ornamental

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Ornamental trees like ficus don’t really need pruning at all to stay healthy, said Downer.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 21, 2023

Ornamental grasses, on the other hand, often use seed dispersal to expand.

From Washington Post • Mar. 29, 2023

Ornamental grass is a big component of the European prairie-style gardens in the pages of "WILD," and they're also one of the key plants that Kingsbury recommends for the new naturalistic style.

From Salon • Aug. 28, 2022

Ornamental palm trees - some of them planted soon after independence from British colonial rule in the 1960s - have not been spared either.

From BBC • Nov. 26, 2021

Two years later, Baby Kochamma returned from Rochester with a diploma in Ornamental Gardening, but more in love with Father Mulligan than ever.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy