Description
"A complete guide to designing, making and planting hypertufa troughs."-North American Rock Garden Society Hypertufa containers-also known as troughs-are rustic, striking, versatile, and perfect for small, Alpine plants. A mix of cement, perlite, peat, and water, they are simple and affordable to make at home. In Hypertufa Containers, Lori Chips details everything you need to know to make your own troughs and successfully garden in them. This hardworking book includes step-by-step instructions and color photography for making hypertufa containers in a variety of shapes and sizes. Plant portraits include growing and cultivation information, along with potting tips.
About the Author
Lori Chips is the alpine manager at Oliver Nurseries in Connecticut, pressing the boundaries in the art and science of trough making and planting. She writes for the North American Rock Garden Society, has judged at the Philadelphia Flower Show, and is the recipient of the Carleton R. Worth Award for horticultural writing.
Book Information
ISBN 9781604697063
Author Lori Chips
Format Paperback
Page Count 224
Imprint Timber Press
Publisher Workman Publishing
Weight(grams) 640g
Dimensions(mm) 228mm * 204mm * 14mm
About the Author
Lori Chips is the alpine manager at Oliver Nurseries in Connecticut, pressing the boundaries in the art and science of trough making and planting. She writes for the North American Rock Garden Society, has judged at the Philadelphia Flower Show, and is the recipient of the Carleton R. Worth Award for horticultural writing.
Book Information
ISBN 9781604697063
Author Lori Chips
Format Paperback
Page Count 224
Imprint Timber Press
Publisher Workman Publishing
Weight(grams) 640g
Dimensions(mm) 228mm * 204mm * 14mm
