Posts tagged ornamental grasses
Ep. 176- Great Ornamental Grasses for the Landscape
Ep. 176- Great Ornamental Grasses for the Landscape

This week, Nathan talks about a few under appreciated landscape plants: ornamental grasses! He talks about the seasonal change grasses provide, how to design with them, and how to maintain them. He gives details about several native selections and their

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Design, Garden Design, Perennials, Plants, Podcast, Propagation, PruningNathan Wilsonornamental grasses, little bluestem grass, native grasses, pink muhly grass, virginia switchgrass, Shenandoah switchgrass, blaze little bluestem, prairie sky switchgrass, prairie blues little bluestem, fountain grass, white fountain grass, princess Caroline fountain grass, sea oats, river oats, chasmanthium, trimming ornamental grass, fertilizing ornamental grass, dividing ornamental grassComment
Ep. 175- July Q&A Week- Screens, Cottage Garden Plants, Topdressing Lawns, and Tropical Plantings
Ep. 175- July Q&A Week- Screens, Cottage Garden Plants, Topdressing Lawns, and Tropical Plantings

This week, Nathan opens up the mailbag and answers your questions! Sharon from Cleveland, Ga. asks about some small canopy trees that can add some height to their privacy fence. Rachel in north Atlanta wants to know some specific plants to use in a cottage garden. Bobby from East Tennessee wants to know if it's okay to top dress a lawn now with compost. Lastly, Michelle from Flowery Branch, Ga. wants to create a tropical-like garden around her pool. Leave your garden question for Nathan to answer here or on Facebook and Instagram!

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Compost, Design, Flowers., Fruit Trees, Garden Design, Plants, Podcast, Q&A, RosesNathan Wilsongarden question and answer, screening, privacy fence, dogwood, redbud, fringe tree, serviceberry, ornamental trees, Japanese maple, cottage garden plants, foxglove, roses, dame's rocket, ornamental grasses, top dress lawn, compost, compost topdressing, tropical-ish gardens, tropical gardens, pool gardens, gardening around a poolComment
Ep. 100- New Year, New Garden (Part 2)
Ep. 100- New Year, New Garden (Part 2)

Continuing the discussion from last week on New Year, New Garden, Nathan discusses more detailed areas of the garden with new ideas to try. How do you feel about adding some topiary into the landscape? Remember, topiary is that style of pruning that

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Flowers., Design, Garden Design, Garden Structures, Philosophy, Plants, Podcast, Pruning, Techniques, shrubs, TopiaryNathan Wilsontopiary, box, balls, spheres, globes, domes, pyramids, spiral plant, plants, trees, shrubs, holly, boxwood, conifers, junipers, cloud pruning, animal topiary, cone plants, perennials, coneflower, sunflower, ornamental grasses, muhly grass, blackeye susanComment