The material is called hypertufa and is an imitation of, predictably, tufa, which is a type of limestone. Pots, troughs, stepping stones, garden ornaments can all be made of hypertufa.

During the warm weather months, you can find Cherie Heck gardening at her home in Rockford, and molding Hypertufa stepping-stones for a garden path molded from giant leaves of an Elephant plant ...

Simple flat tabletops, benches and stepping-stones just need a wooden frame for the sides and a smooth bottom (which will become the top when finished).

Since I had known people to make wonderful garden containers and stepping stones from this hypertufa stuff, I signed up for horticultural specialist Nancy Clifton’s always popular trough class ...

Installing stepping stones can be an expensive and tedious task, but not with this DIY. Try this easy and affordable project for a stylish, functional feature.

Hypertufa (pronounced hyper-toofa) is a type of artificial stone. It was first created in the mid-19th century by mixing sand, peat, various volcanic aggregates and cement. It's relatively ...

As in any path, stepping stones can create a focal point, leading the eye through the garden. Irregular stepping stones add a staccato rhythm and a lyrical flow as the shape of the stones varies ...