Are you looking to add a bit of privacy to your backyard this Fall? Are you wanting to add color to your landscape design? Ornamental grasses are grass-like plants that come in a variety of colors and sizes. So whether you’re looking to spice up your lawn or create your own utopia, we’re sure you’ll find a plant that’s perfect for your creative vision. Check out these common ornamental grasses we’ve put together for you!

Flame Grass

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This grass is known for its flaming red color and ability to grow up to five feet tall. If color is in your landscape vision, this grass is for you.

Blue Oat Grass

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This grass is known for being durable and manageable. It can easily grow up to three feet tall.

Giant Feather Grass

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This grass forms a large, loose clump of grayish-green foliage and can grow to be four feet tall.

Moor Grass

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This grass slow to get established, but its compact foliage makes it a perfect ground cover plant for wet, acidic soil.

Palm Sedge

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The tips of the light green foliage branch to resemble tiny Palm trees and this plant can grow to be up to three feet tall.

Pampas Plant

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This grass is a fast growing plant due to its size and durability as well as its large plumes of showy white to pink flowers.

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Summer’s in full swing, but soon, the leaves will begin to change colors and the kiddos will be heading back to school. Fall doesn’t mean no more gardening, just different gardening. Not sure what to plant? Check out a few of Whispering Springs Nursery’s Fall harvest favorites.

1. Trees and shrubs – Fall is a great time to plant trees and shrubs because the weather is cool, but the soil is still warm enough for root development.
2. Pansies – The warm soil temperatures of the Fall also aid in root development for Panies. Planting these flowers in the Fall gives you two seasons to enjoy them!
3. Cool season vegetables – Many vegetables including broccoli, Brussels sprouts, carrots, cabbage, kale, kohlrabi, lettuce, radishes, rutabaga, spinach, and Swiss chard thrive in cool weather.
4. Spring bulbs – All spring-blooming bulbs need a period of cold dormancy to bloom. Plant bulbs in fall to ensure a beautiful spring display.
5. Turf grass – Fall is the best time to establish new turfgrass and do most lawn chores. Specifically in the South, avoid fertilizing dormant warm-season grasses unless they have been over
   seeded with winter ryegrass.

Keep in mind that many fall-harvested crops are planted in early August to give them enough time to mature before harvest.

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At Whispering Springs Nursery we aim to provide superior customer service with associates that are knowledgeable about our plants. Check out why our customers love visiting the nursery.

“Great little local nursery. I buy all my annuals from here.” – Richard Wallace

“We bought a bunch of plants and a hanging basket and Jennifer was so knowledgeable about how to set the plants in the pot to make the biggest impact of beauty! I can’t wait to go back when we have more time to look…I just LOVE plants! Thank you Jennifer, the pot on the deck will look so good in a week or two when the plants to hold!” – Beth T. Compton

“Picked up a Cherokee Brave Dogwood, he traveled to Narcoossee to live amongst the Seminole, hope he fares well. Found the staff at Whispering Springs to be knowledgeable and friendly.” – Jim Moore

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For some, working in the garden during the summer can cause serious health concerns, and because we at Whispering Springs Nursery care about you, too. So, here are three tips that’ll help keep allergens down while you’re working in the lawn this allergy season.

1. Protect your skin and your eyes. If it’s not too hot, wear long sleeves and pants while working in the garden. This will protect you from a skin allergic reaction. Wearing a pair of shades while gardening also helps decrease the chances of pollen irritating your eyes.
2. Wash up after. – After working in the yard, it’s best to immediately shower to wash away any dirt and/or pollen you may have come in contact with.
3. Stay up on your allergy meds. – Over the counter antihistamines are great for treating pollen and grass allergies. If you still don’t have relief, you may try talking to an allergist to see what medicines are best for you.

By following these three tips, you’ll be able to enjoy the outdoor this summer! Since you’ll be enjoying the outdoors, stop by the nursery and pay us a visit.

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Have you completed the first 5 steps?

All good things come with time and work. Here are the final steps for prepping your garden to be the best on the block.

6. Divide Necessary Plants

Now is the time to divide any plants (such as Boston ferns) you were hoping to split. Plants can tolerate more stress earlier in their growth cycle and recover faster than later in the season.

7. Stake Your Plants

While it may not be everyone’s favorite visually, now is the time to stake your plants. It’s better to have them grow in the direction you want now than wrestle them later in the season when they are more mature.

8. Mulch!

If your soil is warm and dried up, this is the time to add mulch. Mulch = vitamins for your garden. No, they don’t need it, but there is a significant difference when used. Mulch helps increase growth and vibrancy by helping conserve water, feed the soil, smother weeds and cool the plants.

9. Finishing Edge

This final step isn’t necessary, but it adds a finished touch that is always noticed. Edge your garden. It makes it look more polished and elevates it’s appeal.

10. Plant your plants

If you haven’t already, pick your plants and get to digging! We recommend planning the placement first by placing the plants in their temporary containers in their planned spaces before planting -just to make sure it looks as beautiful in real life as it does in theory. Now bust out that shovel and plop them in the ground.

If you need help planning your garden, whether it’s picking plants, mulch, or tools, stop by or contact us. We’d love to help you create the garden of your Pinterest dreams!