BrittanyMakes

Succulents are such a black-thumb friendly plant.  I’m so glad plants like this exist because if all plants were as high maintenance as fiddles or orchids, I’d never have a plant in my home.  I have been testing my plant parenting abilities, which has been both a success and a failure, but so far our cute sun room has proven to be mighty helpful in our plants survival.

Anywho, back to this quick project. I found the perfect copper footed bowl the other day while thrifting.  I don’t remember how much it was, $4? Anyway, I knew it would be perfect for a drippy plant or arrangement. I took a trip to my trusty home improvement store to scope out plants and other foliage when I found the perfect wild and drippy succulent.  So yeah, this project revolves around that guy right up there.

To some, building an arrangement might be a no brainer, but if you are like me and only recently learned about drainage to prevent a plant from rotting, this post might be helpful to you.  I faintly recall killing my first rosemary tree by watering it so much it rot.  It’s a sad lesson to learn!

So yeah, if you are using a vessel that does not have a drainage hole, you want to layer the bottom with about a half-inch of pebbles so that the water sits below the soil.  Next, add a layer of dirt, then you’ll gently tuck your succulents in the vessel along with more soil.

There happens to be a method to a well-balanced arrangement.  You need three things: 1) varying size – select a few succulents of varying sizes: something small, something fat, something textured etc  2) varying height – make sure you have a good high-to-low mix.  There’s nothing more boring than a flat horizontal arrangement.  Actually, I’m sure there are thousands of more boring things, but you get my drift. 3) be mindful of the color palette, there is a special time and place for a multi-colored arrangement.

I found another brass footed bowl while thrifting! I think I’ll go fill that one with some succulents too…