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 ...

Robber barons of the 19th and 20th centuries impressed their peers with stately homes, elaborate greenery -- and ornamental statuary carved from tufa, a calcium carbonate rock. Even if you don't have ...

Steve Gerischer was kneeling over a plastic tub filled with a brown concoction. His sleeves were rolled up and he was almost elbow-deep into the mix, but then he paused to smile as he tried to explain ...

My experience playing with Hypertufa extends over many years. I say playing because the creative opportunities are endless. I have made everything from water features to Buddha heads out of Hypertufa.

For all you crafty gardeners, why not make your own containers to grow plants in? You can make them for yourself as well as family and friends. Once you get the hang of it, they are easy and fun to ...

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 a ...

DECATUR - Hypertufa is being called to duty, adding some character, and a bit of weight, to this year's plant sale sponsored by the Macon County Master Gardeners. Hypertufa will be available at the ...

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 ...

Rob and I are getting antsy to try making hypertufa, but the weather and our schedules just haven't cooperated. I figured that I'd blog about them, while I'm at it, because it turns out, I really like ...