Even in a hobby, conservation serves an important role.
So after working on a batch of Super Trees, do you find yourself with a pile of smaller pieces that are almost too small to make use of but you hate to see go to waste?
Well after pruning my last batch I wound up with a decent pile of small bits and pieces. First thought was to gather them up and crush them into a useful byproduct for ground cover. After getting them into that pile, I got an idea!
Why not spray the pile with an adhesive so they hold that shape and then cover them with ground foam? I think they'd look like thickets? At least that is pretty much what I've determined Woodland Scenics Briar Patches are made from?
So I grabbed some hair spray and gave them a heavy coat, and just like hair, it held its shape.
Then I sprayed them with a coat of Krylon Dark Camo Brown and let it dry. This increased the hold of the shape.
Who knows, I may not be the first one to do this, but I like it! Cheap thickets, almost zero waste of the Super Trees and you get a nice looking byproduct. You can leave it in one big mass as I did, or it can be cut or torn into smaller pieces.
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