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Caring for Your Grasses and Shrubs as the winter season approaches. How to protect your grasses and shrubs from the damaging wind and cold temperatures of winter: Grasses: Many gardeners do nothing in the fall to their grasses. Leaving grasses standing for the winter provides visual interest and some color to the winter landscape. Whether good or bad, grasses left standing also provide some shelter and protection for birds and other animals from the winter weather. Grasses are more tender …
Perennials Late March/early April cut back dead plants and apply a general purpose fertilizer. Every 3-5 years divide and transplant your perennials. Dig entire plant and cut into sections (2-3 growth buds each). Tangled growth, holes in center of plant (middle is dead) or reduced flowering indicates it is time to divide. Keep transplanted divisions moist until established. Remove spent flowers throughout the season. Prune stems back to crown of plant. Some perennials will bloom again in fall if this …
