Gardening: Hypertufa Garden Furniture and Sculptures
How to make Hypertufa Garden Furniture Step 1: Gather Your Materials You may have many of these supplies on hand. The remainder can be found at a building supply store to make a trough that measures 16x16 inches. Tape (Duct, Masking, even Painter's) Tape measure or ruler Marker Serrated knife Sheet of 2-inch-thick foam insulation boards Eight 3-1/4-inch nails Rubber or latex gloves Quikrete Portland cement Perlite Peat moss Reinforced concrete fibers Water Gallon container 1/2-inch dowel 3/8-inch-thick plywood board (2x2 feet) Spray bottle Sheet of plastic or trash bag Wire brush or screwdriver (optional) Wheelbarrow Hoe Step 2: Prepare the Mold Using the serrated knife, cut insulation into two 16x6-inch pieces and two 18x6-inch pieces. Assemble these four sections into a square or rectangle, depending on how you join the ends. Insert two nails through the insulation material -- one near the top and one near the bottom -- of each intersection. Test Garden ...


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