Follow Marlene on social media @MarleneThePlantLady. Real tufa pots are expensive so make your own. This is a fun project for kids and adults. It’s a cheap and fun project for kids to do for Holiday ...

As I look for inspiration (and a way to become more interested in my garden), I realized that finding some DIY projects to spruce up my yard might be just the key. As I browse for garden ideas, I find ...

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 ...

Today’s article is for all those crafty gardeners and I’m speaking literally, not figuratively. If you’re creative, why not make your own containers to grow your plants in? Make them for yourself, and ...

Once you get past their odd name, the homemade faux-stone planters known as hypertufa containers have a place in any garden and make for a perfect spring project. About as easy (or hard) to make as ...

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 ...

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, ...

Recently I attended a workshop on building do-it-yourself garden pots called Hypertufas. I stumbled upon Hypertufas at both the Denver and Salt Lake City botanical gardens. These are man-made pots, ...

Hypertufa sounds like a plant disease, but it's not; it's something that you might want to bring into your garden. The name comes from "tufa," a porous, lightweight, soft rock. It's easy to gouge out ...