Ornamental Grasses
& Groundcovers Perfected.
America's specialist nursery for ornamental grasses, sedges, rushes, and groundcovers. Discover exceptional plants for privacy, sun, shade, drought-tolerant landscapes, paths, containers, and four-season beauty — shipped nationwide.
SHOP BY LANDSCAPE NEED
Start with what your landscape needs.
Shop by purpose — from natural privacy and water-wise planting to native grasses, living groundcovers, compact forms, and bold architectural specimens.
Privacy & Screening
Tall, structural grasses that create natural separation, soften boundaries, and add movement.
Shop Screening Grasses →Drought-Tolerant
Water-wise grasses selected for heat, sun, and resilient low-water landscapes.
Shop Drought-Tolerant Grasses →Groundcovers
Low-growing plants that cover bare soil, soften edges, and knit the landscape together.
Shop Groundcovers →Native Grasses
Regionally adapted grasses for resilient landscapes, habitat, and naturalistic design.
Shop Native Grasses →Small Spaces & Containers
Compact, well-behaved grasses sized for patios, tight borders, courtyards, and pots.
Shop Compact Grasses →Statement Specimens
Bold, sculptural plants that create a focal point and anchor the surrounding landscape.
Shop Statement Grasses →CUSTOMER FAVORITES
Start with our best sellers.
Proven ornamental grasses and groundcovers selected for privacy, texture, color, structure, and everyday landscape performance.
Ornamental Grass
Nassella tenuissima – Mexican Feather Grass
Ornamental Grass
CAREX 'Ribbon Falls' --Sedge Grass
Ornamental Grass
Sesleria autumnalis – Autumn Moor Grass
Ornamental Grass
Bouteloua gracilis – Blue Grama Grass
Ornamental Grass
Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Karl Foerster' – Feather Reed Grass
Ornamental Grass
Carex divulsa – European Grey Sedge
Ornamental Grass
Phormium 'Jester' – New Zealand Flax
Ornamental Grass
Phormium 'Platt's Black' – New Zealand Flax
GROUNDCOVERS
Layer the landscape.
Ground covers do the quiet, transformative work: softening edges, covering bare soil, cooling roots, and turning planting beds into a finished garden.
Ground Cover
Thymus serpyllum 'Magic Carpet' – Creeping Thyme
Ground Cover
Isotoma fluviatilis 'Blue Star Creeper' – Blue Star Creeper
Ground Cover
Dymondia margaretae – Silver Carpet
Ground Cover
Ophiopogon planiscapus 'Nigrescens' – Black Mondo Grass
FIND YOUR PLANT
Not sure what to plant?
Start with the problem you're trying to solve. We'll take you directly to plants selected for that landscape need.
I need privacy.
Tall grasses for screens and property lines.
Show Me Privacy Grasses →I need to cover ground.
Living layers for bare soil, slopes, broad planting beds, and borders.
Show Me Ground Covers →I have shade.
Ground covers that bring texture and life to difficult shaded spaces.
Show Me Shade Ground Covers →I need paths & edges.
Low-growing plants for walkways, containers, patios, and borders.
Show Me Edging Plants →I need low water.
Resilient ornamental grasses for dry, climate-smart gardens.
Show Me Low-Water Grasses →I want something dramatic.
Bold architectural grasses designed to stand out.
Show Me Statement Grasses →BUILD THE LANDSCAPE
Don't just buy a plant. Build the look.
Start with a landscape goal and shop the grasses and ground covers that work together to create it.
Build a living screen.
Tall grasses for property lines, patios, pools, and natural separation.
Build Your Screen →Build a living carpet.
Cover bare soil, soften hard edges, and layer your garden with color, texture, and seasonal interest.
Shop Ground Covers →Create a lower-water garden.
Pair long-lived grasses with ground covers for texture, movement, and resilient planting.
Shop Ornamental Grasses →LANDSCAPERS • DESIGNERS • CONTRACTORS • GARDEN CENTERS
Ordering for a landscape project?
Get volume pricing, project sourcing, plant availability assistance, and large-quantity grass and groundcover orders for professional landscapes, private gardens, commercial installations, and retail nurseries.
Volume Pricing
Competitive pricing for larger landscape and nursery orders.
Project Sourcing
Let us help locate the right plants and quantities for your job.
Nationwide Shipping
Specialized plant packaging for coast-to-coast delivery.
Specialist Selection
A catalog built around ornamental grasses, sedges, rushes, and ground covers.
WHY ORNAMENTAL GRASSWORKS?
Built around the plants that make a landscape work.
Ornamental grasses and ground covers deserve more than a corner of a general nursery. Ornamental Grassworks was created to make exceptional landscape plants easier to discover, compare, and source nationwide.
Specialist Selection
Grasses, sedges, rushes, and ground covers selected specifically for modern landscapes.
California Curated
Selected in California's wine country for performance, beauty, and landscape value.
Nationwide Shipping
Carefully packed live plants shipped directly to gardeners across the country.
Home + Trade
Built for homeowners, collectors, designers, landscapers, and garden centers.
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Get $5 off your first $50+ order.
Join the Landscape Society and get $5 off your first order of $50 or more, plus new varieties, planting inspiration, designer favorites, seasonal advice, and early access to uncommon ornamental grasses.