Looking for a DIY garden feature that's tougher than it looks and charmingly rustic? This project could become the ...

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 ...

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 ...

Always on the lookout for quality plant pots that don’t cost a fortune? Making your own is cheap, fun and easy. You may never buy one again after trying this method for simulating aged, weathered ...

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

KENNEWICK -- Have bare spots in your landscaping? Want to learn how to grow veggies, install drip irrigation or plant containers? Drop by the Washington State University Extension Master Gardener's ...

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.

Instructors at Powell Gardens will offer two workshops on molding a small planter for a cactus using Supertufa, a fast-drying hypertufa mix. File photo Instructors at Powell Gardens will offer two ...

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 ...

NEW HARTFORD --Mary Lou Ringklib, president of the New Hartford Garden Club, recently hosted a fall work-in and 14 members of the club gathered with wheelbarrows, hoes and heavy duty gloves to make ...