FARGO - The Northern Plains Botanic Garden Society is hosting a workshop on hypertufa containers April 14 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. in the NPBGS greenhouse. The workshop involves learning about the care ...

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

Hypertufa sounds like a plant disease, but it's not; it's something that you might want to bring into your garden. The name comes from "tufa," a porous, lightweight, soft rock. It's easy to gouge out ...