Time to prune the ornamental grasses

After, early March 2014

You may remember this spot from a Why This Works post.  The landscapers have come in and trimmed off the ornamental grasses.  In fact, everywhere around town, ornamental grasses have been pruned in the past few weeks.  If you look closely at the root area, you'll see green shoots popping up.  Ornamental grasses grow from the root crown, not from the previous year's growth.  Some people hesitate to prune down to the ground, but in this case, it is necessary.  Any excess left up top will eventually decay and you don't want so much that it inhibits the new growth from popping through.  So get out there and get to pruning!

Extreme close-up of new growth on Hakonechloa macra.