The Old Town Community of North Columbus is once again schooling us on the use of horse troughs for cool season color and this year they are maximizing the use of texture. Since I retired from the ...

Trough gardening is one of the hottest trends in the country. At the store, these containers go by names like stock tank, feed trough, water trough and my choice, the horse trough. They might not ...

on the Random Acts of Gardening blog for the Oregon Association of Nurseries). We plan to make some more this year. I ran across another recipe that produces a lightweight version. It's from the , ...

Is your yard filled with compacted clay soil and just the thought of attempting to grow vegetables and flowers seems daunting? Perhaps you’re searching for a raised bed to avoid a lot of bending and ...

A weathered metal planter can make a patio feel as though it has been carefully tended for decades. Unfortunately, genuinely ...

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.