Re: Hypertufa... Ledges?

> Okay, Chris, we will have to think about this idea.  I like the plan to use
> the space under the ledge or mountain that you want to build.  I wonder if
> the small stepping stones of concrete around 1.19 a piece would not be okay
> to use as ledges.  The hypertufa does not last as long as concrete itself
> would last.  Outside Nashville, TN there is a wonderful sedum that only
> grows on the limestone that is flat.  It was blooming pink last week when we
> went to visit my mother.  I can see making something like that but you would
> need several sizes of concrete pavers to make cervices for the plants.

Hi Nancy,

   I was thinking that I could scoop out bowl-shaped depressions in the 
   slabs/shelves on one side to hold the plants -- kind of like built-in
   planters.

   You say that hypertufa doesn't last as long as concrete; how much shorter
   is its lifespan?  

Chris

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