Barbie Baldwin, perennial grower for Signal Mountain Nursery, is leading a workshop at the nursery in which she'll teach participants to craft their own containers from hypertufa, a man-made rock with ...

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 ...

A crowd of people young and old filled seats at tables covering the multipurpose room at Sahara West Library on May 24 to make lightweight garden pots for their summer plants. The pots were made of ...

What is hypertufa? It is an anthropic rock from various aggregates bonded by Portland cement. Invented for use in alpine gardens, it is growing in popularity everywhere for making garden ornaments, ...

NORTH BEND — Southwestern Oregon Chapter of the American Rhododendron member Ron Prchal will be demonstrating a technique for turning Styrofoam containers into hypertufa trough planters. Planters can ...

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 ...

Have you seen those thick, sturdy plant containers that look like they're made of ancient limestone? Although real weathered limestone in the shape of a plant container is available in nature, what ...

FARGO - The Northern Plains Botanic Garden Society is hosting a workshop on hypertufa containers April 14 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. in the NPBGS greenhouse. The workshop involves learning about the care ...

Pollinator plants for the landscape; hypertufa projects for the garden; home garden tour. Plants can provide vital support to pollinators by offering nectar, pollen, shelter and gathering spots. Marty ...

Last Saturday at the Farmers' Market on the Square, I was captivated by the items for sale at a booth labeled "Hypertufa Garden Art." Fortunately, I knew the people who were manning the booth, so I ...