Create perfectly imperfect planters with this hypertufa recipe.

Hypertufa planters are easy and classic items to make with this messy but fun process. Learn how to make hypertufa to craft just about anything you might want to mold or shape with the material.

Hypertufa is a mixture of Portland cement and other inexpensive ingredients that can be transformed into lightweight, custom jardinieres that look like they've been in the garden for ages.

There also will be hypertufa planters for sale. Hypertufa is a mixture of Portland cement, perlite and peatmoss, moistened with water and molded into planters.

View full size The Oregonian A hypertufa trough ready to plant. When I was a kid, troughs were for horses. Now when I say "trough," I'm not talking about the large, galvanized metal watering holes.

Hypertufa, an imitation of tufa, will produce easy-to-make containers that look like weathered stone pots.

Large planters can be made with wooden boxes; small ones could be made using two metal bowls. Before filling the molds with concrete, spray them with a mold-release product for easier removal.

In this era of do-it-yourself projects, producing plants by taking cuttings and creating a hypertufa planter for them to grow in is at the top of the list for money savings for the home gardener ...

Learn how to make hypertufa and create your own garden planter at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Civic Center Library in San Rafael. Registration required. Call 415-473-6058. (Provided by Lee Reich) ...

It can be made in any shape. Hypertufa troughs make attractive planters for alpine plants, bonsai, and miniature conifers. Glover will explain the process of making the troughs.

Hypertufa, made of Portland cement, perlite, peat and reinforcing agents, is a facsimile of natural tufa, a porous rock that forms as a result of interaction between water and limestone.