Farm1 wrote:
"ant" wrote in message
Farm1 wrote:

Have you thought of putting in some Stipa grasses? They are quite
elegant and there are soem wild hereabouts.

Never heard of it. Is it fine like Snowgrass, or more whippy?

I don't know Snowgrass.

Snowgrass is the poa that grows up in the alpine areas, the snowfields. Very
dense clumpy low poa. Very soft, too.

Stipa is all the range in UK gardening
magazines but it grows wild and naturally around this region and is a
lovely clumping grass which isn't invasive but gets really nice seed
heads on it.

Looks like Pampas Grass!!!!!


Stips Gigantea is the one I keep seeing referred to int he UK mags.

Micheal McCoy (the Aus dry garden bloke) uses it to great effect.

Here's some info on all sorts of grasses including Stipa
http://www.acsgarden.com/article_item.aspx?id=46
http://www.abc.net.au/gardening/stories/s787872.htm
http://www.abc.net.au/gardening/stories/s1063711.htm

Those are useful sites, thanks.

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ant