Tufa pot workshop – Saturday 28 September 2019
On Saturday 28 September the Southland Herb Society had a workshop at the nursery to make hypertufa pots or commonly referred to as just tufa pots.
The term “hypertufa” refers to a type of artificial stone, and is a combination of the words “tufa,” a natural volcanic rock, and “hyper,” meaning extremely; hypertufa are extremely rock-like containers that make excellent garden pots.
The nursery was the perfect venue for this messy hands-on activity. Twelve members turned up to make their creations from a mixture of peat, sand and cement. A close analogy would be to liken it to making mud pies as members mixed their ingredients to a biscuit like crumb. This crumb was then molded into a variety of different shaped containers.
As well as enjoying lunch, and learning about their ‘herb of the day’ sorrel, the group took a walk around the pond.
It was a great day, with the weather remaining fine until the last car was pulling out of the driveway!
Maggie
Posted: 30 September 2019