Emily Long is a freelance writer based in Salt Lake City. After graduating from Duke University, she spent several years reporting on the federal workforce for Government Executive, a publication of ...

Question: I recently was reading an old garden magazine at the doctor’s office about making your own concrete planter. I was going to ask about copying it, but I forgot. Now the magazine is not there.

Build a modern outdoor bench and planter combo with a stunning faux concrete finish using simple tools and minimal materials.

In the spring, the garden at the side of Rosie Daykin’s Vancouver house is overflowing with greenery, much of it thriving in planter boxes of various shapes and sizes. There are concrete vases, old ...

The concrete planters that were introduced in European gardens in the 1930s and remained popular for decades were coveted for their sensuous, sculptural forms — particularly the well-known hourglass — ...