The Best Way to Prune Ornamental Grass 

Bungee cord idea is brilliant. Will try this week.

I just bought 12 white fountain grasses to complement my Mexican sunflowers for compost and ornamentals. Thank you for your video. The bungee cord idea was excellent.

I never thought I’d say this but I’ve really begun to appreciate ornamental grasses. Great idea to use the bungee cord. I wonder if I could convince my husband that we should plant some so that he could use his tools🤣. Thanks for the video!

Nice video, hedge trimmers for me. I'm lucky, though I have access to electricity, as do most folks in the Chicago suburbs.

Nice video and easy to understand. I wasn’t sure if my grass was dying or not. I now know it’s just because it’s winter and we just had our first frost day. I now know I can prune it if I want to. It’s kinda new and small so I think I’m leave it alone this fall and prune it during late winter. Thanks for the video.

I have hand pruners, loppers, hedge trimmer, and my good old, very sharp sugar cane machete. Thanks much for all the great info!

Hedgers work the best. I’ve tried them all.

Thank you! You did a great job! 👍🏻

I use hedge trimmers

Cool👍

This was great glad I haven't cut mine down yet. Do you have a video on transplanting the ornamental grasses?

It is fall in CT and I just transplanted 5 ft tall grass into my yard. Should I prune it down now before winter starts? Or wait until beginning of spring.

My mom suggested that i put some tall ornamental grasses around the perimeter of my garden as a deer deterrent, she says the wind makes the grass move so much and it startles the deer. Do you think this could potentially work?

Do you check first to make sure there are no nesting birds or baby bunnies before pruning?

The diameter of the grass keep expanding over the years. How do you reduce it?

Thank you. Does the saw brown the tips?

My ornamental grass is so thick and dense that my hedge trimmer binds up and tears instead of cutting. What would be best tool for my situation ?

We tried things like that with a chain saw. First thing that happens is the chain jumps out and ruins the day. I am going to try it with a battery powered hedge trimmer. There is no chain to have come out. The only danger with a hedge trimmer is keep your hands away from those blades!

Is there anything wrong with burning 🔥 Karl Forester? I burned some Blue Fescue this spring and they didn’t come back...

Thank you! You did a great job!👍🏻