The grass family offers gardeners a wide variety of form and colour with which to experiment. There are grasses for borders, poolsides, rock gardens, woodland settings and glasshouses. This book takes a broad view of the family, including the bamboos. It also pays attention to the many sedges and rushes with horticultural appeal. The book also includes information on: habitats, distribution, morphology, life-cycles, development through hybridization, planting and training, patholody and propagation. It covers 140 genera of grasses and grass-like plants.