In October, I made my first hypertufa troughs from a mix of peat moss, perlite, Portland cement, and water. Extremely durable once they set up, the resulting containers look similar to carved stone.
A webinar class on trough gardening will be offered beginning at 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 17, at the Iowa State University Extension & Outreach/Scott County office, 875 Tanglefoot Lane, Bettendorf.