I am a newbe on molds from leaves for making hypertufa's. I am going to a class on making hypertufa stuff, but they never made the leaf hypertufa. Please send me your recipe for making the leaf mold. Also any pictures that you may have would be greatly appreciated. Have you ever used silk leaves to make the veins? My thoughts are, in a box I make a bed out of plactic with the center deaper for the middle of the leaf. Placing about 1 1/2" to 2"'s of hypertufa mixture on the top of this bed, I would place a silk leaf with strong veins on top to make the leaf impression. Does this sound like a wise move to make my leaf masterpiece? I need your help soon because the class is 4/21/07. Thank you very much. You can also email me at srobinson41@yahoo.com. Shirley

Excellent photo series.. But alas, I am in lust again. What is that flower in the very last pic? Certainly is a good looker and I wonder if it is fragrant? Also, I am nuts about that caladium (I believe) in photo number 33. I spent years looking for caladium humboltii, or wrightii humbolti. The one in Tufa's photos looks very much like it, but with much more white. And maybe tinier... I'll post a pic of the one I have soon. I just tried to find it onlline so I could post a link but did not find anything. I know the one I have can be had from Brent and Becky's Bulbs but I think they are not available till later in the year. I spent YEARS looking for it and only found it 3 years ago. Maybe that tiny white will arrive sooner....

Well, I just got caught up on the welcomes on the Whos Here thread, so let me do it here too! Hi Redrockgarden. Oh how I envy you living out in the foothills! Id love it out there! The end of last August I found a private cabin (built in the 30's by the CCC) out in Bailey on a year-round stream and spent a couple days out there. Nothing but pure peace and quiet! It was wonderful! Im not showing anybody real close to you thats checked in yet. The people on the far west side of Denver would probably be the closest. But, who knows, maybe some other Morrison people will find their way here. Meershaum, its nice to meet youeven if you arent too into flowersyet! But, hey, veggies are good too! Im into that too. And, well, veggies have flowers! But youre one of the ones who definitely has to go to the What Does Your Name Mean thread to tell uswhere did your name come from? When I first saw it, I wanted to ask, does a meershaum look anything like a meerkat? :-) So now, whenever I see it, I cant think of anything but meerkats! So maybe youd like to set the record straight on that one. And, chickwit (you MUST tell us where your name comes from too!), I bet youre glad we didnt get the snow yesterday so your tulips didnt get all smooshed down. It looks like there may be more coming on Monday or Tuesday, but if theyre right, the temps will be warm enough that itll be rain instead of snow. We can all use rain. Sorry to hear about the "ghastly development," but if you have 2 trees and 5 bushes, at least its a start for some great perennial beds! And, wow, if youre home all the time to be sure they stay watered, you can even start a lot of your perennials from seedgreat money-saver. Yeah, it takes them a while to grow up, but its a lot of fun to watch the little babies growing too. And, oddidahoian, I think you need to go to that other thread too, to tell us where the "odd" comes from! And, yes, you are definitely on the right forum. You have one other compadre up there in Idaho, digit/Steve, but hes up in the "chimney/panhandle." There are a lot of folks around here with a lot of answers for you, so dont be afraid to come ask as youre getting started in this great addiction. Welcome to each of you, and thank you all for checking in. Ive added your names to the "list," and hope to repost it in the next couple weeks since there have been quite a few additions since the first posting. Have a good weekend everyone, Skybird

Wow....what an amazing list of people.... too many of them no longer with us or active here. It is nice to remember some of their names and their struggles that we shared. Thanks for the memories.