Question: In the gardening calendar, you mentioned pruning ornamental grasses. Is pampas grass an ornamental, and if so, how much should I prune? Mine would still look nice if they were not pruned.

This is an encore column by Robert Stiffler. The following questions originally were published in 1990. Q. Information on pampas grass would be helpful, including the appropriate time to trim back the ...

With its dramatic stature and plume-like flowers, the striking look of pampas grass (Cortaderia selloana) is a popular pick for Southern yards. Flower arrangers and crafters love the silvery, ...

Q: I have some pampas grass which is dead in the center. Does cleaning it out promote additional growth there? Steve Stern, email A: This is a common problem with pampas grass. It is almost ...

Gardeners are in a pruning state of mind, so today I answer questions some readers sent after my pruning column a couple Sundays ago. Q: I have three pampas grass plants that stand about 5 feet and 2 ...

Ornamental grasses are a gardener’s dream. They add movement, texture and year-round interest to any garden, but when it comes to cutting them back, timing is everything. If you’ve been staring at ...

Q. Many plant guides suggest to prune or cut back during late winter. What do we define as "late winter" in the Houston area? I need to cut back my pampas grass and prune my crape myrtles. J.Y., The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A large pampas grass plant in a garden Pampas grass is a wonderful ornamental grass whose lush panicles offer a restful break from ...

As with lawn grasses, there are both warm-season and cool-season ornamental grasses. The warm-season types turn brown in the cold weather and are often cut back in fall, but in many cases, you don't ...