Grasses look particularly beguiling now that the low autumn light is beginning to cast long shadows across the garden. They look especially good in autumn, when they turn a burnished gold. The garden ...

What: Variegated purple moor grass has yellow-striped foliage that grows a foot or so high in mounding tufts. In late summer, flowers and seed heads grow to 3 feet high, creating a lovely, airy effect ...

There is one day in mid-October when the garden seems to become golden, and plants that have been content with a background role suddenly take on a different persona. This is molinia time, the point ...

With more grasses to choose from every year, new and unusual varieties are the key to transforming sparse flower beds The Guardian’s journalism is independent. We will earn a commission if you buy ...