For a long while, I had resisted the appeal of growing succulents ... until I saw the amazing amazing array of succulent pots that Joolz has at her place. Then I just had to grow a succulent pot of my own.
My first succulent pot.
My first succulent pot cost me next to nothing to get growing. My neighbour kindly gave me a few succulent leaves to propagate from one of her plants and I re-used a little blue glazed pot I already had. I simply filled it with a bit of potting mix, that I added just a bit of sand to, and then pushed the succulent leaves down into that mix. A bit of water and a sunny spot on the verandah and tiny "pups" grew. After the pups sprang up, I found some little rocks to fill in around them and added an old lizard ornament. That poor lizard is missing one leg but you'd never know now!
I 💚 my first succulent pot and am keen to grow a few more out on my verandah. It's quite the addictive thing! I'd like to find and reuse some unusual containers, maybe even an old teapot. Here are some ideas I've found:
(Scroll down past the succulent garden tutorial.)
Seeing as teapots are scarce around here (we are not tea drinkers) I think I will rummage around and find that old colander my son used to play with in his paddle pool. About time it was given new life as a succulent pot!
Do you grow succulents? What do you grow them in?
Meg
p.s. I think little succulent gardens would make lovely gifts too. 😊
Hi Meg, I don't grow them, but my neighbor does. She has offered me cuttings. I used to have a jade plant, but it got huge! It was in the ground. They don't need much water, I think I over-watered mine. Yours looks so pretty in that pot.
ReplyDeleteIt's so lovely to share cuttings and plants with neighbours who garden, isn't it! Perhaps you might find a container to grow a succulent in too from one of your neighbours cuttings. I think gardening is a wonderful way to connect with other people. Meg:)
DeleteI look in our charity shops for anything different to plant up, they are addictive my greenhouse has loads in.
ReplyDeleteCharity shops would be a great place to find inexpensive containers and cups and pots to grow succulents in, Marlene. Knowing me, I will probably end up with lots of succulents too...I can hear my husband groaning already! Meg:)
DeleteI will have to look at those. Yours looks so nice and healthy! I haven't good luck with growing succulents! Andrea
ReplyDeleteMy succulent pot is in a sunny spot on our verandah and so gets a good amount of sun. I think it should do well over Summer too when our temperatures soar. Perhaps your climate isn't the best for them? Meg:)
DeleteI love those little succulents they are so sweet. I currently have four in pots waiting to push out roots,
ReplyDeleteThe little "pups" are so tiny they first spring up. Quite cute! I have an old shelf out on my verandah, probably room for six or so pots, so it will be my succulent shelf! Meg:)
DeleteMeg, I have an assortment of pots for my succulents including colanders. We started growing succulents during the last drought when using town water outside was banned. They multiply very quickly as you would know. I look out for unusual ones these days.
ReplyDeleteI am keeping my eye out too for a few different ones to plant up in my old colander. I think a colander is great because all the holes mean good drainage! Meg:)
DeleteI only have aloe. I have several in tea pots. Check thrift stores for tea pots, and sometimes you can find them for a dollar. 😊
ReplyDeleteI will have to go through what I have under the house too, Nil. I'm sure that colander is down there along with other things. I will keep an eye out at the op-shops for teapots because I don't want to spend a lot of $ building up my succulent collection. Meg:)
DeleteYour little succulent looks very healthy Meg. Like you I started out with one and now I have 18 different types of succulents. They're so interesting with all the different shapes and sizes they come in and the flowers of some varieties are very pretty.
ReplyDeleteI'm really interested to see the different flowers they have, Jan. I didn't think I would get bitten by the succulent bug but it seems I have been! Meg:)
DeleteThat's rather cute with the wee lizard in it. I made a picture frame one to hang up - but I never got around to hanging it and now it needs revamping.
ReplyDeleteA picture frame one sounds amazing, Anne. So much scope to reuse things to make these succulent gardens. Meg:)
DeleteOooh how lovely, and the blue pot goes so well with the colour of the plant :)
ReplyDeleteI think so too! I love the little blue pot. Meg:)
DeleteHi meg, I love your artistic little succulent pot. In our environment that is dry for too many months of the year, I had to learn to like succulents a few years ago, and have gradually used some of the larger varieties as garden fillers to create a bit of greenery. A small succulent in a cup or other container, even a tin, makes a lovely gift too. Most people love them.
ReplyDeleteI resisted growing them for a long time but I think they'll do really well out on the verandah in the sun. Good for dry spots. An old tin would look great as a container! Meg:)
DeleteI really do love your succulent and the little lizard/geko is really sweet, I am not sure how they would grow here in the UK, I must do a little research into this.
ReplyDeleteI think that little lizard is right at home in this pot, Marlene. I wonder if succulents would grow on sunny windowsills in the UK? Meg:)
DeleteLooks Great Meg
ReplyDeleteThanks, Kathy! I can't wait to pot up another one. Meg:)
DeleteAwwww. Sweet. Love the little legless lizard. He suits the desert vibe of the succulent pot and rocks. I have a Mia Cat statue in the garden with a broken leg. But you wouldn't notice either, because it's peeking from behind a log.
ReplyDeleteLots of succulents here. I have a really old Elephant bush, like 3 decades old. Looks similar to a jade plant, only has smaller, greener, leaves. I love the blue chalk stick, succulent ground cover, for it's vibrant blue leaves too. For contrast there's always the jelly bean succulent, which can be grown as a ground cover or hang from a pot.
There really are so many to collect! Mine mostly grow in the ground, but I've gotten some ideas for themed pots from this post and the comments. So glad you shared.
I like the sound of a jelly bean succulent, Chris. I will keep my eye out for that one! Meg:)
DeleteI love the succulent pot and the little lizard. I'm not very good with plants but I'm trying harder. X
ReplyDeleteKeep on persevering with growing things, Jules. There's always successes and failures in a garden but along the way you come to learn what grows well where you live. I think succulents will grow well on my sunny verandah and they should cope with the scorching heat of our Australian Summer. Meg:)
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