Stipa tenuissima

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Walking through the Sunset Park district of Santa Monica one discovers plants like this. Many front yards display non-traditional, diverse and water-wise plantings that adapt well to the arid conditions of Southern California. This garden has several ornamental grasses arranged with geometric simplicity.

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Stipa tenuissima. Translucent and airy, this dainty ornamental grass sways in the slightest breeze and complements a huge range of herbaceous perennials. When caught in slanting sunlight, the feathery seedheads glow like spun silver. 60cm. AGM. RHS H4, USDA 7a-10b. Traditional English Cottage, Child Friendly Garden, Gardens Illustrated, Contemporary Water Feature, Plum Leaves, Marriage Words, Magnolia Gardens, Hardy Geranium, Urban Village

In a twist on the traditional English cottage garden, Katie Guillebaud’s design for a plot in a voguish Oxford neighbourhood combines naturalistic planting with the cosmopolitan feel of the urban village in a thoroughly modern marriage. Words Jodie Jones. Photographs Jason Ingram.

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