Article · Chicago Botanic Garden
Creating Hypertufa Troughs at the Garden
By Tom Soulsby
- Type
- Article
- Level
- Beginner
- Price
- Free
- Published
- 2013
About this lesson
Seven steps to make a hypertufa trough: mixing cement, peat and perlite, building a liner mould, layering, and distressing for an aged-stone look.
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