The South Milwaukee gardens of Paul Berens and T.J. Kester were once a dull sea of grass accented with lots of red lava rock. But with time, patience and a vision, they changed their space into a ...

While landscaping brings greenery to many people’s minds, rocks are an important part of landscaping, too. Perhaps more accurately a hardscaping element, the various types of landscaping rocks add a ...

The world seems to have a fascination with volcanoes and even more so with lava flow. We’ve got volcano lava cookware, lava salt lamps, lava rock mulch. Some of my favorite glazed pottery designs are ...

A plant that can grow on a lava rock, who would have thought? Lava rock houseplants are plants, such as Schefflera or Diversifolium (as well as a few others), that can grow on these specific rocks.

Chances are your garden is filled with plants, flowers, and maybe even vegetables or perennial herbs. But have you ever considered incorporating a rock garden into your outdoor oasis? A rockery has ...

Eons ago when the high desert cinder cones were active volcanoes, lava flowed. It was just as active in Baja California and Mexico where very ancient fields of lava spread out over large expanses of ...

Fashionistas in the garden like those great big blooms with petals thick as petticoats, but there’s another way to go: rock-garden plants. Their flowers are small, subtle and every bit as beautiful as ...

Fashionistas in the garden like those great big blooms with petals thick as petticoats, but there”s another way to go: rock-garden plants. Their flowers are small, subtle, and every bit as beautiful ...