Cement leaf casting

I cut one of my elephant ear leafs to make a leaf casting today. I was a little better about not mixing too much cement. I was over by abo...

Finally, foliage doesn't have to be fleeting.

A couple of weeks ago, a friend and I learned how to make concrete leaf castings to put in our gardens. Our instructor was Roberta Palmer, who sells her leaves all over Portland and also holds little how-to workshops in her own backyard. Roberta has her castings tucked throughout her garden. Some of them are left natural concrete, and allowed to weather and collect moss. Others are beautifully painted in gradated colors. This leaf is approximately 15" across. Her yard is lush with big-leafed…

In the continuing series of posts in the category of How To, may we present the instructions, with accompanying photos, of the way we, here at the Fairegarden, go about making leaf castings? Let us…

How to leaf cast a rhubarb leaf. Have you ever saved a stunning leaf and wished you could save it somehow? Here is a way to make a mold of large leaves to preserve them forever!

Find inspiration from nature with these creative DIY concrete leaf garden projects! Transform your outdoor space with unique accents like concrete leaf stepping stones. Coat a large leaf with concrete mix, allow it to dry, and unveil a durable and beautiful stepping stone. Use smaller leaves to craft decorative concrete leaf bowls or planters for an added touch of natural beauty in your garden. These projects are not only enjoyable and imaginative but also enhance the aesthetics of your…

How to create your own concrete leaf casting.

Create this leaf-shaped birdbath in a few hours with common tools and materials.

Concrete leaves, cement leaves, garden projects

Getting your backyard ready for summer doesn’t have to be hard or expensive. In fact, there are many things that you can do that will cost very little and will make a massive improvement in