tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25729781.post6465438109481013535..comments2023-08-26T06:02:57.917-07:00Comments on An Alameda Garden: What Color Is Your Tree Trunk?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03683254145775608514noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25729781.post-216649312114851972007-08-19T14:38:00.000-07:002007-08-19T14:38:00.000-07:00I recently spraypainted spent poppy pods hot pink ...I recently spraypainted spent poppy pods hot pink and purple, and left them up in the garden. I love their freaky look. I say anything goes, and if someone gets their freak on with paint in their garden, awesome. :)<BR/>-www.sassygardener.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25729781.post-69962537317908435492007-08-10T19:36:00.000-07:002007-08-10T19:36:00.000-07:00When I was a kid our neighbors painted the trunks,...When I was a kid our neighbors painted the trunks, too, Claire - isn't it for reflecting the winter sun so the trunks won't get hot and split while dormant?? <BR/>I think it was whitewash, which doesn't have much substance. <BR/><BR/>Annie at the Transplantable RoseAnnie in Austinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14662139490401110432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25729781.post-20185869057183864502007-08-01T20:26:00.000-07:002007-08-01T20:26:00.000-07:00I remember seeing tree trunks painted white when I...I remember seeing tree trunks painted white when I was a kid. I think it was to protect them from sunburn or something. And my grandmother used to spray paint her dead hydrangea flowers gold or silver. My mother thought that was unspeakably tacky.<BR/><BR/>Me, I think I'd rather paint something else before I'd paint a tree trunk. It would depend a lot on the garden.chuck b.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00882763861745236443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25729781.post-80767188608121464802007-08-01T16:58:00.000-07:002007-08-01T16:58:00.000-07:00This is going to make me sound like a butcher, but...This is going to make me sound like a butcher, but I actually chopped down a perfectly healthy tree so I'm not sure that it was actually dead yet by the time I painted it! *grin* <BR/><BR/>You made me wonder, though, if it's because the tree in question was a willow? It kept trying to throw out new green growth, so maybe it just had too much moisture in it anyway--I am bad with tree growth/life but they do seem to be softer, wetter wood than most. Hmm.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14395380166485303934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25729781.post-14539416104911169142007-07-31T22:42:00.000-07:002007-07-31T22:42:00.000-07:00The article only said that he used exterior latex ...The article only said that he used exterior latex but it didn't specify if he watered it down at all. Maybe the chippiness has to do with the type of bark and the overall health of the plant. Maybe a stump would be more inclined to chip because it's dead?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03683254145775608514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25729781.post-3934664585915631162007-07-31T17:36:00.000-07:002007-07-31T17:36:00.000-07:00I'm with you--color me intrigued. :) That said, I ...I'm with you--color me intrigued. :) That said, I think you may need some special paint, or at least water down regular latex and use it more as a stain. I say this because I cut down a willow tree last year to a stump and tried to first stain it red and then paint it dark grey. The paint eventually chipped off in a rather yucky manner... does he mention how he keeps this from happening to his camellias?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14395380166485303934noreply@blogger.com