Wear protective gear when pruning and propagating, as the blades of grass are very sharp. Use gloves, eye protection, and long pants and sleeves. Propagating pampas grass is easily done by division.

Pampas grass, also known as Cortaderia selloana ... the large evergreen species benefits from hard pruning once a year in early spring. The RHS team add: "Cut them back as far as possible without ...

The tall grass is one of the more exotic-looking plants to happily grow on UK soil and is popular with gardening fans thanks to its minimal upkeep - but it's not as highly regarded in other countries ...