A neighbor of mine gave me a large grouping of ornamental grass.. they were going to toss it so I grabbed it.. It was so large we had to divide it to fit it in the truck. Once I planted it, the most of the foliage is not standing up and some is laying on the ground... i'm guessing this is from the transplanting shock.. It is now late September, I live outside of Baltimore so our growing season is almost over. Should I cut the grass off 6-12" from the base or leave it as is? It is between 6-8' tall... i'm not exactly sure what type it is but it is mostly green. Any advice is appreciated.. Thanks Scott

Help, I had planted 5 large (6ft) leeland cypress in April 2008, they were lush and looking great. We left due to hurricane Ike for 36 hours. When we returned, they were leaning and 1 was all brown, 2 were mostly brown, 1 was mostly green, and 1 was brown on one side and green on the other side. They were unprotected and in a row. Winds were clocked in my area at just over 100mph. I live about 30 minutes north of Galveston. No high water. Its been a month and they look about the same. The limbs are not drooping, there is some green in the stems, and most of the stems are flexible without breaking, just a few brittle areas. I have kept them watered, but just do not know what to do. Could this have been wind burn? Maybe with some salt in the wind? I can't cut off the brown, it would look worse (just a stalk). The brown isn't going to turn green, so I'm lost. These were expensive but don't know if they will ever look good. I need advise.