Lawns and Ornamental Grasses

B Bamboo Brome Grass C Cloud Grass Cocksfoot E Erianthus Eulalia F Feather Grass Fescue Grass G Grass Seed H Hair Grass Home Lawn Soil Testing Hordeum How to Lay Sod How to Propagate Timber Bamboo How to Use a Sod Cutter I Imperata Sacchariflora In the Var. Macrobotrys Indian Corn L Lamarckia Lawn Aeration Lawn Care Lawn Care Tips for the Fall Lawn Drainage

L cont. Lawn Edging Lawn Fertilizer Lawn Irrigation Lawn Maintenance Lawn Mowers Lawn Sod Love Grass M Millet Grass O Organic Lawn Care Ornamental Grasses P Pampas Grass Panicum Pennisetum Poa Q Quaking Grass R Reed Grass Ribbon Grass S S. aegyptiacum Sedge Small Bamboo Plant Transplanting U Uniola W Wild Rice Z Zoysia Sod

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Formal lawns have been greatly admired since their appearance in the Renaissance period. At the time, grass was mowed by scythe-wielding laborers, so having a smooth, beautiful lawn proclaimed loudly that the landowner could afford to spend money freely on the task. Lawns did not become common until a mowing device with multiple blades was developed in 1830. The cast-iron lawnmower was large and cumbersome, usually drawn by a donkey, and left stripes in the grass where it had passed. Early Victorian landowners found these ugly and often assigned a second servant the job of following behind the lawnmower with a broom to sweep away the marks.

Lawns at Home

Today, most homeowners have lawns. In many ways they’re ideal for family life: they hold up well to foot traffic, are pleasant to look at, are comfortable to sit on, and provide an open space to play games.

Many homeowners are also discovering the pleasure of planting Ornamental Grasses. Whether you love Bamboo, Pampas Grass, or some other type, you can create wonderful effects in your garden by choosing grasses with special foliage color and shape. Although most ornamental grasses to do not stay green through the winter, their stalks provide beauty for the winter garden as well.

At LTK Garden, we love grass! Check out our articles, and you’ll love it too.