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
No Gravel or Stuffers Needed In Planters? It’s A Myth
Gravel in the bottom of your container? There are a lot of things that we have always done because our
How To Build A Crevice Garden – In A Hypertufa Bowl
Building a crevice garden is just like planting any other garden. Choosing your plants should be easy if you have
Get Those Planters Ready – Winter is Coming
Are You Ready for Fall? and Frost? It has been so rainy these last few weeks, we’ve had flood warnings
Storing Portland Cement – Hypertufa’s Main Ingredient!
I am working on my process of storing Portland cement in my basement garden shop. Previously I explained about my
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
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
A Succulent Garden
An easy garden is the best garden. A succulent garden surely is one of the easiest types of gardens. These
Plant Pick: Portulacaria afra
Elephant Bush or Elephant Food? Yes, it sure is. Portulacaria afra is a perennial succulent native to South Africa but
Backyard Flower GardenView All
Landscaping With Rocks – A Rock Garden of Boulders
I had planned to do some landscaping with rocks here at the new house. As I have shown you in
Aren’t We All Suffering From The Winter Blues?
I have the Winter Blues. It is really about 66 days til the first day of spring, but it seems
A Tulip Poplar Tree – Identified Another One in My Yard
How pleased am I that I have identified a Tulip Poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera) as one of the large lawn trees
Easy RecipesView All
Plain down-home cooking with recipes the whole family can enjoy!
It’s Time To Make A Christmas Fruitcake!
So how do you feel about Christmas Fruitcake? I am a Christmas fruitcake lover, but I know that some people
Easy Oven Baked Glazed Carrots
How about Easy Oven Baked Glazed Carrots tonight? Your kids will love them and so will the adults, and it
Sweet & Spicy Hot Chicken Fillets
Need an easy recipe for chicken tonight? This Sweet & Spicy Hot Chicken Fillets dinner will be great for the