Tussock Grass

There are tussocks in all parts of the Moosey Garden - this brown variety is one of my favourites. Using brown as a colour in a mixed border should put me on the daring, cutting edge of garden design, too...

Carexes are often found in the bargain bins and on the sale tables in the nurseries I visit. I like using them on the edges of gardens - though I often make the mistake of planting too close to a path. My floppy carexes get haircuts (it's actually quite satisfying giving a carex a bowl-cut) but they still provide useful seedlings for my newer gardens.

In the driveway border there are five or six of these interesting little grasses, and I love them. Brown is definitely a bold colour to embrace (I am a little touchy about the brown Frisbee Lawn in high summer, for example).

Wind-Proof - and Cat-Proof

I often watch the carexes waving in the strong winds we get, and I feel very sensible, and in tune with my environment. I also watch the cats leaping onto (and sometimes into) the larger carexes - particularly the ginger kitten Smoocher, who flattens them with his bouncing and wriggling antics. If carexes can survive his athleticism they can survive anything!