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Giant Grasses

Giant Miscanthus looks the most incredible in fall. The plumes add height to an already tall grass.

Posted byLance KlecknerOctober 24, 2016December 25, 2022Posted inGrass, Ornamental GrassTags: fast growing windbreaks, grass privacy screening, iowa miscanthus, miscanthus biomass, Miscanthus floridulus, Miscanthus japonicusLeave a comment on Giant Grasses

Giant Miscanthus Grass

Giant Miscanthus is a large grass topped with spectacular plumes in fall. This tall grass can top out over 10′ tall  by fall and is used for fast growing windbreaks, screens, and biomass.

Posted byLance KlecknerOctober 20, 2016December 25, 2022Posted inFlowers, Garden, Grass, Ornamental GrassTags: big ornamental grasses, biomass grass, clumping miscanthus grass, iowa giant miscanthus, Miscanthus × giganteusLeave a comment on Giant Miscanthus Grass

Ornamental Grass Fall

Even some of the Ornamental Grasses can have fall color. Running Miscanthus always has a lot to offer in fall, with the foliage turning color and the many white plumes.

Posted byLance KlecknerOctober 12, 2016December 25, 2022Posted inFlowers, Grass, Ornamental GrassTags: best ornamental grasses, colorful grasses, fastest growing grasses, iowa miscanthus, miscanthus biomass, Miscanthus sacchariflorusLeave a comment on Ornamental Grass Fall

Rare Variegated Miscanthus

There are a few different rare Variegated Miscanthus cultivars. This selection is the only one with running rhizomes.

Posted byLance KlecknerOctober 7, 2016December 25, 2022Posted inGrass, Ornamental GrassTags: fast growing miscanthus, iowa miscanthus species, miscanthus biomass iowa, Miscanthus sacchariflorus gotemba GoldLeave a comment on Rare Variegated Miscanthus

Combo Farm

Goats and trees share this farm.   But goats have to be fenced away from the trees with electric fence wiring, or they would destroy the trees.

Posted byLance KlecknerSeptember 22, 2016December 25, 2022Posted inGrass, Livestock, TreesTags: iowa goat pasture, iowa goats, iowa tree farm, kleckner dairy goats, tree farm, tree oasisLeave a comment on Combo Farm

Common Reed

Common Reed has running rhizomes and is found in odd places.   These shoots are coming up between the trunk and bark of an old, cut-down Lombardy Poplar.

Posted byLance KlecknerSeptember 6, 2016December 25, 2022Posted inGrass, Ornamental Grass, TreesTags: iowa poplars, iowa reed, lombardy poplar, Phragmites australis 'Pseudodonax', reed rhizomesLeave a comment on Common Reed

Germinating Flower Stalk

I found some weird patches of Brome Grass.   It looks like the seed heads germinated and grew right on the plant.

Posted byLance KlecknerAugust 14, 2016December 26, 2022Posted inGrassTags: grass weird growth, iowa brome grass, weird plant featuresLeave a comment on Germinating Flower Stalk

Golden Guernsey Goat

The Golden Guernsey Buck is looking great this summer. He is not 100% Golden Guernsey, but has the look of one.

Posted byLance KlecknerJuly 12, 2016December 26, 2022Posted inGrass, LivestockTags: golden guernsey in iowa, rare goat breeds, rare livestock breedsLeave a comment on Golden Guernsey Goat

Buried Cattle Pasture

Cattle Pasture has slowly disappeared on this Oasis. The young trees are creating wildlife habitat where there was none before.

Posted byLance KlecknerApril 28, 2016December 26, 2022Posted inGrass, Livestock, Shrub, Trees, Wildlife, WoodlandTags: afforestation, cattle pastures, converting pasture to forest, Evergreens, Wildlife HabitatLeave a comment on Buried Cattle Pasture

Mexican Bamboo Versus Brome Grass

Mexican Bamboo has struggled to dominate over the surrounding Brome Grass. Mexican Bamboo has been considered invasive, but not as invasive as the Brome competition.

Posted byLance KlecknerApril 28, 2016December 26, 2022Posted inFlowers, Garden, GrassTags: Bamboo, Fallopia japonica, invasive perennials, japanese knotweed, knotweed, Reynoutria japonica, rhizomes, suckeringLeave a comment on Mexican Bamboo Versus Brome Grass

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