This year is our first real landscaping adventure. We've grown things, but not to the degree we're currently tending… so, naturally questions abound.
This one's about grasses. Our purple fountain grass — creating a border along the fence — took a hard beating in the rain last night. It's been falling over to some degree, but now, I think it might be down for the count.
What to do? Trim it back to the base to let it grow next season? Fortunately, most of the other grasses remained standing.
If lift up the spears and don’t see above-ground roots, you are probably OK. Otherwise, you may have a rooting problem.
In my San Jose garden, I trim mine back in January even if they aren’t completely brown. This way, I only have a few months where they look like a new military recruit.
I think if you trim it down that would allow the plants to recuperate and grow nicely next season…
You can “fluff” them up when they dry. It works!