A hypertufa is a porous man-made rock that is established essentially using Portland cement with peat moss, and perlite or vermiculite. It is based from tufa, a naturally occurring rock formed from a precipitation of carbonate minerals. A hypertufa is very light and can be further reinforced by adding sand and nylon fiber mesh. And as it is very porous, a hypertufa is ideal for plant growth. As a result, the majority of hypertufa projects are created for gardening ornaments.

You can find endless choices for a hypertufa project, all you need to have, aside of course from the materials, is a creative imagination and a proper mold. Molds are very important to your hypertufa projects because they fundamentally determine the outcome of your project. You can use boxes, styrofoams, bowls, toys, balls, discs, plastic, metal and terra cotta containers as molds for your projects. Another good strategy to find unique molds is to go through the junk that is lying in your own home. You can also make your own molds if you want using polystyrene foam used in house insulation, wood, and Styrofoam. Use your imagination and be inventive by mixing different molds in a single project. Just make certain you look after your molds using release agents such as lubricants, plastics, and garbage bags, so that they will not be destroyed right after making your hypertufa project.

The most common and least difficult to build hypertufa project is a planter or trough. They are simple to create considering that the mold that you need for that project can readily be found in the house, for instance Styrofoam ice chests, carboard boxes, plastic containers, and so on.

You may also build a hollow garden sphere as a hypertufa project. These garden spheres are good accessories because they look really stylish and artsy. For this project, you can use inflatable exercise balls and beach balls. You can even reinforce these spheres by adding hardware cloth strips around the ball before applying the hypertufa mixture.

Another hypertufa project that can be made are stepping stone rocks for your garden. You can use discs, plates or any flat objects as your mold for this sort of project. Also, you should use a heavy and strengthened hypertufa mixture for this project as they should be sturdy if they are to be stepped upon.

Imitation rocks and statues are also another possible hypertufa project. These type of projects are harder to make as you have to be quite inventive in the process of making one, as some of the procedure varies from the typical method. You also need to create your own molds for these kinds of project. However, these projects are the most satisfying ones to create, after you have successfully created them.