Alpine Design - Landscape Architecture

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As we move into the first weeks of March in Colorado Springs, gardeners can begin cutting back ornamental grasses.

We intentionally leave grasses standing through winter because their dried blades help protect the crown of the plant. Cutting them too early can expose the center of the plant and lead to the “donut hole effect,” If there is nothing to protect the middle of the grass, winter snow and wind bring debris that collects in the middle. In the spring, the delicate blades of grass are not strong enough to push through this debris and are forced to grow around it. The resulting growth of the ornamental grass looks like a donut. Early March is the perfect time to trim them down before new spring growth begins to push up.

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