NewsJardinTV, the channel that broadcasts the passion for plants, gardens, botany, nature and gardening, is pleased to welcome you to the garden of Nicole and Patrick Mioulane, for issue 267 of its daily show: "Le Quotidien du Jardin". Morelia K. asks us the following question: I like decorative grasses in a garden, but I find that grasses are very monochrome. What plants with a similar appearance could you suggest to create touches of color in the decor? Here is a beautiful palette of grasses with colorful foliage In shades of blue: • Festuca glauca 'Elijah Blue' (fescue), a dense ball 30 cm in diameter with thin steel blue leaves. For poor and dry soil. -18 °C • Helictotrichon sempervirens 'Saphirsprudel' (perennial blue oats) An erect tuft of gray-blue leaves. Beige spikes. Dry, chalky soil. 50 x 40 cm. -15 °C • Koeleria vallesiana 'Mountain Breeze' (Valais koeleria) fine glaucous leaves 30 to 40 cm high. Feathery green spikes evolving to silvery grey. Sun and dry soil. Ideal for the seaside. -15 °C • Leymus arenarius 'Blue Dune' (azure wheat) tuft of 80 cm with a bristling appearance of deciduous, steel blue leaves. Yellow spikes when ripe. Very drained soil. Ideal for the seaside. -20 °C In the reds or purples: • Hakonechloa macra 'Nicolas' (Japanese grass), deciduous foliage variegated with orange, yellow and bronze, the red note dominates at the end of the season Fresh soil in any exposure. 40 x 60 cm. -20 °C • Imperata cylindrica 'Red Baron' (bloody grass), light green deciduous foliage tinged with red that turns to burgundy. Upright clump of 50 to 70 cm x 30 to 40 cm. Fresh soil. -15 °C • Miscanthus sinensis 'Purpurascens' (purple eulalia) deciduous foliage ribboned reddish-orange purple in autumn. Feathery flowers. Fresh, rich and deep soil. 1.50 m. -20 °C • Oryza sativa 'Black Madras' (ornamental rice) annual to be sown from March to May. Foliage heavily shaded with purple. Fresh soil. 40 cm • Pennisetum glaucum 'Purple Majesty' (pearl millet), fast-growing annual (1.50 m). Broad, arched leaves that are almost black in the sun. Vertical 20 cm spikes appreciated by pollinators. All types of soil. • Saccharum officinarum 'Purpureum' (purple sugar cane), non-hardy perennial (0 °C) is grown as an annual. Canes 2.50 m high with arched green leaves tinged with red or purple. Rich, fresh soil. • Uncinia rubra 'Everflame' perennial, with evergreen, arched chocolate purple leaves with pink or orange striped edges. 30 x 40 cm. -8 to -10 °C In shades of yellow or gold • Luzula sylvatica 'Aurea' (golden wood-rush) hardy perennial (-20 °C) with evergreen foliage in golden yellow straps. Dry soil in the shade. 30 cm. • Milium effusum 'Aureum' (golden millet), perennial with deciduous foliage that is clearly golden in spring. In the shade in moist soil. 40 cm. -15 °C. Variegated grasses: • Arundo donax 'Versicolor' (variegated Provence reed), perennial with strong stems and green foliage striped with white. Moist soil. 2 x 1 m. -6 to -8 °C • Chasmanthium latifolium 'River Mist', perennial with soft deciduous leaves, variegated with creamy white. Small hanging spikes. Fresh soil. 60 cm. -20 °C • Hakonechloa macra 'Aureola' (variegated Japanese grass) deciduous perennial with a cushion of soft, arched leaves, green striped with golden yellow. Rich, fresh soil in light shade. 30 x 60 cm. -20 °C • Miscanthus sinensis 'Gold Breeze' (Chinese reed), deciduous perennial with ribbon-shaped leaves, striped horizontally with yellow bands. Feathery spikes turn almost red when cold. All soil types. 2 m. -20 °C • Miscanthus sinensis 'Morning Bright' (Variegated Eulalia), smaller than the previous cultivar (1.40 m). Leaves longitudinally striped with creamy-white bands. Average drought resistance • Molinia caerulea 'Variegata' (Variegated Molinia or Paleine), deciduous perennial with arched, light green leaves variegated with cream. Orange-yellow spikelets. Moist soil. 40 x 50 cm. -15 °C • Phalaris arundinacea 'Picta' (Virgin's ribbon), deciduous perennial that looks like a miniature Provencal cane (60 cm). Ribbon-shaped, curved leaves striped with white. Feathery inflorescences. -25 °C Ornamental grasses go well with all garden plants: seasonal flowers, perennials, shrubs, don't hesitate to welcome them into your garden, given the rich diversity they offer. Thank you for following this daily program. We hope you enjoyed it. Our team wishes you a pleasant time and will join you every evening for a new issue of our program "LE QUOTIDIEN DU JARDIN". It's on NewsJardinTV and nowhere else! In the next program, Patrick will answer this question: Are gentians difficult to grow? I have bought small pots of them several times, but they have never lasted. Thank you in advance for your advice.