How to Make Hypertufa PotsView All
Little Hypertufa Planters ! So Cute!
I love making little hypertufa planters. The little hypertufa planter in my featured image shaped from a cheese product box (rhymes with Melveeta) is one of my favorites. Everyone has room for this, on a window sill, or under a
If You Hadn’t Already Thought of This…
A couple of short videos Here are some short videos including some helpful ideas for you when you make your own garden planters from hypertufa. Maybe you have been thinking about making some hypertufa planters yourself? It is easier than
Moving Hypertufa Pots, Another RePlant & Rip Up Bushes
One of my hypertufa pots that I have grown for several years seems to have one of the plants dying out. I am not sure of the reason, but the Sedum hispanicum in that pot doesn’t seem to be reviving
How to Make Styrofoam Planters
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 let it go to the local landfill. Rescue it! Make a new and different garden planter! And you can make
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 hypertufa. Call it Faux Hypertufa or Almost Hypertufa but you can make one in an afternoon and can plant it
SucculentsView All
Under The Sea: Crassula Muscosa In My Succulent Terrarium
My Crassula Muscosa is so wonderful! I cannot remember where I got this plant. It may have been in another planter grouped with other succulents and sedum. Or maybe I got it at a fund-raising plant sale here in the
My October Dilemma – Am I Growing Too Many Plants Indoors?
I knew it would happen. Yes, I have decided that I am growing too many plants indoors this winter. I have potted up a few and I am taking cuttings of others and hope to have them survive the season
Found A Mini Glass Block At Goodwill – Let’s Make A Terrarium!
While recently combing the Thrift shops around here looking for an aquarium to convert, I stumbled across one of those Glass Blocks. These are the glass blocks that are used as a part of a window construction or even room
Backyard Flower GardenView All
Spring Is….An Iris In Bloom
I have a lot of iris in my garden. It seems like I have always had iris. A little bit here and a little more over there. My Mother had a lot of iris in bloom and growing and they
A Garden of Volunteers – Re-seeding Annuals
How about getting a garden of flowers for pennies? There are annuals and a lot of perennials which reseed each year, and this is a good thing…within reason. After all, we love the flowers which come up on their own,
Working in The Front Garden – Got Some Planting to Do!
My front garden basically is the introduction to my house, so I would really like it to look good. But since I work in hypertufa, of course I have to have a lot of my hypertufa pots right up front
Indoor Gardening & House PlantsView All
House plants and tender succulents grown under artificial lights and in windows.
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 ready with that name because you will be asked time and time again. This beautiful plant that I have on
Moving Potted Plants – A Lot of Hypertufa to Move
If you are following my Facebook page, you probably know that I am planning to move. Yes, moving away from my garden that I have tended for almost twenty years! It is so sad….so exciting…so emotional. And then there is