At It Again – My Portulacaria Afra Bonsai Pruning
Portulacaria afra is such a great succulent to grow. It is fast-growing, forgiving of neglect, simple to plant. What more
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Hypertufa
I Have To Get Finished Replanting Hens & Chicks
OK, I really know the answer to my problem to get finished replanting Hens & Chicks. Stop buying more! I
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Growing Hens and Chicks – Easy Care Plants!
Growing Hens and Chicks is an easy task for an inexperience gardener, so even if you are a beginner, these
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Trying My Pilea Peperomioides Outside In Hypertufa
It is wonderful to have the warm weather back here in Ohio, and yes, I can admit, sometimes it is
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Trying To Make Foaming Hypertufa – You’ve Heard of AirCrete? – Will It Work? FAIL!
I have attempted an experiment for a different variation of hypertufa. I know we make hypertufa for a lighter version
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For Hypertufa, Which of These Bags of Cement Do I Choose?
When a gardener is cruising down the isle at the local Big Box store, hardware store, lumber supply center, or
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Sealing Hypertufa For Moisture-Loving Plants
This summer season, I am interested in planting some plants in my hypertufa that are not necessarily drought loving plants.
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We Are Planting Succulents ! Grown-Up Mommy & Me Day
My daughter is off work today and we are going to get to planting succulents while I have someone here
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Plant Pick: Miniature Sea Pink or Sea Thrift In Hypertufa
A few years ago, I had some miniature armeria or “sea pink” in my hypertufa troughs and I really loved
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Go For The Sealed Bottle Terrarium?
Last spring and summer I planted a bottle garden in a giant bubble-type bottle. Now what am I going to
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Our Scars of Silver and Gold: Kintsugi
Life Lessons learned from a broken hypertufa bowl Those of you who have read my earlier blog on breaking one
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A Marathon Hypertufa Making Session
How about let’s just make one big mess and get a whole lot done at once? That is what I
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Separating My Aloe Pups From The Mom
Last spring I made a hypertufa planter especially for my new Aloe plant. It was an Aloe Crosby Prolific. And
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Moss For Garden Planters – My Large Hypertufa Update
Time for an update on my Large Moss Hypertufa that I planted last fall. As I planted it, I included
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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
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