outdoors

I N T H E G A R D E N

BUBBLE OVER

Japanese sedge

(Carex

morrowii

‘Aureo-

Variegata’, Zones 5-9),

left,

is a top-notch

container plant.

PATIO HIGHLIGHT

A lone purple fountain

grass

(Pennisetum

setaceum), top right,

creates a focal point.

It's used as an annual

in most climates.

DIVIDED IN FALL

After a few years, grass

clumps often die out in

the center, and it’s time

to divide them. Dig up

the clump,

below right,

then split off and

replant one section.

BHC,

J

“

'Vpetotle

oldgrass foliage into a

bl‘ndle which you can

wanly discard after

cutting it off near the

ground in late

s p r in g

;

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BETTER HOMES AND GARDCNS

PhOTOS: (CAREX) BLAINE MOA’ S; ("OUNTAIN GRASS) LAURIE BLACK; (DIVIDING) PETE KPUMHARDT