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hypertufa fake gardening

3/7/2017

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This was my first attempt at hypertufa planter/pots over ten ago. This square planter has been used for many things, the last was a water bowl  for Toby, our Wheaten Terrier. I purchased this sheet greenery mat at Michael's and was delighted when it fit perfectly in my old hypertufa planter. The dimensions of the planter are 11 1/2 x 11 1/2 inches,  3 1/2 inches tall and 2 1/2 inches deep, so that makes the thickness about 1 1/2 inches. The greenery is 10 x 10 inches. Michael's has several sheets to pick from, it was a difficult decision whether to purchase the moss mat or the one I picked. 
The planter had been painted a dark brown. I painted the planter first with the coral, then the dark blue and finally with the light blue. I then washed it (painted) several times with the turquoise/water paint that I have mixed up to add a patina finish to many things.  
I will have this planter outside this season, so I had my handy, dandy hubby drill holes for drainage.
So the greenery mat will not blow away, I added a bird feeder with a chain/hook and attached the feeder to the bottom of the planter. It also raised the mat up to the edge of the planter, which achieved the look I wanted for the finished planter. Also I added a fruit sack for added stuffing. These will work great so the planter does not retain moisture.

Now deciding where to put this easy care garden.

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 I don't make planter/pots like this one anymore but
​Kim at Hypertufa Gardener does and you
can ​check out her site here: http://www.thehypertufagardener.com/
​I do make leaves and such and you can check out my previous posts in the subcategory Cottage Gardening or individual posts here:
​Garden Grots
Concrete Leaves in the Garden
​Concrete Leaf Spitter
For the Love of Gardening  
​ Oak Hydrangea Leaf

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regarding bowling:
​Don't us another person's ball without permission. ;-)
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Cristina link
3/13/2017 01:58:36 pm

It looks so nice! You did such a good job!

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Jonni
3/13/2017 04:32:14 pm

Thank you!

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Lisa Silfwerbrand link
3/17/2017 07:28:03 pm

This is so cute!! I love "gardening" that takes very little work and looks so good <3 Thank you so much for linking it up to the Inspiration Galore Project Party last week. You are one of my Features this Sunday over at http://www.recreateddesigns.com Have a lovely weekend!

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Jonni link
3/21/2017 09:55:23 am

Awesome! Thank you very much!

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