Chop and Drop Autumn Moor Grass In Front Porch Bed - Winter Clean-up - February 2025

This week we're facing our largest snow storm of the season with anywhere from four-to-twelve inches of snow forecast to fall in our neighborhood. But, the past few days, the late afternoon temperatures have hovered in the upper thirties - which feels like a balmy, Spring day to me right now. Because of that - and some pushing from this post from Dr. Jared Barnes where he showed he was getting a start on his annual garden clean-up - I decided to go out and try a few things in the garden. I grabbed a pair of gloves and some pruners and walked into the front yard. I opted to start with a couple of the Seslaria Autumnalis (Autumn Moor Grass) that are planted in the front porch bed. Now...I normally wait until a bit later in Winter to begin clean-up. Everyone says to...'let it lay' until the harshest part of Winter has passed. Leave the leaf litter and stems to protect the plant crowns from cold. And that's what I've done - for the most part....