That's what 'they' used to suggest. Don't do it. I once tried. I also had the hose pipe at the ready. Good job, as the heat began to melt an acrylic pane in the nearby greenhouse.
This morning the first pair of frogs have arrived. It is 12 months exactly since they first arrived last year! How do they do it? The weather conditions are not anything like a year ago. The only similarity is the date, or maybe the light intensity. I think it is still too cold out there for me and the majority of the frog population. The surface of the water is not on the 'full boil stage' yet and the choir of croaking is not in full voice. Gardening is interesting, isn't it?
Mine are one in front of the other. I have cut down the one at the front but the second one very cleverly screens my compost bin. Thinking of cutting them down in alternate years so I still have screening. Anyone know how quickly they grow back?, the uncut one is 6ft at present
Pampas grass grows well on a range of soil types but thrives in a fertile, well-drained soil in full sun.
After time the tussocks can become very large and congested with old, dead foliage.
Cutting back and combing regularly in late winter or spring should minimise the dead foliage and keep the tussock compact.
Because of its sharp leaf margins pampas grass was commonly burnt in its native habitat to control its spread, but in the garden burning can be dangerous not only for the gardener but because pampas grass is a favourite place for hedgehogs to hibernate.
Pests and diseases do not trouble Cortaderia selloana.
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That's what 'they' used to suggest. Don't do it. I once tried. I also had the hose pipe at the ready. Good job, as the heat began to melt an acrylic pane in the nearby greenhouse.
This morning the first pair of frogs have arrived. It is 12 months exactly since they first arrived last year! How do they do it? The weather conditions are not anything like a year ago. The only similarity is the date, or maybe the light intensity. I think it is still too cold out there for me and the majority of the frog population. The surface of the water is not on the 'full boil stage' yet and the choir of croaking is not in full voice. Gardening is interesting, isn't it?
Mine are one in front of the other. I have cut down the one at the front but the second one very cleverly screens my compost bin. Thinking of cutting them down in alternate years so I still have screening. Anyone know how quickly they grow back?, the uncut one is 6ft at present
HI i got the RHS