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Autumn’s rhythm is slow and soothing as the first misty rains of late October began to soften the soil. So gentle were the rains that the leaves remained on the trees, providing us to a longer display ...

It’s not a grass, and it’s not a sage. It’s a “sedge”. This week’s column is devoted to a certain plant family, and especially a certain genus within the family. This would be the family named ...

Sedges are the plant I want to highlight, which reside in the genus Carex. Sedge and Carex are often used interchangeably, although not all sedges are Carex. My preferred nomenclature is Carex, but I ...

Carex wahuensis, a native sedge, is pictured at the Maui Nui Botanical Garden. Under a canopy of Hawaiian koa (replacing old plantings of alien eucalyptus) was a beautiful yellow-green clumping plant.

The addition of Carex Everillo to my shady garden in April and its subsequent success has prompted me to take a closer look at this group of perennials. Truth be told, I’ve grown a several types of ...

Do you know the differences between tule, cattail, rushes and sedges? Let’s learn about the three plant families Cyperaceae, Juncaceae and Typhaceae. Cyperaceae is the sedge family, which includes ...

Carex may be just the thing, if you are wanting to expand your palette of ornamental grasses. Sedges aren't true grasses, as they don't belong to the family Poaceae, but they have beautiful, ...

Organic weed control was a topic in April 18’s Plant Life, and reader Barbara Fuller sends this suggestion: “I am in an organic gardening club and we have all found that BurnOut Weed & Grass Killer ...

It’s not a grass, and it’s not a sage. It’s a “sedge.” This week’s column is devoted to a certain plant family, and especially a certain genus within the family. This would be the family named ...

When are grasses not grasses? When they’re rushes or sedges. The latter are an attractive alternative to grasses and thrive where grasses couldn’t: woody, shady, wet and soggy spots, even pond margins ...