From flock to static grass – to keep it in place, flood it with watered down PVA 😉

Hairspray works and then a coat of watered down PVA spray

Ive been using 50:50 mix of PVA and matt varnish (eg ronseal varnish…but use a cheaper one) and then watering it down so it sprays. the results I have had are good. multiple coats also don’t reactivate previous layer as viciously as they would do with just PVA so I can do a layering effect to strengthen it further.

I remember Mel the terrain tutor recommding spray adhesive. I have Blu Tack permanent spray though I’ve never used it as I’m a terrible hobbyist

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interesting comments, I’ll throw my tuppence in.

Woodlands Scenic Cement or it’s home made alternative is your best bet it will dry rock solid and matt.

PVA watered down, next best, you will need to add IPA, washing liquid, or some other surfactant to help it soak in without making a swampy mess and watching all the foilage fall off.

Spray Varnish/hairspray will give you a thin “shell-like” layer that will hold it on but not robustly

Spray adhesive, most of these are great for putting on foilage, and poor at holding it on, it often comes out very stringy so you will want to test the spray before you use it on a tree, you will also likely want to dush with flock to hide the spray, think of it as a less effective varnish coat in that it won’t give the same even coverage.

aye if it’s still soft it hasn’t penetrated, that’s why you need something in there to break the surface tension.