Hypertufa

Canadian Gardening

Create your own classic planter
http://www.canadiangardening.com/how-to/projects/create-your-own-classic-planter/a/21283

You will need

• Wheelbarrow for mixing (or another large container)
• Rubber gloves
• Heavy plastic (garbage bags opened up are fine)
• A mould (myriad possibilities, such as old pots, Styrofoam coolers and their lids; we used an old dishwashing basin)
• Sheet of plywood or other flat surface for a temporary base
• Dust mask (optional)
• 17 L vermiculite
• 17 L peat moss
• 11 L Portland cement
• 13 L water
• Flat board (or wide scraper)
• Several short lengths of wooden dowel or some sticks
• Carpenter’s file
• Wire brush

Top Rufa Plants

While you can plant up your hypertufa container with almost any plant, sun lovers will especially show off its character. Here are horticultural editor Anne Marie Van Nest's picks:

• Hardy cacti (Opuntia and Escobaria) Zones 2 to 5
• Dwarf mugo pine (Pinus mugo cvs.) Zone 2
• Stonecrop (Sedum spp.) Zones 2 to 5
• Hens and chicks (Sempervivum spp.) Zone 1
• Thyme (Thymus cvs.) Zones 4 to 6
• 'Elfin' thyme (Thymus serphyllum 'Elfin', USDA Hardiness Zones 4-9)
• Dwarf hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Nana', Zones 4-8)