Everyone has heard that old saying: You can lead a horse to the trough, and if he doesn’t drink, make it a planter. Just kidding. But if you choose to jump on one of the hottest trends in the country, ...

As the succulent craze continues, the architectural plants are making designer appearances in pots, terrariums, wall planting systems, even bride's bouquets. Low-water succulents are especially ...

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 ...

Carly Plotkin makes trough gardening look like child’s play. With all the concentration a 5-year-old can muster, she places a handful of pebbles, one by one, to get a craggy effect in the garden she’s ...

Miniature worlds — snow globes or Lego villages — wield a special kind of magic. They lure you into a mesmerizing universe where everything feels right and where you, the all-powerful creator, get to ...

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 ...

Once you get past their odd name, the homemade faux-stone planters known as hypertufa containers have a place in any garden and make for a perfect spring project. About as easy (or hard) to make as ...

I'VE NEVER THOUGHT of myself as someone who's into miniature worlds, but, looking back, I was admittedly obsessed with my dollhouse. Then came my late-'90s terrarium phase, when I coaxed tiny tropical ...