Ornamental Grass -- Dwarf Mondo

I've really come to enjoy ornamental grasses in the yard. They can do a great job enhancing the beauty of the yard. And perhaps the best part about them is that they're generally very low maintenance. Like dwarf mondo grass for example. Growing up to about 6 inches in height, it spreads out slowly, filling in the areas around it with nice thick ground cover. Some of the best applications I've seen with dwarf mondo is along brick or stone walkways. The mondo grass grows in thick along the path, making a really beautiful contrast. And the fact that it's so thick and low maintenance make it a great addition to a yard.

Ornamental grasses are very different from one to the next, which means that you can use multiple varieties in the same yard. Dwarf mondo grass doesn't grow nearly as tall as other ornamental grasses, generally 3-5 inches. And it doesn't have vibrant colors like Japanese blood grass. It remains a tightly packed ball of grass that spreads slowly at first, but picks up as it ages. Dwarf mondo grass also likes a fairly shady location, much more than a lot of types of grasses. But like most grasses, it likes soil with good drainage that's slightly acidic. If you're growing dwarf mondo grass, it's a great idea to dump your used coffee grounds on the soil around them every once and awhile, as this will help keep the acidity at a nice pH for them. Dwarf mondo grass is hardy and grows well in many different zones in the United States. Dwarf mondo grass is also very low maintenance which is nice. As long as you plant it in good soil that has at least partial shade, it should take off slowly and begin to fill in the areas around itself.

Because Dwarf mondo grass is so thick and low maintenance, people often like to use dwarf mondo grass and other varieties of mondo to achieve a very beautiful patterned effect. This can really make the yard look sharp along walkways and on road islands in public landscaping. Get creative and come up with something nice and striking. As long as you install a nice border between them and so some occasional trimming here and there, the setup should be otherwise very low maintenance. After both of the sides grow in lush, it really will look sharp.

Like we said earlier, dwarf mondo grass is a top notch ground cover plant for brick and stone walkways. The low lying ground cover extends itself lightly over the edge of the pathway, which I think gives a really neat effect. One effect that I really enjoyed seeing was using dwarf mondo grass along a walkway, with medium sized shrubs behind, and then larger bushes or trees behind those against the house. Because the greenery gradually got taller as it went back toward the house, it gave off a very lush impression and made the whole display seem thick, yet well groomed.