With fall in full swing, I invite you to contemplate grasses. No, not those imported bluegrasses and fescues that make up our resource-hogging lawns. I mean native grasses, which once populated meadows, savannas and prairies across this continent. Our native grasses have unimpeachable environmental benefits. They’ve adapted to our local conditions over thousands of years, so they’re good and resilient. No need to coddle them with irrigation, pesticides or fertilizers. Many caterpillars depend on native grass blades for nutrition as they build up strength for metamorphosis. Loads of birds, small mammals and beneficial insects rely on them for habitat, nesting materials and seeds in the fall and winter.
I love the deep root graphic. Very effective. And beautiful.
I’m sold on native grasses. As I displace my shade tolerant variety of short rooted fescue and rye I need to identify those native grasses that are shade tolerant as well. Most of the grasses I have found need a good drenching of sun I order to display their glory.
Such beautiful photography!
I love the deep root graphic. Very effective. And beautiful.
I’m sold on native grasses. As I displace my shade tolerant variety of short rooted fescue and rye I need to identify those native grasses that are shade tolerant as well. Most of the grasses I have found need a good drenching of sun I order to display their glory.
Ideas?
Wonderful grasses and information. I've got to find some of these!! Thank you.
Excellent piece!!
I was just searching for some good grass! Looking for the copper/brown ones
for my usually silver/blues. Thanks for this.