New York composer Nico Muhly knows an insanely busy schedule when he sees one — especially when it’s his. Which explains a telling entry on his blog: “So, this fall is gonna be crazy.” ...

Q: I am anticipating cutting back a big muhly grass this winter and want to know how to keep the center from being mostly dead-looking even in summer. I cut back to about 6 inches above ground ...

Mexican feather grass — This perky little plant grows to about 18 inches by 18 inches and just keeps on performing in the garden. It self-sows prolifically. Gulf muhly — The glowing pink hue ...

Sculptural agave Parryi, bright edge yucca, and big muhly grass are all worthy of a special spot in the garden. In winter, the interesting trunks and branches of Crape Myrtles and native ...

Reassuringly, I have seen big clumps of pampas grass be burned in winter and come back without fail each year. It is not something I recommend, but the big grass doesn’t seem to suffer much.

Nico Muhly and the New Jersey Symphony both just had a big week. First Muhly. The 43-year-old composer is on a tear of late. In recent months he’s premiered new concertos in both San Francisco ...

Q Nice, big hydrangeas have been on the north side of our house for more than 20 years but now they have died out. ... Since your muhly grass has done well without pruning, ...

American composer Nico Muhly was a big fan of French pianist Alexandre Tharaud when they met via social media through their mutual friend, choreographer-dancer Benjamin Millepied. Resulting from ...

“It’s a piece of big-girl music that has big-girl stuff in it,” Mr. Muhly, characteristically puckish, said in an interview near his home in Manhattan.

Muhly typically receives strict guidelines for commissioned work, so he viewed this one as an opportunity to “see how big a mess we can make and get someone else to pay.” ...

On May 14, Muhly teamed up with a spectacular group of friends for an intimate evening performance produced by the Met and (Le) Poisson Rouge that anticipates Two Boys' American debut.The ...

Muhly, who turns 27 Tuesday, is the reigning It Boy of New York's downtown music scene, and in his black clothes and shock of multidimensional hair, he fully looked the part.