Everyone has heard that old saying: You can lead a horse to the trough, and if he doesn’t drink, make it a planter. Just kidding. But if you choose to jump on one of the hottest trends in the country, ...

Is your yard filled with compacted clay soil and just the thought of attempting to grow vegetables and flowers seems daunting? Perhaps you’re searching for a raised bed to avoid a lot of bending and ...

Carly Plotkin makes trough gardening look like child’s play. With all the concentration a 5-year-old can muster, she places a handful of pebbles, one by one, to get a craggy effect in the garden she’s ...

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 ...

Since every plant is a wildflower somewhere, one of the pluses for traveling gardeners is the opportunity to see plants in their native surroundings. Makes you realize why some of them are so ...

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 ...