Hypertufa Planter Workshop at Alder Creek Farm

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Join NCLC volunteers Jeff Roehm and Pat Wollner at Lower Nehalem Community Trust’s Alder Creek Farm for a hands-on session to make hypertufa planters. Finished demonstration planters with native plants will be shown for demonstration and inspiration. At the end of the workshop you’ll have your own pot to take home!

Hypertufa pots look like old stone but are far lighter (and less expensive) than stone or concrete pots. They are very durable and able to withstand extremes in weather. Lichens and moss may also grow on the outside, making them even more beautiful over time.

About the Workshop Presenters:

Jeff Roehm, a retired college administrator, is a long-time volunteer with NCLC, focusing mostly on stewardship. He serves as a volunteer site steward for several NCLC habitat reserves, but you may find him on any NCLC property where he can help plant, grow, or protect native plants. Jeff has been gardening with wildflowers and using hypertufa pots for more than 30 years.

Pat Wollner is retired from a long career in nursing. She is a volunteer Site Steward at Circle Creek Habitat Reserve and manages the Native Plant Nursery, where many hypertufa pots are filled with native plant species.

Additional Details: Please leave dogs at home. Wear clothes that can get dirty and appropriate for the weather and working outside.

What to Bring: Water and snacks, gloves for handling wet cement/moss mixture. You will be working with materials that produce dust, bring a mask if you wish to reduce dust inhalation.