On 7/21/2014 4:33 AM, Fran Farmer wrote:
On 21/07/2014 8:46 AM, David Hare-Scott wrote:
pentapus wrote:
I'm considering making some "sculptural" planters out of hypertufa,
Hypertufa is concrete mixed with sphagnum moss and either vermiculite
or perlite. This makes a somewhat lightweight porous container.
(snip)

Thirdly mixing in sphagnum to reduce weight doesn't seem like such a
good idea to me. Eventually it will rot. How about synthetic beads
instead. Vermilculite or perlite should be OK.

Hypertufa always uses some natural material as part of the recipe -
traditionally it's been peat but also coconut fibre has been another
common ingredient used instead of peat.

Thanks, I'll try it. Seems like it would be a good look. I like that it
isn't peat.

I haven't made anything out of hypertufa yet. I have been working on a
friend's project, 5' tall cement planters that she inherited from a
deceased famous artist (Mr Imagination).

I knew nothing about cement and she apparently picked up nothing while
watching him work. We've gone through 5 completely different concrete
mixes trying to figure it out when I stumbled on this:

http://www.artistic-garden.com/makin...rt-sculptures/

http://www.littleandlewis.com

Usually they are made in a rectangle shape so that they have a similar
shape to aged animal watering troughs.

I'm not a follower of the usual.

My Alien Sea Planter: http://earlymorningreport.com/images/penelope.JPG

I'd like to try something smaller and decidedly more terrestrial with
the hypertufa. I'd like it to be functional which is why I'm here.



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