The finished job. Lots of freshly split and potted grasses. As part of the Horticulture course, the Donegal ETB Horticulture students set about splitting and dividing some various ornamental grasses in the Barrack Hill Garden. Most grasses enjoy being split, like a vast majority of perennials they do get congested, so if you have a big clump of Festuca of the likes in your garden think about giving it a haircut and then splitting it, not only will you get more plants for free (always good) but the same plant will be reinvigorated and more colourful...a win win!
Our starter plants were pot bound grasses purchased from a local garden centre, we gave them a haircut, carved 'em up (ensuring we have some foliage and root), dusted the roots with Symbio mycorrhizal fungii and then potted into a mix of compost and perlite.
Our starter plants were pot bound grasses purchased from a local garden centre, we gave them a haircut, carved 'em up (ensuring we have some foliage and root), dusted the roots with Symbio mycorrhizal fungii and then potted into a mix of compost and perlite.
 Quick haircut |  Our starter plants |
 Dividing the clumps |  Lots of new plants created, kept in tunnel until new root ball forms then planted out in the garden |
