Category Archives: ornamental grass

Unwanted Ornamental Grasses in Yard

By Ellen Wells | Published: July 10, 2009

Q. I’m back living at the family home and my Dad had planted some tall grass in front of house, in front of the evergreen bushes next to area sump pump drains out. It gets really tall and is ugly. What can I do to get rid of and what can I put in its [...]

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Pampas Grass in Shade

By Ellen Wells | Published: July 6, 2009

Q. I bought some pampas grass and then changed my mind about where to plant it. What would happen if I would plant it in a mostly shady spot? Would it still grow but maybe not as tall?
Portsmouth, Ohio
A. Pampas grass is a full sun plant. If you plant it in the shade, it will [...]

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Trimming Ornamental Grasses

By Ellen Wells | Published: June 21, 2009

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Q. I planted ornamental grass (blue) last year. This year it has grown like wild, and some had already gone to seed this week (June 9th, zone 5). I am a bit impulsive in nature and saw that seeds were falling everywhere all over my garden, so I cut [...]

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Pruning Pampas Grass in Spring

By Ellen Wells | Published: May 19, 2009

Q. I have 3 large clumps of Pampas grass. They took a big hit this winter. They seem to be coming back along the outside perimeter, but the center is brown and dead. Should I cut the center back to nothing?
-Bellingham, Washington
A. Many grasses die out in the center but continue to produce new growth [...]

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