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Title: Making Hypertufa rocks & Pan gardens
Post by: NWalker86 on August 28, 2019, 06:51:07 AM

Hi all

I'm looking to make some Hypertufa rocks that can be used in a terracotta pan for a miniature garden.

I would only need a small quantity & wondered if anyone had a decent recipe to use.

Also

I would love to see anyone's miniature garden pans so I can get some inspiration & any advice would be very much appreciated  ;)

Many Thanks

Nichola

Title: Re: Making Hypertufa rocks & Pan gardens
Post by: Maggi Young on August 28, 2019, 02:11:06 PM

Hi  Nichola, Recipe usually given  for  hypertufa to make  troughs  or  stones .....   1 part peat:1 part sand:1 part Portland cement.

Many references  in the  forum  from a  search  which may  be  of  interest  ..... some  examples.....

http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=2591.0 (http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=2591.0)

http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=2463.0 (http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=2463.0)

http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=13073.0 (http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=13073.0)

Lots  of  pictures  of  mini gardens at the  shows in the forum .... such as this  one  of an entry  by John Dower, the  master  of  such gardens!    http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=17016.msg401911#msg401911 (http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=17016.msg401911#msg401911)

http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=16676.msg397029#msg397029 (http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=16676.msg397029#msg397029)

A  handy  link : http://www.seed-aholic.com/2015/04/making-magic.html (http://www.seed-aholic.com/2015/04/making-magic.html)

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David Morris' mini garden

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Peter  Hood's  mini garden

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Stan da Prato's  mini garden

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Michael Sullivan's  garden
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Dionysia tower

 All photos  from the  forum

Title: Re: Making Hypertufa rocks & Pan gardens
Post by: NWalker86 on August 28, 2019, 08:57:39 PM

Oh wow Maggi these are incredible  :o

Thank you so much for all this fab information l. I have no doubt this is going to help me no end on my quest to make a miniature garden.
They are such fabulous features & I know they will require time & effort but that's what I'm loving about the whole Alpine world.

You are a star ⭐️

Title: Re: Making Hypertufa rocks & Pan gardens
Post by: Maggi Young on August 28, 2019, 09:54:57 PM

Something  very appealing about  a  mini garden - it's  an extension of the  appeal of  alpine  plants  in general, isn't  it?  Small is  beautiful!