Re: Miscanthus

I am starting a new garden at my new house and have a question. The yard is
wide open, having once been a cow pasture. The tilled garden area is in a
horse shoe shape about 50 feet across and from 3 to 12 feet deep. Part of the
horse shoe is in part shade, till noon each day. I have bought 5 Miscanthus
"Red Dot", which I was planning on putting in the sun at the back of the
garden for some privacy, and as a backdrop. Now I am thinking they may be too
large when full grown and I wonder if anyone else has had experience using
grasses as a background for a perennial bed. The garden center told me to
plant them "3 feet on center". Does that mean they will be 1.5 feet from the
center or 3 feet from the center? Or does anyone have suggestions on how else
I can use these plants and what alternative could I use for
privacy/background. A fence is not possible, and I could do an open bed...I
just wanted to create a "space" for the garden. It is well drained soil (with
lots of small rocks - ugh!)and I want this garden to last a long time!  Thanks
in advance!

Gretchen - Zone 6, Maryland
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