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Making cement planter
Suse2015
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Hello,
one of the TV gardening programs this year contained a short clip on how to make your own garden planter / alpine trough using cement. I would like to try this out for myself but cannot remember where I have seen it. Can anyone remember this clip and tell me on which programme it was shown?
Thanks, Susanne
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I remember seeing something on The Beechgrove Garden recently.
gardeners-world-2015-episode-16 9 minutes in...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b06173k1/gardeners-world-2015-episode-16
The Beechgrove Garden one was the one made from the polystyrene fish basket.
Thank you to both of you! I will give it a go tomorrow!
I recall BGG back in the eighties when they made something like it made from a cement/peat mix. They used card board for inner and outer support, like a mould. It was a simple matter to round off the edges and pour milk around it to encourage lichen.
It's called hypertufa if you want to research it. Lots of recipes on the net.
I watched that gardeners world episode and am desperate to make some of the alpine troughs. Problem is there's a few ingredients and he doesnt say what the mix ratios are. Anyone got any idea what they are?
This should help http://www.gardenersworld.com/how-to/projects/garden-diy/how-to-make-an-alpine-trough/4.html
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I've made them as well. I think it was quite a strong mix I used - could have been 1 of cement to 4 of sharp sand.