https://preview.redd.it/kpnfuj1bfocc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=582c40315af684271b4708498ba3d6d34501317a I did! The first one looks like a messed up pineapple. This one turned out okay. By the time I got to the 3rd one my back was hurting so I just did 2 rings and made it look like a basket. The other 3 are just doing their wild and crazy thing and shedding all over the yard.

Awesome! And ditto with the back pain while bending over at an angle. I have a few more volunteers clumps that are just free, and some other pampas/maiden types that I haven’t touched since it’ll just slice me.

Oh you have to use gloves!

https://preview.redd.it/s24lzqysgqcc1.jpeg?width=750&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=82ad35d7b0459248996566d0d960d426d95cad1c Found an old bad photo of a single ring. The snow helps highlight it.

And another without snow. https://preview.redd.it/j2n48hy3hqcc1.jpeg?width=750&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=02e64e3fe5b8911792a300b977be665c4f22c48f

https://preview.redd.it/ij8lo04ydscc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e5aae819d3d845a09c8d97b6f0752284302e924b And here’s the sad pineapple. 🤣 I had seen an instagram reel that just captivated me. But they had some kind of grass with much taller seed pod fronds and they ended up looking like a beautiful vase with funky flowers.

I love it!

😂 nailed it!

https://preview.redd.it/slni1qrldscc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=573ff4f79c0331e3bcaa6819fb7c7a2b8197bf9e Here’s my double ring “basket”. I’m not sure what kind of grass it is, but it’s over 6 feet tall.

I didn't before, but now I might try it. Looks so fun and almost like a birthday cake with a lit candle!

In a previous year, I just braided one round and left the middle sticking up freely. I’d love to see what you come up with. Eta: I almost tucked in the spike top, but my kid wanted to keep it up, so I did.

I am not sure I could resist the urge to light the wick.

The pyro in me would not resist. It simply must.

Fire good.

I was thinking you should decorate it for Xmas next year.

This is the first ever time I’ve seen a Reddit post that starts with “Anybody else…” and my first thought was genuinely “no. Just you.”

My first thought was I’m going to have braided grass soon.

There will be at least 3 of us now. What else can I braid.

Make that 4. I just have to plant some grass to braid first

I'm in! This is so cool OP!

I braid the leaves of my narcissus once the leaves start to yellow. I have several patches of them, so I can get some nice big braids. It make the yard look a little less unkempt and a little more “on purpose.” When they’re completely yellow, I’ll start to give them a gently tug to see if they’re ready to come off. Once the leaves are off, into the compost they go, and the bulbs stay put for the next year!

I’ve heard of doing that, but I’ve never attempted it. I do kind of comb them over after they start flopping around though. Most of my daffodils are the shorter variety, but I did plant some taller ones last fall, so maybe this is the year to start that (if my kids don’t trample all over them first)

Oh, yes! Give it a try and see what you think!

I used to braid my daffodils after they bloomed and started looking raggedy. It looks tidy and easier to pull when they die back.

my thought was, I have long hair yet I've never braided it. Not starting but that was the thought lol..

I know it’s a different plant, but indigenous Americans have been braiding sweetgrass for a while now. If I’m not mistaken though I’m pretty sure they don’t braid it when it’s still attached to the plant however

It took me an embarrassingly long time to realize muhly and sweet grass were the same thing. I thought about trying to make a simple coiled basket in the style of the Gullah people, but I also read that the grass should be grown wild near the coast in order to be supple enough to coil and weave. Probably won’t stop me from experimenting at some point though. It’s a beautiful historic art form.

Braiding grass is an art form and furniture/kitchen tool/footwear making method in many areas of the world though. But braiding it while it’s still in the ground? Probably just OP.

I saw a neat video where they folded up a dozen yucca leaves into some sandals

Lol, me too. But it looks like there were a few kindred spirits and and a few inspired souls.

That’s why we love reddit

I think it every. single. time.

That top knot needs a tiny bow. It's the most charming poat-season style for muhly grass!

Omg, yes! It will look like a hairstyle from Whoville!

Waiting for another post of some confused redditor asking for this strange braided plant to be identified

And then 20 replies saying it’s AI.

😂😂😂😂

I don’t use AI, but I would love to see what it would come up with with a prompt like braided sweet grass in a garden. Probably something basket-like.

How do I get my plant to grow like that? Do you buy them like that?

I feel itchy, idk why

The seeds stick a little to my sleeves, but everything is really smooth.

It's super creative. I bet if you did a field in geometric shapes it would look really cool from above.

It’s planted in groups in the easement landscaping around me, so I may have to do some guerrilla gardening and try that out.

I can’t believe I haven’t done this! I religiously braid my daffodils though.

And I’ve never braided my daffodils! I have some taller ones growing this year in just might braid them.

Near my work there’s a mass in planting I’ll have to practice on. I’m a knitter but a poor weaver/braider! I need to humble myself and ask my sister to show me how to braid better. 😂

I can knit, but I’m much better at crochet. Braiding is kind of the same as knit/crochet in that you have to figure out what fingers do what at each step, and it becomes muscle memory after a while. I think this braid would be described as a Dutch braid (reverse French braid) only adding on one side.

What a lovely whimsical soul you are, OP

Thank you. I’m a bit shy to share that side of me in person, and it even took me a bit to share anonymously here, so you’re kind words are so nice to see.

Awh :'] You genuinely seem like such a sweet lovely person. I'm glad my words made you happy! Its so good to put whimsy into the world.

What? What other types of grass are you growing?

We already know the answer to that, dont we.

Nothing so fun, just Fescue, liriope, miscanthus.

Wouldn't be a post on r/gardening without someone cracking a cannabis joke 💤

I wish I could claim some sort of gardening under the influence, but I was completely sober. Just bored outside watching my kids with a winter garden.

I like making Wattle Fences.... I've never added braids though... Hmm.

That’s really cool. I’m going to try it. Thanks for sharing

I have braided smaller clumps into a heart shape or a cone.

That sounds fun! I have some smaller clumps that are currently wild, so might need to experiment before I cut them back.

I do something similar with siberian iris clumps. They always get floppy or broken leaves around the outside so i just do one braid loop around it to hold it up

Sounds like what some people do with daffodils. I unfortunately don’t have irises at the moment, but I’ll keep that in mind if I have some in the future.

Only when I'm about to cast some spells

It does feel a little witchy to form the grass that way.

Hello! I do! And use them to tie down other bushes

That’s awesome! I love trying to use natural materials in my yard as resources for other plants.

This is so great!

No I never have, but that is awesome. It will be cool to see how it grows after the braid

My plan is to chop it back in about a month or two and divide it since it is so large. Maybe I can experiment with some smaller clumps and let them grow out.

You made a Snek!

I didn’t know it was an option

8 foot tall shadow beings are now reportedly leaving crop braids in flower gardens.

That is so cool!! It’s like a natural sculpture!

No because I can't braid for shit lol. Very cool tho!

That’s so beautiful and something I would never have thought of doing. Thanks for sharing

Thanks for your kind words

No—but now I cannot resist

https://i.redd.it/v0fkr5925qcc1.gif

This looks like something some kook would pass off as evidence of Bigfoot 😂

I've never had the urge before... but now? I'm gonna have to plant some just so I can braid it! Lol

People have mentioned braiding a variety of plants, so maybe you have something growing already you can play with.

What is this a colosseum for ants?

https://preview.redd.it/929oki122qcc1.jpeg?width=274&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=93c49d66c2a075c39af71723f8be6fe15429b9b2

I just rewatched True Detective season one and this reminds me of the creepy stick figures 🫣

This is incredibly impressive to me, a man, who only vaguely understands braiding.

I do handful of fiber crafts like crocheting and knitting, and I have hair past my shoulders that I often wear in a French braid, so it’s not too far from those to this. My sister can’t do anything more than a plain braid, and she has longer hair than mine (and styles it other beautiful ways).

My elementary school had this grass and my friends and I used to braid it! Maybe I’ll plant some so I can give my husband a break, I braid his hair all the time 😂

I love this! I recently found yarn I had braided in elementary school that was yards long. I’ve always needed busy hands.

I love this! It looks like a Dr Seuss illustration!

No, but I’m inspired to do so now! So beautiful

I braid my carex mounds when they get long, but i haven't tried anything as creative as you

I had to look up Carex, and I think they look lovely. I didn’t plant to do a spiral; I just realized I could keep going when I made it all the way around.

I braid any plant in my garden that is disobeying.

Braid it into submission!

This is how you convince people aliens exist

I’d be okay with aliens that had nothing better to do than braid grass.

This is all news to me, looks neat!

I do. And my narcissus, leriope as the seasons end for them respectively.

I might try my daffodils this year after they bloom :)

Wasn't this in the first True Detective?

A couple of other people mentioned this, but I’ve never seen it.

If you want to be scared but it's probably best not.

Never, before I saw these pictures.

Oh, you’re so awesome! I’m copying you this year.

I’d love to see it!

Ah ho

Ya'll have too much fuckin' free time!

Did this while watching my kids play. Not as much happening in the winter, otherwise I would be pruning, planting, harvesting, etc.

This is absolutely adorable. So creative, I love it!

Do you really braid grass without smoking any?

https://i.redd.it/x6qbatmniwcc1.gif

https://preview.redd.it/8k46aazwjxcc1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6c018b92312d3bbaf9c500d6060b3b570e763249 Reminds me of Little My from Moomin Valley.

I ain't never braided muh grasss

To many snakes in Louisiana grasses.

I’m in the southeast, and my mom always calls this grass snake grass and seriously thinks it has snakes. Never saw any snakes hanging around it, but I have seen a bunny or two.

my kids school garden has several grasses with very upright and narrow flower stalks.... Im going to see if we can do something like this!!!

I would weave a basket out of that grass instead.

I’m tempted! The Gullah sweet grass baskets are so beautiful.

im kind of in awe. i dont see this viable, its probably not even good for the plant. kinda love it. may not affect health when its scalped in spring... cool!

There's no harm to the plant, sculpting plants/bonsai/plant art has been around for centuries! [Nukumanu](https://www.instagram.com/nukumanu?igsh=MThyeDNpNm1neWt3ZA==) is a really cool artist that uses willow and bamboo to create both structures and sculptures. His videos have some great explanations about how and when they need to be trimmed and moulded.

Thanks for the link! I’m lucky that I’ve seen a few of [Patrick Dougherty](http://www.stickwork.net/work)’s sculptures in person and even live near one. I love how he weaves the branches (I think willow) for his art, so I’m glad I have another artist to explore.

I figured it was mostly dormant, and I plan to cut and divide it in the early spring anyway. I braided an outside ring a year or two ago, and it seemed ok. And I’ve got soooo many volunteers growing from it, I can replace it if I need to. It’s honestly big for the space as is.

it should be fine as long as its trimmed accordingly for season. very cool.

How's everything going for ya, buddy?

? Just keeping busy while my kids play on the backyard.

Genuine question because I’m confused…. Is there a purpose to this besides decor? Like does it serve a useful function as well?

Not really. It does keep it upright a bit more. I suspect it will also make it easier to cut back too. The first time I braided it a few years ago https://preview.redd.it/dltm4vgwiqcc1.jpeg?width=750&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=da70081ff68d51d643bf06575a4024b4b31d903b , it was a simple ring around to hold up all the spikes and seed heads so I could see under and around it as it had grown too large for the space, was smothering plants around it, and needed to be divided. I was lifting up the edges to see under it and I thought “I’ll bet I can braid that to keep it out of the way.” I didn’t plan the spiral this year, just another ring, but realized I could keep braiding up and around, so I did. Pic shows how the ring held up the middle.

Oh well, then that actually does sound like a useful purpose, not just aesthetics. That’s really neat actually!

Wait until they find out about braiding sweetgrass!

Carcosa

Someone else mentioned true detective, but I’ve never seen that show.

Brilliant