Ornamental Grasses can make a Privacy Barrier

[NJCher]

Time to trim the grasses!





The three grasses in the pots are Japanese grass, miscanthis, and sea oats.

Ornamental Grass Photos from 2006

Here's a long shot and close ups of each from last year. As you can see, I used the grasses as a way to partially enclose a courtyard.




Japanese grass


Sea oats


Miscanthis

Last year I was a bit disappointed in the Japanese grass at the end of the summer. It was scraggly and had definitely lost its charm. In reading up on grasses, however, I found that I should have trimmed it in the middle of the summer. It's supposed to be cut six inches above the base. According to my source, it will grow back in 6 to 12 weeks.

Today I cut some seeds off when I trimmed back the grasses. I hope I can get them to come up, as I could definitely use more of these beautiful, graceful grasses as accents around my property.



Cher

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1. Half done trimming grasses

I found out that hedge trimmers do not work on them. I have enough common sense to stay away from the chain saw. The loppers work, but take a lot of time on those big clumps.