Making dead culms look better

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Alan_L
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Making dead culms look better

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I applied some deck stain/sealer to my weathered (dead) Ph. nigra culms.

More photos including before/after in this post: http://www.itsnotworkitsgardening.com/2 ... thing.html

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The point was to make them look better, although I suppose it may end up making them last longer too.
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Re: Making dead culms look better

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May I ask why you didn't just prune the dead culms away?
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Initially they were left for support of new culms, but that second brutal winter in a row (last year) made sure that didn't happen either. They're left now as more of an artistic element. :)
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That's cool, can't keep up with all the dead culms around here, after the last two winters. They usually end up as un wanted supports for vines like bittersweet and porcelain berry.
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I'm also hoping they will soon (next year?) be hidden by live culms of equal size, and having these extra (dead) culms will make the grove look more substantial. :)
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And you can then paint them into vivid colors to make it seem as kindergarden just came by. :)
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