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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Old Town Community of North Columbus, Ga., 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 ...

A few years ago, I became enamored with the miniature and tiny conifers that are being offered at nurseries. These are slow-growing, hardy trees and shrubs that are used for bonsai and in trough ...

Many gardeners, myself included, often bemoan the fact that we do not have enough ground to grow all the varieties of plants known to the kingdom. I have found, however, big rewards in cultivating ...

A garden trough used by a couple for 30 years to hold plants has been identified as a 2,000-year-old marble coffin worth more than £100,000. The 6ft 9ins long coffin, which has a central panel carved ...