Specialty Gardening: Making my 2" Thick Foam Planters, 1 by GordonHawk

GordonHawk wrote:
so this is also a long foam planter... about 10' long and 2' tall... blocks between the front and back are glued in to help keep it form distorting over such a long distance.. also bands can be placed over the top from front to back... this is a fine textured stucco.. it comes in a few textures.. and the color here I believe is steel gray.. a bamboo trellis is inset into the top edge on the back for vines.....
the stucco I use is Parex..thisisalink to their site..all of the things ... in the buildings is foam.. walls...window detailing design..color.. it's all covered by this stucco system http://www.parex.com/
and they havea bout everycolor or texture you might desire.. other companies make coatings looking like granite or other stone.. here's the color chart
http://www.parex.com/Stucco/Colors.html
they recomend a base coat.. /adheasive.. this I use for construction.. and strength.. and over the fiberglass fabric but for the planters as I said.. I just paint on or trowel on the finish coat.. of color..as it's a real low impact item...
WELL THERE YOU GO DOLLY... good luck with it... It has been a valuable part of keep ing my brugmansia Sang happy in the heat here on the hot roof..and should be helpful
in other hot locations.. for sencitive roots... Gordon
OH.. Ialways provide big drainage holes.. usually in the side of the planters.. maube 3/4" or 1" holes... I place lots of them in the sides at the bottom.. as holes in the bottom will not drain if the planter is sitting on anything flat...

This message was edited Oct 21, 2008 1:23 AM