Re: Anyone growing Rhubarb?
1) I lay a piece of clear plastic on my pea gravel pathway.(Just larger than the leaf I am going to use.
2) Lay the cut leaf upside down with the ribs of the leaf facing up.
3) hill the gravel all around the leaf so that the leaf is now in a sort of bowl,with the gravel hilled on the edges to keep in the cement.
4) Cover the entire leaf only with cement(you can use cement dye to color the leaves if you want..mix that in when you mix the cement,but no mater what color you use,over time the cement still takes on a greyish color)
5) Cut some wire fencing into the shape of the leaf and lay ontop of cement just poured. Add another layer of cement so that the wire is now somewhat in the middle of the cement.
6) Cover with another layer of plastic and let stand for 24 hours.
7) Turn the dried leaf over and peel the leaf off the cement...sometimes letteing the leaf to dry naturally is easier to remove the leaf as it shrinks.
Thats it.....Hosta leaves especially sum and substance also make excellent stepping stones.....enjoy!
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