How to protect plants from house paint

When you paint the exterior of your house or hire someone to do it for you, an often overlooked problem is paint getting on your plants. Protecting plants from paint is something every homeowner should consider when repainting a house, especially when a lot of time and money has been invested in keeping the landscaping and plants looking great. After all, part of keeping a nice looking home is keeping the landscaping up.

You can protect your plants from paint with any of these simple and inexpensive tips. You'll keep your plants healthy and looking great while saving money because you won't have to replace plants.

Obviously it can be impractical to dig up and move plants at any time. So the focus here is to eliminate or at least reduce the harm done by paint getting on your plants.

Cover them up - You can take trash bags and lay them over top various plants such as flowers, shrubs, small trees, bushes, and more. Do not use tarps or heavy bags as these can cause damage to the plant's leaves and stems. Also you'll have to remove the trash bags daily, otherwise the plants will begin to die due to a lack of light.

If you have the means, you could even make canopies over the plants by getting some sturdy sticks and placing them in front of and behind the garden, then attach trash bags to the sticks, creating a roof over the plants while still allowing some light and air in.

Water them more - Wet leaves and flowers make it harder for paint to stick to them. By keeping the plants watered and wet, you'll prevent the paint from sticking long enough to dry on the leaves. Just be sure to water around the plants as well to disperse paint on the ground.

Talk with your painters - Some great professional painters have techniques and tools in place to tackle the issue of falling paint damaging the surrounding landscape and plants. Regardless of whether they do or not, talk with them before hiring them for work. Sometimes being caught up in their work, painters may accidentally trample or crush your plants with their boots, ladders, and other equipment. Making them aware of your concern for your plants can help good painter map out ladder placement, equipment placement, and access routes to avoid damaging your plants.

A beautifully painted house is quite a sight to see, but if the landscape around it is dead and destroyed this can have a negative impact on how your property looks. Follow these tips to protect your plants and gardens from paint and keep your whole property looking like new.