I have always wondered how to make these! How about a video on how those beautiful giant concrete (or plaster?) leaf castings around the arboretum are made?
I can’t wait to make this. I was wondering if you can use a styrofoam fish box (used to transport live fish to pet stores) as a core to make large troughs lighter. You would need to pat the concrete mix around all sides of the box…maybe cutting the styrofoam corners off would make the corners stronger. Also,would chicken wire be a good reinforcement? Just a few thoughts.
Yeah! I’ll give this a try. Two questions: should you have put plastic over those bricks before smushing on the hypertufa mix? Did you make the square planter behind you in the video?
Mark I have seen people immerse hypertufa in water after a 24 to 48 hour set time and leave it for weeks or months. What do you say about this practice. Also can you use permatil instead of another medium. Thank you so very much for your consideration of plants you like or describe in talks .
Excellent Video. Thanks Mark!
I have always wondered how to make these! How about a video on how those beautiful giant concrete (or plaster?) leaf castings around the arboretum are made?
Love this. I have done this using a old basket for added texture on the outside.
I can’t wait to make this. I was wondering if you can use a styrofoam fish box (used to transport live fish to pet stores) as a core to make large troughs lighter. You would need to pat the concrete mix around all sides of the box…maybe cutting the styrofoam corners off would make the corners stronger. Also,would chicken wire be a good reinforcement? Just a few thoughts.
Yeah! I’ll give this a try. Two questions: should you have put plastic over those bricks before smushing on the hypertufa mix? Did you make the square planter behind you in the video?
How was diagonal lines made in this one?
Mark I have seen people immerse hypertufa in water after a 24 to 48 hour set time and leave it for weeks or months. What do you say about this practice. Also can you use permatil instead of another medium. Thank you so very much for your consideration of plants you like or describe in talks .
1/1/1 even I can remember that.