When I was a kid, troughs were for horses. Now when I say "trough," I'm not talking about the large, galvanized metal watering holes. I'm talking about the rugged-looking, cement-based containers that ...

Since every plant is a wildflower somewhere, one of the pluses for traveling gardeners is the opportunity to see plants in their native surroundings. Makes you realize why some of them are so ...

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 ...

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.

I used to have three large Japanese maples that heeded the call to procreate very successfully. If it wasn't for me, there would be thousands of seedlings growing all over North Portland, and probably ...

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 ...