Making Hypertufa rocks & Pan gardens

[NWalker86]

Hi all

I'm looking to make some Hypertufa rocks that can be used in a terracotta pan for a miniature garden.

I would only need a small quantity & wondered if anyone had a decent recipe to use.

Also

I would love to see anyone's miniature garden pans so I can get some inspiration & any advice would be very much appreciated 

Many Thanks

Nichola

[Maggi Young]

Hi  Nichola, Recipe usually given  for  hypertufa to make  troughs  or  stones .....   1 part peat:1 part sand:1 part Portland cement.

Many references  in the  forum  from a  search  which may  be  of  interest  ..... some  examples.....

http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=2591.0

http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=2463.0

http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=13073.0

Lots  of  pictures  of  mini gardens at the  shows in the forum .... such as this  one  of an entry  by John Dower, the  master  of  such gardens!    http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=17016.msg401911#msg401911

http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=16676.msg397029#msg397029

A  handy  link : http://www.seed-aholic.com/2015/04/making-magic.html


David Morris' mini garden


Peter  Hood's  mini garden


Stan da Prato's  mini garden


Michael Sullivan's  garden

Dionysia tower

 All photos  from the  forum

[NWalker86]

Oh wow Maggi these are incredible 

Thank you so much for all this fab information l. I have no doubt this is going to help me no end on my quest to make a miniature garden.
They are such fabulous features & I know they will require time & effort but that's what I'm loving about the whole Alpine world.

You are a star ⭐️

[Maggi Young]

Something  very appealing about  a  mini garden - it's  an extension of the  appeal of  alpine  plants  in general, isn't  it?  Small is  beautiful!