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Today we began the process of cutting back all the perennial ornamentals on the golf course. Work was completed on the beds around the clubhouse and some of the areas on the course with the rest of the beds to be finished in the near future. The recent string of frosty nights have pretty much put an end to the aesthetic beauty of these plants for the year. It is necessary to remove the dead tissue once a year so the beds do not appear messy and overgrown. Perennials can be cut back in either the spring or fall and consists of simply cutting the plants about one or two inches above ground level.