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A dense clump of Hakone grass forming a low mound, with fine, arching green foliage.

Grasses

Add texture and movement to your garden.
Well suited to Irish gardens, these ornamental grasses offer soft form, gentle movement, and sit comfortably in both modern and natural planting.

Ornamental grasses add movement, fine texture and a long season of interest, softening shrubs and flowering perennials while carrying borders into autumn and winter. Their seedheads and foliage are particularly valuable when summer flowers begin to fade. Many grasses cope well with Ireland’s wind and mild winters, but drainage matters for species that dislike sitting wet through winter. Moisture-loving grasses are equally useful where the soil stays reliably damp, so the group can cover a broad range of Irish garden conditions.

With a wide range to choose from, you can refine the collection by size, position and growing conditions to find plants that fit your garden.

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A dense clump of Hakone grass forming a low mound, with fine, arching green foliage.

Grasses for Irish Gardens

What This Collection Brings to the Garden

Ornamental grasses add movement, fine texture and a long season of interest, working well through perennial borders, prairie-style planting and modern schemes.

Ornamental grasses add movement, fine texture and a long season of interest, softening shrubs and flowering perennials while carrying borders into autumn and winter. Their seedheads and foliage are particularly valuable when summer flowers begin to fade.

Why It Works in Irish Gardens

Many grasses cope well with Ireland’s wind and mild winters, but drainage matters for species that dislike sitting wet through winter. Moisture-loving grasses are equally useful where the soil stays reliably damp, so the group can cover a broad range of Irish garden conditions.

Choosing the Right Plants

Choose ornamental grasses by mature height, spread and whether they are deciduous or evergreen. Upright forms provide vertical rhythm, while arching or mound-forming grasses soften paths and border edges.

Planting and Care

Cut deciduous grasses back before fresh spring growth begins. Evergreen grasses are usually better combed or lightly tidied rather than cut hard to the ground.