177-An Overview of Ornamental Grasses and Grass-like Plants, with John Greenlee
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🗓️ 8 October 2020
⏱️ 58 minutes
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Summary
Ornamental grasses are now common sights at nurseries and garden centers, but that hasn't always been the case. One of the earliest advocates of incorporating native and ornamental grasses and grass-like plants into American gardens was horticulturist and landscape designer John Greenlee — a well-known and respected expert in grass ecology known as the "Grassman" or "Grass Guru," among other monikers — and he's my guest on the podcast this week.
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| 0:00.0 | You're listening to the Joe Gardner Show, the podcast all about gardening, where we cover |
| 0:08.7 | everything you need to know to grow like a pro, no experience required. |
| 0:13.1 | And now here's your guide, National Gardening Television Host, and the Joe Behind Joe Gardner, |
| 0:18.5 | Joe Lample. |
| 0:19.5 | Hi everybody, it's Joe Lample, the Joe Behind Joe Gardner, and welcome to the Joe Gardner |
| 0:23.3 | Show. |
| 0:24.3 | Today it's a brand new episode on a brand new topic to this podcast, because today we're |
| 0:29.2 | talking about ornamental grasses and grass-like plants. |
| 0:33.3 | This is a topic I've wanted to cover for years, but for whatever reason, and there are |
| 0:37.7 | a few. |
| 0:38.7 | We're just now getting around to it. |
| 0:40.9 | But depending on where you live, grasses used for landscape design might be a really |
| 0:45.5 | big thing, but here in the southeast, at least around the Atlanta area and residential |
| 0:50.6 | areas mostly. |
| 0:51.6 | They're just not commonly used, at least compared to like California. |
| 0:56.0 | And I will be the first to admit, I'm way behind on including grasses in my own landscape. |
| 1:01.4 | And that's a shame, because grasses are definitely one of the most beautiful plants in a landscape, |
| 1:06.8 | especially this time of year and fall. |
| 1:09.5 | Because at that time of year, which is right now, the seed heads have emerged above the grass-like |
| 1:14.0 | foliage, and then they catch the wind, and they sway back and forth, and combine that |
| 1:19.7 | with the striking colors and textures, and the way the light catches and passes through |
| 1:24.2 | the plant, and it can take your breath away. |
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