Hi, I am Kim and welcome to my magazine! I am a gardener and a hypertufa maker. If you came here to learn about hypertufa, I have a lot of information. But I also write about flower gardening and using succulents which are great drought-tolerant plants.
Of course, I have some recipes and some random family concerns which I hope interest you too! Please page through the Magazine and find what you like! and Subscribe!
I also have a YouTube channel called Kim's Gardens where you can see my hypertufa as I make them. ( See More)
How to Make Hypertufa PotsView All
Plant Pick: Sedum hispanicum minus Purple Form
Sedum hispanicum minus Purple Form “Blue Carpet” Truly, this is a great plant for a hypertufa pot or trough. It
Putting Tufa On A Pedestal!
Elevated Hypertufa Pots Look Great! I really like my hypertufa pots and want to give them all due respect in
Choosing Plants For Hypertufa Planters
What are some of the plants that I have been choosing for hypertufa planters? Well, there is not just ONE
Ready to Make LARGE Hypertufa Troughs!
One of these past springs, I started the first of eight or more large Hypertufa Troughs. They were all roughly
How to Make Styrofoam Planters
Making Styrofoam Planters – It’s Almost Hypertufa !
How about making a hypertufa trough, or Almost Hypertufa. Let’s try making a Styrofoam planter which will look almost like
Don’t Throw Away That Old Styrofoam Box!
Yes, there is another alternative for new garden planters. The next time you see a Styrofoam box being discarded, don’t
SucculentsView All
Spring Update & Tour for Hillside Boulder Garden – One Year Later
Last year in the springtime, we had boulders delivered and created an “enclosure” of sorts for a hillside boulder garden
Mealybugs – Emergency! Invading Cotton Balls!
I have my succulents and a few other tender plants under lights in my garden shop in the basement and
Semps and Hens and Chicks…Oh My!
It’s almost the end of August! How has the summer passed by so swiftly? The Sedum “Autumn Joy” is so
Backyard Flower GardenView All
My Perennial Shade Garden – So Many Shades of Green
My Shade Garden and Elephant Ears The elephant ears are coming up well in my perennial shade garden. I have
Plant Pick: Creeping Wire Vine….Say What?
Meuhlenbeckia Axillaris aka Creeping Wire Vine I have seen this ground cover called Creeping Wire Vine or Wandering Wire Vine,
How’s My Little She Shed? Declutter Time!
I don’t seem to be great at planning. I am always choosing to do a project at the wrong time
Indoor Gardening & House PlantsView All
House plants and tender succulents grown under artificial lights and in windows.
Baby’s Tears – Houseplant or Outdoors – You’ll Love It!
Many of you may or may not be familiar with a tiny plant called Baby’s Tears. It seems as if
Persian Shield – That Pretty Purple Plant
Its name is Strobilanthes dyeriana “Persian Shield” and it is such a stunning color in your garden or containers. Be
Simple & Easy Houseplant – Swedish Ivy Care
Somehow I am starting to accumulate more and more indoor houseplants. I guess it sort of sneaks up on you