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Delightful Ornamental Grasses
Many barely known, but wonderful grasses are overlooked and never sold widely to the public because consumers are not asking for them at their local garden centers. To combat overuse of a handful of grass types, you should start requesting other selections for home or commercial use.

RECYCLING GRASS CLIPPINGS
Not only do 50% of American homeowners routinely collect grass clippings and spend extra time bagging them and putting them curbside on trash day, but they also then go to the garden center and buy fertilizer to spread on the lawn to make the grass grow better.

Synthetic Herbicides for Ornamentals
Power Force Grass & Weed Killer by Bayer These products listed on the left will be effective in controlling weeds around flower beds, along sidewalks and driveways, and around shrubs and trees.

Explore Cornell - Home Gardening - Lawn Care Library - How Grass Grows
The major exception is zoysia grass, a warm-season grass occasionally grown in warmer areas downstate. The roots of cool-season grasses grow best between 55 ° F and 65 ° F. Shoots grow best between 67 ° F and 75 ° F. In early spring, even before the grass starts to green up, the roots break dormancy and begin growing.

Vulnerable Plants and Symptoms
Plants are usually stunted and roots are poorly formed. Wireworms are most often found in lawns or in gardens that have recently been planted in previously sodded areas or in soils adjacent to pasture land.


Listings for Ornamental Grasses in Connecticut
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Woodland Trails Wildflower Nursery
Eastford,  Connecticut  (CT)