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John Greenlee

There is a battle waged over the merits of lawns versus meadows, and one might expect John Greenlee to come down on the meadow side.  An author, nursery owner, designer, consultant, and speaker, his resume is extensive–he even has film credits for his grasses!–and his work shows how beautiful meadows can fit different situations.

But what interests me is his approach.  In his eyes, grasses are found in every ecosystem, every possible habitat.  Similarly, horticultural grasses on sale today include not just turf, lawn seed and a few tall ornamentals for winter interest, but groundcovers, borders, natives for reclamation, meadows for aesthetic preferences, and a vast array of cultivars for use in almost any garden composition. 
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purple, yellow, orange, white — nature’s palette

I got back to my desk after a lunch meeting today, and there was a message from a co-worker saying I must go look at the northern portion of the Cottonwood Border because it looked “absolutely stunning.” How could I possibly sit down to work at my computer after a statement like that. So off I went to check it out.
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