter bedding.

Carex 'China Blue' is a compact, ornamental grass-like Sedge that grows in clumps, filling your borders and pot displays with its long, thin arching leaves. The distinctive foliage is a steely blue-grey colour and is much more showy than the brown flower spikes that appear in summer.

This is an evergreen grass with bronze leaves that forms mounded tufts. It is happy in sun or part shade and is useful for adding winter interest and in containers with bedding or bulbs.

This evergreen sedge forms a clump of shimmering silver-green leaves which sway delightfully in a breeze and have a curled tip. Happy in full sun or partial shade.

Another carex with an RHS Award of Garden Merit, Aurea is an evergreen sedge with arching narrow bright yellow leaves with green variegation. Low-maintenance and hardy it is useful for any situation except full shade and looks particularly good edging a pond.

Everest is a distinctive sedge that forms mounds of arching variegated leaves edged in white. It is happy in sun or partial shade and provides good winter interest.

Carex Everillo is a striking low-maintenance evergreen sedge with lime green foliage that turns more golden through the season. Would look really lovely in a Japanese style garden or for underplanting roses and shrubs.

Carex ‘Everlime’ is an ornamental grass-like Sedge that grows in clumps, filling your borders and pot displays with its long, thin arching leaves. The distinctive, stripy foliage is a dark green, with lighter, lime green margins and is much more showy than the brown flower spikes that appear in summer.

Carex Ice Dance is a low-maintenance evergreen sedge that forms a clump of glossy green leaves edged with white. Flower spikes in spring are small but add an extra interest. Suitable for growing in sun or shade it is a versatile attractive plant.

Carex Evergold holds an RHS Award of Garden Merit. It is an everdgreen sedge which forms clumps of yellow leaves edged in green. Fully hardy and low-maintenance it is useful in any garden setting except full shade.

Carex testacea is an evergreen sedge forming clumps of narrow arching leaves. The foliage is olive-green in summer but becomes a warmer coppery colour in winter and look their best in full sun. This sedge hates wet winter soil so is best in a free draining bed or pot.

This clump forming deciduous grass is also known as Purple Love Grass. In summer the slender leaves are topped with airy sprays of small red-purple flowers which fade to brown in autumn. Grow in full sun.

Festuca Glauca is a compact evergreen grass with silvery-blue foliage in full sun.. It forms dense hummocks which in summer are topped with blue-green flower spikes that bronze as they age. Looks wonderful with silver leaved plants and in gravel gardens. It prefers well-drained soil.

Ficinia Ice Crystal is a low clump forming evergreen sedge with dark green leaves edged in white, looking as if it is edged in frost. An eyecatching additition to the front of borders or pots, it is tender and will need frost protection.

A neat, clump-forming deciduous perennial grass with golden arching foliage. Looks wonderful in Japanese themed gardens or arching over the edge of containers. It holds an RHS Award of Garden Merit.

Imperata is a hardy perennial that comes back bigger and better every year. It has blood-red spiked foliage which fade to green at the base. it shines out in late summer in a mixed border or in a pot on its own. For the best colour grow in full sun in moist soil in groups of three or more

A semi-evergreen grass forming compact tufts of blue-grey foliage and in summer silvery flowers. It loves shallow chalky soil but is tolerant of acid soils, must not sit in waterlogged soil over winter.

Miscanthus are clump forming perennial grasses. Gold Bar has striking green leaves with horizontal banding of gold all the way up along. Like all miscanthus feathery flower panicles from in summer to autumn. Loves a sunny spot.

Little Zebra is a dwarf clump forming miscanthus with distinctive horizontal yellow banding all the way along its arching green leaves. In summer it has feathery panicles of reddish-purple flowers which fade to a creamy tan colour in winter. Leave it standing through the winter and cut back hard before the new growth emerges in spring.