April 13, 2014
Aidan says we need to buy two plants each time we visit Showplace Garden Center.
Danielle, who works at Showplace, gave Sophie and Aidan a mini course on watering, when to trim the leaves, and general plant care.
Aidan has decided to have a gnome home instead of a fairy home. Since we are making the Fairy/GnomeHomes, I gave them the choice of a round, square or rectangular home.
Aidan promptly asked if he could choose a trapezoid. Ok, well, I guess we could do that… later! He just turned seven in December; was not expecting that!
They are so excited about this project!
Searching for hypertufa recipes on the web, I found a recipe, which sounds pretty good for our little homes. 1 part perlite, 1 part peat moss, 1 part Portland cement, and 1 part contractor’s sand and water.
Our plan is to start with a couple of small homes first and see how the recipe works. We can tweak the recipe if need be, before tackling a bigger home.
More to follow…
