ornamental grass

Early spring chores include pruning ornamental grass, thinning daylilies
By George Bonnema, Luverne Horticulturalist
March 16, 2021
It’s Monday and I am thinking of all the pruning I got done last week. Now I’m looking at a blanket of the whitest and heaviest snow we have seen in awhile. But hey, the frost came out of the top layer of soil so this will be wonderful moisture to help replenish the deficit from last year. So, we get a couple of days off but we do want to get the pruning done whenever we get the chance because…
Warming temperatures brings growth to ornamental reed grass
By George Bonnema, Luverne Horticulturalist
March 31, 2020
A couple of days of 60-plus weather has certainly inspired me to get to work cleaning up my flower beds. While working, I noticed the daffodils are already poking through … that was encouraging but also a reminder to get the work done before I would be damaging them by my cleanup activity. Every year I remind you that the first plant on the cutback list should be the tall ornamental…

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