Trough gardens are miniature gardens that are planted in containers called hypertufa troughs. These containers are custom made by Houston landscaping designers from Exterior Worlds. Some websites have described a hypertufa trough as a rock garden container. In many cases, this is true, but in other case, miniature custom gardens, bonsais, and contemporary garden elements can be created within troughs. The goal of gardening in trough containers is to create a balanced presentation of organic and inorganic elements like we find in any garden design, only on a miniaturized scale. The amount of organic material, and the types of plants placed within the containers will make a powerful and very direct contribution to whatever Houston landscaping plan they help compose.
The typical hypertufa trough looks identical to stone. To reduce the cost of actually making the container out of stone itself, a form of imitation stone made from a concrete base mixed with sand. Other materials like peat and perlite are sometimes used too. The mixture is then poured into a mold and allowed to dry. The result is a container that can imitate anything from a rough cut, quarried stone to an animal watering trough transformed into a garden planter.
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