Hypertufa trough

Creating Hypertufa Troughs at the Garden – My Chicago Botanic Garden

Hypertufa troughs are an earthy and natural container that goes with every garden style. Modeled after ancient stone troughs that were once used to hold water and feed for livestock in England and the Orient; later they were repurposed into planters. The look of these troughs as containers became v

This reader from Michigan shares how to make a hypertufa container, a stone-like rustic planter that can be outside for years.

Make a lightweight and large planter using a hypertufa mix! This tutorial will show you the secret to making a beautiful planter in the shape of a trough, using easy to find materials. #artsyprettyplants #planterideas #outdecor #outdoordecorideas #hypertufaideas #diycement #concretecrafts

drying hypertufa trough

Today, I’ll show you how to make just about anything you can imagine with hypertufa using inexpensive materials you can buy from your closest home center. I’ll also show you all of the many ways you can use this versatile material to achieve various different textures and finishes without much effort. What is Hypertufa? Tufa is […]

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How to Make a Garden Trough (Hypertufa Planter): Back in 1800s, crafty English farmers used to chisel feeding troughs for their animals out of local granite and sandstone. Nowadays, creative gardeners have adapted these old containers, which are now covered in moss and worn by decades of exposure …

Make these unique containers yourself. Over time, the artificial stone beds will age and gather moss for added charm.

Installing an outdoor fountain instantly transforms your yard into a peaceful oasis. These DIY outdoor fountain tutorials will show you how to make your own.

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…

Make super-realistic hypertufa pots or stone-like troughs. Hypertufa Recipe Guide. Create natural-looking artificial stone on a budget.

There are lots of things you can use as Forms for Hypertufa; some of them are right under your nose...

Curing Hypertufa, that all important step...

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