Ornamental grasses surpass all other garden plants in their luminous qualities. Their colors are softly sophisticated, varied, and subtle. They include a striking array of textures, forms, sizes, and flowering times and have appeal in the garden throughout the year. Grasses’ ethereal quality, sound, and movement make them ideal choices for gardeners and landscape designers alike.


The Timber Press Pocket Guide to Ornamental Grasses provides an accessible and comprehensive reference to the wide range of grasses available to the gardener. Building on Darke’s best-selling Color Encyclopedia of Ornamental Grasses, the guide describes many new species and cultivars, includes dozens of new photographs, and presents cultivation information and descriptions in a handy, compact format.


Covering 530 species and cultivars and illustrated with more than 330 color photographs, the Timber Press Pocket Guide to Ornamental Grasses is a valuable complement to Darke’s Color Encyclopedia of Ornamental Grasses. Its convenient format makes it an ideal reference to take to the nursery or gardencenter.