Florida Gardening: S FL Galloping Gardners-8/1/05, 1 by lourspolaire

lourspolaire wrote:
Hi, everyone.

I sure do like reading the goings-on. You guys are a busy group. I keep busy too. Here is a picture of my latest project. I made stepping stones from a petasites japonicus giganteus leaf. It broke my heart to cut one of the leaves out. I'm that kind of a gardener. I almost felt pain as the blade cut into each stalk.

For those that may care: the stepping stone's statistics are: 34 inches wide, 28 inches long, 3 inches thick, made from 75 pounds of cement. I had never worked with cement before. Sometimes, I amaze myself. I'm very proud of the result. This is the first one I have prepared and installed in the garden, 3 more are curing in the shade, by the ferns.

The rocks around it are meant to show the grass contractor that I don't want him to walk over it yet. Once fully cured, it will easily support a man's weight.