Hypertufa, was Re: Gout weed, etc
- To: <perennials@mallorn.com>
- Subject: Hypertufa, was Re: Gout weed, etc
- From: "* U* <s*@axionet.com>
- Date: Sun, 25 Jan 1998 23:17:58 -0800
The American Rock Garden Society published a bulletin about troughs which
fits nicely with what Nan mentions. It is Volume 52, Number 2 (Spring
1994). The ARGS bulletin has some colour photos that give you a good idea
about how troughs will look when planted up.
Susan
Mount Lehman, BC
Sunset Zone 4, USDA 7 or 8
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From: Nan Sterman <nsterman@ucsd.edu>
To: perennials@mallorn.com
Subject: Re: Gout weed, V.B. F&G show, copper pipe, small vine for large
pot?
Date: January 25, 1998 8:10 PM
A suggestion for "rock envy." Have you ever seen hypertuffa? It's looks
like rock, but you make it from concrete, sand, and the native soil in your
yard. It's much lighter than rock, and you can make any shape you'd like,
depending upon the kind of form you create, from a hole in the ground to
formal geometric shapes you form with styrofoam. I've been dying to try to
make some hypertuffa planters, they're typically used to create rock
gardens where none exist. I've never looked for directions on the web, but
I'm sure you could find some if you try. Otherwise, I have a book on
stonescaping that is not very useful, but does have directions. I could
dig it out (so to speak!) if you'd like.
Nan
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Nan Sterman, Master Composter in Residency
Olivenhain, California
Sunset Zone 24, USDA Zone 10b or 11
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So goes an old chinese proverb:
If you want to be happy for a few hours, get drunk;
If you want to be happy for a week-end get married;
If you want to be happy for a week, barbeque a pig;
If you want to be happy all your life long become a gardener
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