I have never really been a massive fan of grass plants in a garden. I think it is more that I have never really seen them done right or seen them used in a way that I really liked them before. I think it is very easy to juts chuck them in a bed but when they are not thought out they really don’t look good at all.
Luckily for me my view on grass has drastically changed in the past few weeks. I have finally seen a planting of them that worked extremely well and one that I utterly loved!
In the Botanic Gardens there is a great planting of a lot of different types of grass all in one area. It was amazing to walk through the paths that go around the beds of grass. Here I finally understood the great qualities that they can add to a garden. The texture and sound created by them is simply amazing!
I think the reason I loved this planting of grasses so much more than the ones I have previously seen is that they were planted on such a scale that they really worked well with each other. They were planted in large interlocking blocks that stood alone yet there was a great fluidity among all the grasses at the same time.
I think this exposure to grasses has really changed how I view grasses and may even persuade me to plant some in my own garden!! As you can see from the photo below I really did enjoy my time walking around the grasses and even sat down for awhile to absorbe the view that bit more.
My Name is David Corscadden and I have just finished my degree in horticulture from UCD. I have a keen interest in wildlife friendly gardens or as I like to call them “Wild Gardens”. I have in the last year taken a u-turn in what I thought I would do after college. I have moved more in to the literature side of horticulture and plan to do a masters in journalism next year.
Source: Beyond The Wild Garden – Am I Falling for Grasses??! – David Corscadden
