Force all HOAs to disband. They shouldn’t have the right to fine you for damage caused by the weather.
You are supposed to trim ornamental grasses down to the ground each winter. They annually grow from the roots and last year’s growth can crowd itself out, killing the plant.
I feel like that very much depends on the grass, this looks like a different type than the sort you’d make into a lawn.
That “bush” in the picture 100% looks like it’s an ornamental grass, not sure why you are mentioning lawns.
Also, why are you taking time to undercut my advice? I given a split of ornamental grass similar to the one in the picture and it grew well all year only to die the next spring because I didn’t know you are supposed to cut them back.
I grew up with a number of ornamental grasses in my front yard which specifically needed to not be cut back in order to thrive. Leaving them alone produced excellent results. So all I’m saying is that it depends on the specifics of the plant. Hopefully we can both agree that if people get a new type of plant, they should look up what that exact species needs to give it the best shot?
Great for you but the ornamental grass in the picture died in the center. You can see parts of the outside clump are alive and survived dormancy, but the center died because that is where there’s the least sunlight.
I understand these plants did fine before man came along but now they are growing in some suburb in Texas and the climate has gone to shit. A simple pruning will greatly help a plant like this out of dormancy. As long as you wait until after the last frost, pruning away dead grass off a clump will only help, never hurt the plant.
Genius!
