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 ...

Everyone has heard that old saying: You can lead a horse to the trough, and if he doesn’t drink, make it a planter. Just kidding. But if you choose to jump on one of the hottest trends in the country, ...

If you can make space for a miniature rock garden — one of tiny plants growing within the confines of a faux-stone trough — the promise of an outsize payoff awaits. Inside the walls of a trough, you ...

Is your yard filled with compacted clay soil and just the thought of attempting to grow vegetables and flowers seems daunting? Perhaps you’re searching for a raised bed to avoid a lot of bending and ...

I'VE NEVER THOUGHT of myself as someone who's into miniature worlds, but, looking back, I was admittedly obsessed with my dollhouse. Then came my late-'90s terrarium phase, when I coaxed tiny tropical ...

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 ...

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 ...

Everyone has heard that old saying: You can lead a horse to the trough, and if he doesn’t drink, make it a planter. Just kidding. But if you choose to jump on one of the hottest trends in the country, ...

A century ago, rectangular stone troughs dotted the landscape in rural England, where they served as water basins for horses. Then, as modern farmers and their horses moved to metal troughs, stone ...

Carly Plotkin makes trough gardening look like child’s play. With all the concentration a 5-year-old can muster, she places a handful of pebbles, one by one, to get a craggy effect in the garden she’s ...

They may not be the showiest thing on the patio, but these miniature landscapes inevitably take center stage: “It’s about being in Lilliputian land.” By Margaret Roach If you can make space for a ...