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Published by Porterbrook
06-28-2009 |
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Porterbrook
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06-28-2009, 03:51 PM
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![]() Thank you. I would welcome any suggestions of species to use in these containers.
Regards, Frank |
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Prairiefreak
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06-28-2009, 05:39 PM
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![]() I bet you could grow Echinacea tennessensis in a Tufa container.
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Porterbrook
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06-28-2009, 07:31 PM
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![]() Milled peat moss is essentially peat moss that has been screened to remove any large lumps or twigs that had been mixed in with it. The peat moss is the binding agent that holds the concrete and sand together and also makes the container lighter than if it were solid concrete. After a while, the peat moss will disintegrate and make the hypertufa porous. I also use Spaghnum moss in some of my containers which makes them appear even more like tufa.
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Porterbrook
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06-28-2009, 07:33 PM
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![]() Echinacea tennessiensis might be a little too tall for a hypertufa container. You want to use species that are more diminutive in size. Look for plants that grow naturally in rocky habitats. You might also want to look at my article on rock gardening in my forum for some suggestions.
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TheLorax
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06-29-2009, 10:32 AM
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![]() Hypertufa creations are limited only by our imagination and our ability to create forms. Bigger forms, bigger hypertufa troughs.
Wonderful article. All of your articles are wonderful. I began looking forward to reading them when I read the first article you posted. |
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Equilibrium
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07-09-2009, 11:51 AM
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![]() I wanted to try one of these with havalotta. We ran out of time playing. Another nice article Porterbrook. Do you have any photographs of planters you made planted?
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