The name comes from “tufa,” a porous, lightweight, soft rock. It’s easy to gouge out a planting pocket that can be filled with potting soil and hens-and-chicks or other sedums. Let time put a patina ...

It you're the type of gardener who doesn't mind being up to your elbows in dirt and muck, and rather give a home-made gift for the holidays than one a store-bought one, then roll up your sleeves, grab ...

In October, I made my first hypertufa troughs from a mix of peat moss, perlite, Portland cement, and water. Extremely durable once they set up, the resulting containers look similar to carved stone.

If you garden to any extent, sooner or later you will encounter a hypertufa planter. If you are unfamiliar with hypertufa, it is a lightweight stone-like material made from Portland cement, peat moss ...

The weathered surface of a stone planter adds Old World character to a garden. However, the high cost and heavy weight of these timeless containers can break your budget and your back. The good news ...

The weathered surface of a stone planter adds Old World character to a garden. However, the high cost and heavy weight of these timeless containers can break your budget and your back. The good news ...

Question: I recently was reading an old garden magazine at the doctor’s office about making your own concrete planter. I was going to ask about copying it, but I forgot. Now the magazine is not there.

Mix the above ingredients dry with your hands until completely homogenous. Add one part water and mix well. Add additional water if needed to make a mixture that is just moist. If worked in your hand ...

You know when you stumble on something you’ve never heard of before and then you start seeing it everywhere? Well, meet “hypertufa” — your next new eye worm. Truth is hypertufa — a decorative concrete ...