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Aging A Hypertufa Trough With Moss

Note: the information about growing moss also pertains to almost any porous material – such as clay or terra cotta pots.

I received this email from Stephen who asked:

Dear Artistic Gardner: This is from Sheffield England. Please could you advise me on the “wooden former”, concrete mix, possible wall thickness and dimensions and possible type of chicken wire as strengthener to make a concrete “aged type trough” or what was had in England where old stone sinks werer used for outdoor water and plant features. Yours sincerely, Stephen

My reply:

Hello Stephen:
Thank you for contacting me. The information to help you can be found on the 4 Basic Hypertufa Recipes page and the instructions for How To Make A Hypertufa Trough.

I have many more pages of information on hypertufa (and concrete, too if that might interest you) that will be helpful to you about the ins-and-outs of working with hypertufa. Please go to my main hypertufa page: www.the-artistic-garden.com/hypertufa.html. Then go all the way to the bottom of the page – you’ll see links to all the other pages of ‘tufa information.

About how to age a hypertufa garden art item – I will assume you want moss to begin growing. You can find my suggested recipes and how-to tips on this age hypertufa troughs with moss web page.

Growing the moss isn’t hard … it’s the patience and time it takes that is!

I hope this helps. Good luck with your project.