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Old 14-02-2007, 04:30 PM posted to rec.gardens
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Default Sweetgrass -- what do you do with it?

I was thinking about buying some Sweetgrass from a local herb garden since
I heard it is actually endangered from over-harvesting but I was wondering
what is the best way to keep it/display it/contain it/etc.

From what I saw of it in the fall, it looked pretty much like any other
grass so obviously it has to be put somewhere where it won't be confused
with lawn grass. Then what? Does anyone have any good ideas about how to
display it? Or, hey, SHOULD it be treated like regular (although much more
expensive) grass?

I know they also use it in basketry (and I am a sometimes basketmaker) but
the Sweetgrass I saw was only a few inches high. Does it grow longer than
that?

Any personal experiences with Sweetgrass will be appreciated.

Thx.