Green thumb? Not us. We swear we must emit a lot of carbon monoxide; mosquitos love us but plants? Not so much. But this year, we're tempted to start a succulent garden after seeing this one at a friend's house.
Green thumb? Not us. We swear we must emit a lot of carbon monoxide; mosquitos love us but plants? Not so much. But this year, we're tempted to start a succulent garden after seeing this one at a friend's house.
Hanging in an openwork iron basket, so even we couldn't overwater it, and open to the sun, it fulfills the requirements that plants need to live in our home: easy care, drought tolerant, pretty, durable and native. Wrought iron or cast iron hanging baskets can be found at your local nursery; we also found one at Plow & Hearth and at Smith & Hawken
You can also make these succulent spheres too! ~
How to:
http://marthastewartweddings.com/article/succulent-sphere-with-sean?autonomy_kw=succulents&rsc=header_6
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Give it a try. I absolutely have a black thumb for houseplants. For years I've tried and they've died. Except for succulents, cacti and geraniums (the pelargonium kind). I decided this year to liberate myself from houseplants and now I buy flowers to bring plant life into the house. But I kept the three aforementioned types of plants and they are doing splendidly with virtually no care.
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If you're doing succulents, look at sedum. It's a great succulent. There are some drought tolerant varieties. They need food, too. Mix in some Osmocote to the soil every few (4) months. Sedum - and most succulents need full sun. I wouldn't try it as a houseplant unless you have a window that gets full direct sun for 4-6 hours.
There are some nice flowering kinds, many kinds will "creep" and overhang a planter.
I really like sedum. If you couldn't tell...
Here's some great sedum pictures:
http://naturalgardening.blogspot.com/2007/08/small-summer-containers.html
http://www.northcreeknurseries.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/plants.plantDetail/plant_id/277/index.htm
http://www.yougrowgirl.com/thedirt/2007/06/28/cheap-n-easy-container-idea-succulent-window-box-2007/
If you can't remember to water, use a timer and a drip kit. ;->
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