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Gardening

shanti

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8. Oh, I do love the look of them

Reply to applegrove (Reply #1)

Sun Sep 15, 2019, 07:32 PM

Sep 2019

but not in my postage-stamp front yard. They would be awesome in a big yard. It was supposed to be a basic xeriscaped yard, but didn't turn out that way!

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If you have a small front yard [View all] shanti Sep 2019 OP

Zebra grass is my favourite. I so wish i had a garden so i could plant some. applegrove Sep 2019 #1

Oh, I do love the look of them shanti Sep 2019 #8

Hey, I'll take those off your hands! Bayard Sep 2019 #2

Had those once. Liked them a lot. When they got tall, we cut them down and started over. Hoyt Sep 2019 #3

These are non native invasives WhiteTara Sep 2019 #4

They arw all around my apt and are weeds to me. BigmanPigman Sep 2019 #7

Can you mow them down with a lawnmower? Doodley Sep 2019 #5

Nope shanti Sep 2019 #9

Some grasses get very large and don't work well in small yards. The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2019 #6

Ah yes, pampas grass shanti Sep 2019 #10

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