This practical manual discusses ornamental grasses; plant association; techniques for growing grasses in gardens; and the use of grasses in lawns and meadows, for general ground cover, for borders, and to alter the arrangement of garden spaces. Provides a series of brief, descriptive entries on some 150 selected annual and perennial grasses, rushes, sedges, and bamboos. Includes numerous color photos. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.