Pampas Grass

[homealone]

Man I decided several weeks ago to move some plants around at my sweeties place so that they were no longer taking over his front porch steps.

The plants that needed to be moved are a rose bush and some pampas grass.

Well this morning I moved the rose bush with great ease. I figured that, that plant would have given me a whole lot of trouble along with a few new holes in my skin. However the rose bush was extremely easy to move and never even managed to get one scratch from it.

Now the rose bush is in an area where it can grow nicely and not be in the way.

Now as for the pampas grass that stuff is seriously giving me a run for my money. It really doesn't want to come up out of the ground. I already started digging it up, though I am full of scratches, tired and it is still standing. It really doesn't want to be dug up what so ever.

I am seriously gonna have to put some work in on this one. Though once it is moved it is going to be in a better place and wont take over his steps anymore.


Wish me LOADS of LUCK, I seriously need it on this one.

[flip_it_fast]

I love pampas grass. I think it is so pretty because it is so simple. It goes well with just about everything. It's a great way to edge something that you just don't want to have to fuss with very much.



You do have to watch where you transplant it because pampas grass grows so fast, it can overtake your flower beds! They grow unlike regular grass does. It doesn't need much water to thrive.



Another thing to be aware of, it is so dense that often rats and mice like to make it their homes.



Oh and something I am sure you have already discovered, the leaves are extremely sharp. So avoid planting it where anyone walks by it a lot such as walkways because it does cut the skin.

[House on the Prairie]

I'm so glad you posted this--I've been looking for some plumed grasses and now I know what to call them so that I don't sound like an idiot the next time I go to the nursery. Pampas Grass sounds ever so much better than big, grass balls!

I love that these plants take up a lot of space without being a lot of maintenance. I'll be planting a few variations along a fenceline, I think. Do you know of any that are shade tolerant?