Hypertufa wall

Describes Beth's earthbag construction project: a planter box.

I want to make a smallish retaining wall that looks like stone I ve seen videos from Stonemakers and was VERY impressed The wall I need to make when the we

Blog post by Owdboggy - For the benefit of those folks who do not have enamel sinks to spare, this is a description of how I made a trough from hypertufa (sand, cement and pe

Load up a hypertufa trough with dwarf conifers, succulent sedums, and cascading groundcovers.

What are hypertufa troughs? Hypertufa (pronounced hyper-toofa) is a mixture of peat moss, perlite, cement and water. Old stone watering troughs in England could be found in farmer’s fields, sometim…

A friend in my NARGS chapter recently asked me to make a couple new planters for him. We discussed many designs when he stopped by but settled on two that I don't make often. The first is an oval bowl. For this I made an inner mold of laminated layers of 2" rigid foam glued together and shaped with a utility knife. The hypertufa bowl was cast upside down, packed onto the dome-shaped mold, with gravity and diligent packing with my hands helping to make it tight and uniform. Keeping the…

By Marcia Kirinus, NC State Extension Master GardenerSM volunteer The doldrums of winter are now upon us, but there’s still plenty of work to be done to prepare your garden (either indoor or outdoo…

Here is a post about my Largest Hypertufa Planter so far. It has been great and I plan to make an oval one and another large rectangle again this spring. I ha…

Hypertufa is a mix of concrete and other elements that is lightweight, easy to work with, can be molded or even carved, and is a perfect DIY project for both beginner and experienced crafters. You can create pots, containers, art... ok, we will just let these cool DIY hypertufa projects speak for themselves, ok?

Do you use anything for reinforcing hypertufa? Is it necessary? If you do use reinforcement, what do you use? I can tell you what and when I use fibers or