grasses for sun bed

Hi, I want to create a Mediterranean bed in full sun, I have light sandy soil. I want to know which grasses don’t seed or send out runners and I’m thinking of planting with verbenaBonairensis(probably wrong spelling lol) Russian sage androsemary. Any other plant ideas or advice would be appreciated.I hope to start this bed in April/May time. Thank you for reading.

 

Hello Candy, welcome to GC That sounds like a good project, with ideal soil! Stipa tenuissima is a very pretty grass that looks like long blonde hair floating in the breeze when it flowers. It might seed a bit, but it's not aggressive. Then there's Festuca glauca...a stunning, blue, shorter, tuft-forming grass. I'd also suggest looking at the Cistus family. Mostly small, evergreen shrubs with lovely big papery flowers in May and June. White, white with red blotch, pale pink, bright pink with or without purple blotch. Variations in leaf colour and texture too! They can be trimmed over just after flowering to keep them compact. Hope this helps.....

 

Hello and to GC forum @Candy Kingsman

How exciting planning your new border and discovering new plants.Oooo decisions, decisions Hope these are helpful to you, I personally think the ones below are striking, give year-round structure and are very tactile to the touch too There are such lovely varieties with so many color combinations to choose from too- So happy hunting
ornamental grass varieties - Recherche Google:
Festuca glauca "Blue Fescue"
Grown for its stiff, architectural blue foliage, the Blue Fescue is a useful evergreen grass for year-round interest. From early summer, the foliage is complemented by short, blue-green flower spikes. This hardy little perennial looks quite at home in patio pots, rockeries, gravel gardens and borders, mixing nicely with perennials, alpines or even small shrubs. Festuca glauca has a particularly neat, clump-forming habit that remains nicely compact as it grows. This hardy evergreen grass is easy to grow and virtually maintenance free. Height and spread: 30cm (12")

Carex 'Milk Chocolate'Sedge
This clump-forming Sedge is grown for its slender chocolate brown foliage with a delicate pink tinge to the edge of each leaf. As autumn approaches, the dense foliage turns to attractive shades of orange and brown. Carex 'Milk Chocolate' is a superb evergreen perennial grass which is at its best when grown in generous swathes throughout borders or planted into winter containers. Perfect for adding texture and winter interest to the garden! Height: 60cm (24"). Spread: 40cm (16")



Muhlenbergia_capillaris_Cotton candy grass
Aureola (Hakonechloa macra). Ornamental Aureola Grass
Pennisetum-setaceum-Fireworks fountain grass