How to Trim Fescue

Fescue, also known as blue fescue, is an ornamental clumping grass. It is a sturdy grower and a good choice for many different types of landscaping, but over time it may come to look shaggy or ragged. Trimming fescue allows it to look its best, and because the clumps of grass are fairly small, they are easily kept up. Trim your fescue on a regular basis to promote healthy growth and a tidy appearance.

Multipurpose scissors
Shovel

Instructions

- 1
  Cut away the heads of the flower stems after they have dried out in the late summer. This tidies up the look of your fescue grass. You may also choose to prune the flowers as they appear, as they distract from the look of the blue-green grass blades.
- 2
  Cut away any brown grass stems during the early spring. This foliage has died off over the winter and will only suffocate the newer growth throughout the growing season.
- 3
  Cut away any brown grass stems during the early spring. This foliage has died off over the winter and will only suffocate the newer growth throughout the growing season.
- 4
  Divide the blue fescue every other year by digging it up with a shovel and dividing the root ball into several sections. Each section can then be planted to thrive as an individual plant. If the center of the cluster is brown and dead, remove it and throw it away.
- 5
  Cut the fescue grass blades down to a height of three inches in the spring if you have noticed that the plant is looking ragged. This encourages fresh new growth.
- 6
  Remove any stray brown grass blades that you see throughout the growing season.

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