tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4400948215359483806.post6107195156137199570..comments2023-03-25T05:32:13.392-05:00Comments on Auntie K's Garden: That Floofy Thing on TopGardenGoddesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01524906187931200174noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4400948215359483806.post-10238293497768895802010-09-21T13:58:39.091-05:002010-09-21T13:58:39.091-05:00Floofy grass has quite a ring to it! It can be a s...Floofy grass has quite a ring to it! It can be a shock to meet a novice gardener - not a bad thing as sometimes we forget there are non gardeners out there in the real world :-)easygardenerhttp://greenforks.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4400948215359483806.post-48855533344412124032010-09-10T07:49:14.138-05:002010-09-10T07:49:14.138-05:00I am a master gardener and answer strange question...I am a master gardener and answer strange questions like this often. I always am amazed at how the people describe the plants. Your person at at least had the sense to photograph it, even if she did not believe/trust your assessment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4400948215359483806.post-91756455274021559062010-09-10T07:22:11.627-05:002010-09-10T07:22:11.627-05:00Marguerite; I think you're right about the gra...Marguerite; I think you're right about the grass/lawn equivalent. The grass you're describing sounds like miscanthus sinesis. If it is that one, it will spread like crazy and doesn't have a seed head.<br /><br />Meredehuit; Purple Fountain Grass is an annual here, too. I haven't been able to bring myself to spend the money on it for such a short period of enjoyment. Maybe next year I will. It really is beautiful.<br /><br />Ginny; I might start with an annual grass next year, like the Purple Fountain grass and see how I like it. If it goes well, I might do some perennial grasses. I still giggle a bit about the conversation, and it was weeks ago, now! I love the imaginative ways people use to describe plants. I guess my mechanic feels the same way when I try to describe to him what's wrong with my car!GardenGoddesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01524906187931200174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4400948215359483806.post-58596213646890197752010-09-09T11:55:36.062-05:002010-09-09T11:55:36.062-05:00I don't have any grasses because my husband is...I don't have any grasses because my husband isn't fond of them, but i do admire them. I grinned imagining tht conversation about eh "floofy thing on top." Even with my very limited knowledge of plants it's easy to forget that there are others who have no exposure to anything that's not artificially maintained or entirely artificial.Ginnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14949235207762990894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4400948215359483806.post-51122990443155521492010-09-09T10:57:20.180-05:002010-09-09T10:57:20.180-05:00Fun post, Auntie K. I plant Purple Fountain Grass ...Fun post, Auntie K. I plant Purple Fountain Grass in my gardens and adore it. The only problem is that it is an annual grass here and dies under the mnay months of snow that we have. I love how the seed heads seem to dance in the wind.Carolyn ♥https://www.blogger.com/profile/05722229442110193733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4400948215359483806.post-50433769514230934632010-09-09T09:46:33.013-05:002010-09-09T09:46:33.013-05:00I think most people associate grass with lawn and ...I think most people associate grass with lawn and don't even realize that grass is a singular plant on its own. I have only one ornamental grass right now in my new garden, a spreading variegated form bought at a plant sale. No idea what it is and no seed heads at this point. Thanks goodness, I'd cut them off if I found them, it's spreading quickly as it is.Margueritehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14377516887669269657noreply@blogger.com