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Make Your Own Hypertufa

Make Your Own Hypertufa

Hypertufa party gear Hypertufa troughs Gardener’s Dictionary Hypertufa (n.): An artificial and lightweight stone that gardeners can create from a recipe and mold into plant containers, troughs and any other shape. If you mention hypertufa to a non-gardener, you would probably get a blank look. But in the gardening world, it is very trendy and a sign of a serious gardener is the number of…

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[sempervivarium]

My aunt made some cement planters with different moulds and I did what I do best - fill them!

This motley assortment of pots all contain dragon fruit seedlings (dragon fruit come from a particular species of cactus- bet you didn't know that, huh?) They're inexpensive, really easy to care for, and great as gifts! They seedlings stay relatively small as long as they remain pot bound, so they'll look cute and fresh for a long time to come. Seashells and matching gravel polish the look and give the planters a nice finish!

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Handcrafted Ceramic & Cement Skull Planters By HappyPlanters On Etsy

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Handmade Geometric Concrete Planters AnsonDesign On Etsy

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Hand Cast Concrete Victorian Head Planter By Brooklynglobal On Etsy

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Hand cast Buddha Head Planters By Brooklynglobal On Etsy

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[nj-gardeners-blog]

How to Age Cement Planters

Cement planters are strong, long lasting containers which contain plants. They typically have ornamental scroll job as well as patterns on the exterior which end up being visible as the concrete creates an aged look.

New cement planters take some time to establish this look, which takes place with direct exposure to air, moisture and outdoors aspects. You can speed up the process old a concrete planter utilizing paint techniques that imitate the look of age.

Things You'll Need

Plastic Paint Mixing Cup

Spray Bottles

Water

Paint Brush

Latex Paint

Newspaper or rough papers

Stirrer

Sponge

Towel / piece of rough cloth for cleaning

Put the latex paint into a plastic paint-mixing cup until you achieve the desired coloring. Recommended shades to mix are browns, greens, yellow, grey and also small amounts of black. Beginning with a base of one mug of gray and also include the other colors 1 tsp. at a time until the preferred color is accomplished.

Include approximately 1/4 to 1/2 mug of water to the cup and also mix with a paint stirrer to dilute the paint.

Spread a layer of papers on the ground, or other flat surface, as well as turn the planter upside-down on it.

Fill up a spray bottle with water as well as spray the planter to moisten it. The planter does not require to be filled, as well as it is great if a couple of spots remain completely dry.

Dip the paintbrush right into the paint blend and also brush it onto the cement planter in a thin layer.

Hold the spray bottle at the very least 12 inches far from the planter as well as lightly spray it with water.

Allow the cement planter to entirely dry.

Apply additional color to the planter by dipping a wet sponge into the individual paint shades as well as swabbing it onto the planter.

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Duraton is perhaps the only cement in the country to be vacuum-packed in an imported non-porous and water resistant material. This ensures minimum loss in transportation and retention of cement properties for a much longer time. This makes it the best quality cement in India.