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We have several varieties of ornamental grasses in the garden. Should
they be cut back? If so at what time of the year.

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We have several varieties of ornamental grasses in the garden. Should
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http://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile...ng_grasses.asp

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Thanks Emrys, The website explained everything well. :-)

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We have several varieties of ornamental grasses in the garden. Should
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http://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile...ng_grasses.asp

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David in Normandy wrote:
We have several varieties of ornamental grasses in the garden. Should
they be cut back? If so at what time of the year.


Any time, if you can find a suitable source of alloxydim.
(from you will gather that I can't stand so-called "ornamental" grasses.
Cortaderia and some Miscanthus are honorable exceptions).

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