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Start Your Own Hypertufa Garden Business
Hypertufa History
This is a garden accessory business using old technology that has been around in Europe since the 1800's and transforming it into interesting light weight garden items that will greatly enhance any garden.
Island Garden Design has taken this old technology to a new level with the use of metal molds, rubber molds and by designing and developing a lathe
attachment that allows us to carve and shape the hypertufa bowls or pots
into almost any shape.
Hypertufa is a mixture of peat moss, perlite, portland cement and water. Hypertufa is very versatile, it can be hand molded,
form molded and carved or lathed by the use of our hypertufa lathe. Hypertufa is lighter in weight than cement, more pleasing to look at, fairly strong,
aesthetically appealing in a garden setting, it is also strong enough to withstand the freeze/thaw cycle of Canadian winters.
 When Hypertufa is sanded and finished it has the appearance of granite rock without the heavy weight of rock. Hypertufa is very easy to work with and takes little space to set up making it an ideal business opportunity for the home based business entrepreneur.
Island Garden Design Ltd. will be setting up independent dealers in areas across the country who will work independently of each other, however, will have the support of Island Garden Design.
We will supply the support needed to start your own business, by supplying complete instructions on how to use the molds and equipment, sending out newsletters of new molds or designs available to expand your product line. Island Garden Design will also supply a suggested wholesale/retail price list as well as the wording of the individual products. We are also in the process of expanding our product list online and direct any inquiries we receive for products in your area directly to you to fulfill.
Island Garden Design Ltd., will supply the following list of equipment and molds with each business sold:
- Hypertufa mixer
Cement mixer altered to mix hypertufa mixture.
- Hypertufa lathe attachment
Lather attachment designed to sculpt hypertufa pieces.
- Set of molds:
- 3 types of Pagodas: round #504, square #502, and hexagon #503
- Patio lights #505
- Globe Stand #522 also used to make Bird Bath Stand
- Three Piece Water Fountain #506 (also used to make square and rectangular planters)
- 3 types of alpine planters/water bowl #514, #515, #516
- Large round mold to make millstone fountain #507 also used to make large tsukubai (water bowl)
- 3 candle holder #510
- Set of rubber molds
3 types of masks: Easter Island Mask #512, African Mask #511, Budha Mask #513
- Tools
Assortment of files and rasps, safety glasses, dust masks
- Instructions
- Correct mixing procedure to hand mold a variety of garden containers to be used as planters or water features.
- How to use molds to make lanterns, masks and bird baths, etc.
- How to use the lathe to make various shapes of pots
- How to water proof bowls and planters for water features.
- How to finish hypertufa to give it a granite like finish
- How to make different styled of water features.
- Flat sheets on new garden products from Island Garden Design, as they are created.
- Start-up Support
Support is available for those starting a business
Island Garden Design also makes a wide variety of bamboo items  that go with and complement the hypertufa garden accessories, from water flutes/fountains, deer scares, bamboo dippers and supports, wind chimes and bamboo garden lights. These items will be available to all the dealers who purchase the home based business at our wholesale price. Our bamboo products are a better quality than the off shore style of flute/fountains presently on the market.
Hypertufa Business Complete price: $6,750 CDN
NOTE: June 15, 2005 price will increase to $7,150 CDN
(does not include tax (PST) and shipping)
(Price subject to change)
Island Garden Design Ltd.,
Parksville, British Columbia
Canada
Phone: 250.954.0595
fax: 250.954.0550
e-mail: ggrenon@shaw.ca
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