Jacki Cammidge is a Certified Horticulturist and rustic garden artisan with 30+ years creating twig trellises, archways, and hypertufa pieces from natural materials.

Hypertufa Hands

Rustic Garden Art DIY

Making funky and fun garden art is a knack. I'm always finding things that can be taken to the next level, or designing something from scratch.

There are lots of ways that the hypertufa hands can be displayed, depending on what you use to form them.

These are either draped over a round item such as a bottle, or formed and left to harden inside a plastic plant pot.

Because I save everything, I have a lot of choices, from plastic containers like yogurt or cottage cheese containers, to clay pots.

This is one time that being a hoarder pays off.

A tiny Sempervivum peeks out...

As they weather, the moss will grow in the crevices, and eventually, in time, lichen could be happy there too.

These don't need any special winter care, except to keep them dry if possible.

There is nowhere for water to collect, which could freeze and crack, but they could break if they are immersed in water.

A Pair of Hypertufa Hands

Think whimsy; display them in a small terracotta pot, with a handful of plants like a bouquet, or group them in a tray.

Grasping for straws...

The original hypertufa hand - where it all started. This one catches the imagination and gets everyone fired up!

The Original Hypertufa Hand

I made several of these hypertufa hands, and displayed them as a group. They're planted with several different kinds of tiny species of Sempervivum.

Top View of a Handful of Hypertufa Hands

The Semps love well drained soil, and in this case, the water just runs out.

The view of the Hypertufa Hands from the side

Make your own, and see what happens!

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Jacki Cammidge

AUTHOR BIO

Jacki Cammidge is a Certified Horticulturist with a diploma in Ornamental Horticulture and the rustic garden artisan behind Woman of Many Sticks. Over 30+ years, she built custom twig trellises, archways, clematis gazebos, and 100+ hypertufa pieces using natural materials and upcycled finds. See her work on Facebook and Pinterest. Now retired, she still loves growing and harvesting willow.

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