Thursday, January 17, 2008

Grow Ornamental Grasses In Containers

Ornamental grasses are wonderful plants for enhancing any garden even if it is in a container. These grasses are very adaptable and can grow in poorer soils better than many other garden plants.

This fact alone makes ornamental grasses perfect for containers because sometimes the soil is not as healthy as what one might have in a ground garden. Grasses also add beautiful color and height to containers. Many reasons exist for ornamental grasses to be used in a planter garden container.

Because of their low maintenance, ornamental grasses are perfect for containers. These hardy plants require little water, and they need to be fed twice a month with a liquid fertilizer such as Miracle Gro.

As long as the container is large and has good drainage, these ornamental plants will thrive and provide beauty unsurpassed by any flower. They also provide movement and sound that flowers cannot offer.

Ornamental grasses are the perfect accompaniment to the popular container garden. Both a garden flower box and a garden wall planter can be enhanced by adding special ornamental grasses. No matter if a Red Fountain Grass or a Japanese Silver Grass is used, the plants can be accented by the use of grasses.

These are low maintenance plants that require little in the way of care. As long as the soil is equipped with well drainage, then these ornamental grasses will thrive and give the gardener the garden of their dreams.

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