1. Prepare consists of getting the wood surface ready for stain and finish application, and includes wood conditioning. Before you start a refinishing or finishing project, be sure that the wood's surface is dry and free of old finishes in poor condition, paint, wax, grease, polish, dirt or other foreign matter.
Miscanthus. This is an informational site about Miscanthus, an ornamental grass that has invaded and naturalized in native plant communities in parts of eastern and mid-Atlantic United States.
I cut my 2nd year Miscanthus from 3' to 3 above the crown last spring. This year, they regained that height and another foot and a half, in a single growing season. I divided two others, into 3 clumps each, and they only made it to 3', so the division set them back a year in their maturation.