Tall Ornamental Grasses

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Tall Ornamental Grasses: Bold Beauty & Easy Privacy Solutions

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Add height, texture, and graceful movement to your landscape with tall ornamental grasses from Nature Hills Nursery. These fast-growing grasses bring architectural drama, all-season color, and natural motion to any garden style. Perfect for privacy, bold backdrops, or adding vertical flair, they are versatile and easy to grow.

Many grass varieties soar anywhere from 6 to 30 feet tall, making them excellent choices for living fences, windbreaks, and dramatic focal points. Hardy and adaptable, these low-maintenance plants thrive in diverse soils and climates.

Key Benefits of Tall Ornamental Grasses

  • Fast-growing and high-impact – many reach full height in one season
  • Natural privacy screens and windbreaks without the need for fencing
  • Year-round interest with strong structure and flowing plumes
  • Soil adaptable from sandy loam to heavy clay
  • Thrives in full sun to part shade
  • Low maintenance and drought-tolerant once established

Tall ornamental grasses bring both function and elegance, making them a must-have for any landscape design.

Landscaping With Tall Grasses

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Tall grasses add versatility and timeless appeal to your outdoor space:

  • Create a living privacy hedge along property lines
  • Use as bold focal points in large beds or mixed borders
  • Line driveways, patios, or walkways for soft movement
  • Pair with Roses, perennials, or flowering shrubs for a striking contrast
  • Enhance modern, prairie, or naturalistic garden designs

From airy plumes to upright blades, tall grasses soften hardscapes, and add natural rhythm. Discover more design ideas in our Garden Blog.

How To Grow & Care For Tall Ornamental Grasses

Tough, reliable, and low-maintenance, tall grasses need only a few basics:

  • Plant in full sun for the best growth and blooms (How to plant ornamental grass tips here)
  • Soil adaptable but well-drained is ideal
  • Water regularly while establishing, most become drought-tolerant
  • Use the Finger Test to monitor soil moisture
  • Apply arborist mulch to conserve water and reduce weeds
  • Cut back grasses in late winter or early spring before new growth
  • Divide clumps every few years to rejuvenate and multiply
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Tall grasses are available in three main groups: cool season, warm season, and evergreen sedges.

Check your growing zone here to find the best tall grasses for your area!

Grow Tall and Thrive With Nature Hills

Tall Ornamental Grasses from Nature Hills Nursery offer beauty, privacy, and effortless structure. Whether you want a serene retreat or a bold garden statement, these grasses deliver year after year with very little upkeep.

Family-owned and operated since 2001, Nature Hills Nursery provides an ever-growing collection of plants backed by our product guarantee. We also ensure regulated plant materials are not shipped to prohibited areas. Explore our Planting Guide for more tips and shop the full collection today at NatureHills.com!

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What Are the Tallest Ornamental Grasses for Privacy Screens?

Tall ornamental grasses like PAMPAS GRASS, SWITCHGRASS, and GIANT REED GRASS can soar to impressive heights between 6 and 30 feet! These bold beauties create fast-growing living fences that offer lush privacy and natural windbreaks. Their upright stems and billowing plumes move with the breeze, giving you a dynamic, living wall that’s as strong as it is stunning.

How Do You Care for Tall Ornamental Grasses?

Tall grasses are some of the easiest landscape plants to maintain! Plant them in full sun, water them well during their first growing season, and then let their drought-tolerant superpowers shine. They thrive in many soil types, from sandy loam to heavy clay, and need just a simple haircut—cut back in late winter or early spring to refresh them for the new year. Talk about a low-maintenance dream come true!

Which Tall Grasses Grow the Fastest?

If you’re looking for a fast-growing privacy solution, look no further than grasses like MAIDEN GRASS, GIANT MISCANTHUS, and FEATHER REED GRASS. These go-getters shoot up quickly, often reaching their mature size in a single season. Perfect for the impatient gardener and those ready to wave goodbye to nosy neighbors in record time!

Are Tall Ornamental Grasses Good for Small Yards?

Absolutely! Even though they grow tall, many ornamental grasses like KARL FOERSTER FEATHER REED GRASS or HEAVY METAL SWITCHGRASS have slim, upright forms that fit like a glove into tighter spaces. Use them as accent plants, create a bold vertical line, or frame a cozy backyard patio with elegance and grace. Size doesn't matter when it comes to bringing big style into small spaces!

Do Tall Ornamental Grasses Stay Beautiful All Year?

You bet they do! From spring's fresh green shoots to summer's graceful blooms and fall's golden tones, tall grasses deliver four seasons of interest. Even in winter, their dried blades and feathery plumes catch the frost and snow, creating sparkling garden sculptures. Nature’s glitter, anyone? Keep these stalwart stunners standing tall and proud through every season!

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