ALL TROUGHS SHIP FREE! Alpine & rock garden plants thrive in these containers.

Solid, attractive troughs handmade by a husband and wife team in North Carolina.  They require minimal care.   With its porous rock-like nature and natural cragginess, hypertufa is an ideal home for plants needing fast drainage, like alpine rock garden plants and conifers. Unlike ceramic planters, hypertufa easily withstands sub-zero temperatures with no damage.  All troughs come with pre-drilled drainage holes, except:

*Low Oval Trough, and
*Lg Square Cottage Garden Base

What is Hypertufa?
Hypertufa (a modified concrete mix made with cement, peat moss and Perlite) was invented in England the early 1900's as a lighter-weight alternative to concrete.