Attractive and Secure Borders with Pampas Grass

Bold and beautiful displays of pampas grass appear along the coastlines and in yards all across this country every fall. One of my favorite times of year. This plant though looms large. You can read more on it's sheer girth and precautionary advice when you plant pampas grass here. Being so large and if you have a large yard to boot, there's a very attractive option to dress it up and secure and define your property borders in the process.

Picture this, house in a field all by itself or better yet, a house on a corner lot with no fence obstructing the view into your backyard or your neighbors. Pristine lawn, and a view that show's your neighbor John watering his roses in the middle of the afternoon, with no shirt on. You'd have to know John to know that this just ruined any plans you may have had for dinner later that evening. I won't go into any further details other than that. Have no fear, pampas grass is here.

You could plant pampas grass in a nice pretty little row directly down your property line. Now imagine that! A scene taken directly out of a photographic magazine. Plants lined up nice and proper. Trim and straight as an arrow. Tufts of silver plums displaying majestically down a line and swaying with the wind. No more John. Heck, he couldn't even come through cause if he did, the pampas plants would get him with their sharp little leaves.

Although it wouldn't be an immediate fix as it would take a while for the plants to mature and gain the needed size and come to fruition. But not that long. These plants are hardy and once they take root, they typically flourish pretty well and in a short couple of years you will have an impenetrable wall, a bonified fortress on your hands.

Plant Pampas Grass

Pampas grass once established is a very hardy and healthy plant. But take note and prepare before you go and plant pampas grass as you should know a few things before you do. These plants are beautiful when in full bloom just make a plan before you plant them and here are a few things to think about.

First these plants grow large, larger than most. They do not make a good choice for somebody to plant one that is in a flower bed right next to a house or pathway. They can and will grow big and round. Pampas grass can grow as high as 9 feet (maybe even taller) and as wide around as 4 to 4 feet if not properly trimmed. Their evergreen leaves are relatively long and can range 3 to 6 feet in length. Serious consideration should be taken before planting one of these ornamental grasses as their leaves are sharp and can and will cut you.

One good point to mention here is that pampas grass can easily adapt to their surrounding environment. They are not particular to climate and temperature and can blossom virtually anywhere. Because of this, they spread easily and each plant is capable of bearing well over a million seeds during it's existence which in turn can make this ornamental grass not so desiring. In fact, people are banned to plant pampas grass already in Hawaii and California due to this fact.

All in all, still a beautiful plant. If you have the means and the space, pampas grass is an excellent option for filling the void.

Pruning Pampas Grass

Pampas Grass leaves are usually preened back naturally via freezing temperatures leaving brownish leaves in it's wake. Eventhough these leaves still fundamentally do their job of providing a screen or hedge, that's not all there is to pruning this beauty, there comes a time when you'll start cutting back the pampas grass. Before the new growth of the green ornamental grass leaves start to emerge in the spring, you'll want to prune away all the brown leaves and dead material that's accumulated. All though it will not take you long to do the job you should definitely be prepared for this little chore. The blades of this plant can be quite painful. They are sharp and produce cuts very similar to paper-cuts and in bunches.

Plan on wearing jeans and a long sleeve shirt as well as gloves. Protective glasses should also be worn since the blades of the grass will cut through the skin on the hands and legs and your face.

When you do it, make sure you wear gloves, then hold all the grass up and wrap some tape around it. This way once you cut it theres almost no clean up. Simply pick up the clumps.

Pruning Pampas grass is really the only trouble this plant will ever give you. They are a very low maintenance landscape feature. Pampas grass is rarely bothered by insects or diseases, and is quite drought tolerant once it is established. It will respond well to fertilization. If you add two pounds of a slow release fertilizer like per 100 square feet of hedge you will have a thick grass screen with plenty of feathery blooms in no time.

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