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 ...

In October, I made my first hypertufa troughs from a mix of peat moss, perlite, Portland cement, and water. Extremely durable once they set up, the resulting containers look similar to carved stone.

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 ...

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 a ...

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 ...

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 ...

Rough stone containers in the garden give the appearance of old age with their weathered look. But if these chipped, mossy and worn planters, known as troughs or sinks, are made of hypertufa, their ...

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 ...

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 ...