{"id":1015,"date":"2022-04-10T08:08:17","date_gmt":"2022-04-10T04:08:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.semsgarden.com\/blog\/?p=1015"},"modified":"2022-04-10T08:08:17","modified_gmt":"2022-04-10T04:08:17","slug":"choosing-and-planting-grasses-to-create-a-massive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.semsgarden.com\/blog\/gardening\/grasses-and-ferns\/choosing-and-planting-grasses-to-create-a-massive\/","title":{"rendered":"Choosing and planting grasses to create a massive"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Grasses are decorative almost all year round, especially in winter at a time when the massives lack graphic design.&nbsp;Grasses are found all over the world, there are many decorative varieties all year round.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Advice before planting the grass massive<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The creation of a mass of grasses consists first of digging the earth 20 cm deep and refining the surface with a tiller to facilitate the work.&nbsp;Once the soil has been worked, start by placing the pots of grasses in the future massive.&nbsp;Place the x pots for groups of 3 or 5 identical plants to give a mass effect.&nbsp;The distance between the grasses is 30 to 60 cm or more depending on the adult size of the plants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Which grasses to choose for your massive?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here are some examples of grasses that will have the most beautiful effect in summer and winter in a massif.&nbsp;Here, a ganivelle fence (Girondine barrier) maintained by chestnut posts in the background is reminiscent of a palisade to hold back the sand and the dunes at the edge of the sea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The&nbsp;<strong>Miscanthus sinensis&nbsp;&#8216;Kleine Silberspine&#8217;<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;or &#8216;Gracillimus&#8217; also called Eulalie, China reed or elephant grass.&nbsp;This giant grass grows, depending on the variety, up to 2m50 in height.&nbsp;Its inflorescences in the form of silver, pink or purple plumes last all fall until the heart of winter.<\/li><li>The&nbsp;<strong>testacea&nbsp;sedge<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8216;Prairie Fire&#8217; also called orange sedge is a grass whose evergreen foliage turns orange as the fall.&nbsp;It is said that he sets fire to the massif before winter.&nbsp;Its height does not exceed 50 cm.&nbsp;Its place is rather in the foreground.<\/li><li>Another smaller sedge this time is sedge morrowii &#8216;Variegata&#8217; called Japanese sedge.&nbsp;Its foliage is variegated green with white central veins.&nbsp;Its evergreen leaves remain decorative all winter despite the cold.&nbsp;A grass that holds its place in front of others.<\/li><li>The&nbsp;<strong>Pennisetum alopecuroides &#8216;Hameln&#8217;<\/strong>&nbsp;most known herb for swabs.&nbsp;This very compact grass 60 cm in height is surmounted by white ears with brown reflections in the form of swabs;&nbsp;hence its name.<\/li><li>The&nbsp;<strong>panicum&nbsp;virgatum &#8216;rehbraun&#8217;<\/strong>&nbsp;(panic tapered).&nbsp;Although it is native to the humid prairies of the United States, it is also tolerant of drought and very cold conditions.&nbsp;This 80cm foolproof grass has a very light airy look.&nbsp;Like most grasses, it changes color with the seasons<\/li><li>The&nbsp;<strong>Sesleria autumnalis<\/strong>&nbsp;(sesl\u00e9rie autumn) is formed by a tuft of bristles within 50 cm of height.&nbsp;It has more of a grassy look bringing a little wild side but maintained the massif.&nbsp;This tuft of grass retains the soil of the steep slopes.<\/li><li>The&nbsp;non-tracing&nbsp;<strong>fargesia bamboo<\/strong>&nbsp;will not annoy its congeners.&nbsp;It can go up to 3 m and is easily pruned!<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mulch the massive after planting<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Grasses are like a beautiful page of writing;&nbsp;it is necessary that the support is pretty and durable.&nbsp;It is advisable to mulch the massive with BRF (fragmented rameal wood) which prevents competing weeds from growing.&nbsp;It enriches the soil thanks to micro-organisms and earthworms which transform it into humus.&nbsp;It is possible to cover the BRF with glitter.<br>Water copiously the first time to empty air pockets around the root ball.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Grasses are decorative almost all year round, especially in winter at a time when the massives lack graphic design.&nbsp;Grasses are found all over the world, there are many decorative varieties all year round.&nbsp; 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