I have always wanted to make a St. Patrick’s Day DIY, but I could never find just right thing. What I was dreaming of was a shamrock-shaped planter filled with succulents. But I couldn’t find a single one! Sure, we could paint shamrocks on a terracotta pot, but I wanted something really different. Finally, I devised my own DIY shamrock planter, and I absolutely love it! Best of all, you can use the technique I’ll show you to make any two-dimensional shaped wire planter you’d like. Maybe a heart-shaped planter or a cat-shaped planter? How about a butterly or dinosaur-shaped planter — how cool w ..read more

With Valentine’s Day coming up, I wanted to do a new succulent DIY. When I was gifted this lovely set of wine glasses — succulent wine glasses seemed meant to be! I know you may be nervous about planting succulents in glass. But don’t worry — I’m going to show you step-by-step how to do this. And I wanted to give you a couple of options. First, I’ll show you how to use fire glass for a high-glamour look. Then, we’ll do a wine glass succulent planter with soil for a more rustic, natural appeal. Whichever look you choose, it makes for a romantic gift for someone special. DIY Succulent Wine Glass ..read more

If you love the look of the cute face planters and head planters available, you’ll be pleased to learn they are perfect for succulents! But how to plant them so the succulents thrive and look right with the pot? After all, these pots have so much character of their own, it takes the right type of plant to complement the planter. But they also typically have a very deep root zone that could potentially hold too much water for healthy roots. So, this succulent DIY is part succulent care and part succulent design. We’ll start first with choosing succulents that compliment the face planter, then p ..read more

Peperomia (Peh-per-OH-mee-uh) is a large genus of over 1500 species of attractive tropical and sub-tropical foliage plants, native primarily to Central and South America. Some Peperomia types are succulents, complete with pudgy leaves full of stored water, and some Peperomia succulents also have leaf windows. Because Peperomia plants are small statured, often feature colorful leaves and thrive in warm, consistent temperatures with bright, indirect light, they make excellent house plants. Many Peperomia have prominent, vertical ridges on the leaves. Together with the plants’ love of warmth and ..read more

Today’s post is a looooong one, because there is so much to cover! So much of succulent design relies on the way we use color — the color of the succulents, the container, the top dressing and how we combine these colors. So far, we have looked at using color for repetition, as contrast and to create a focal point. But what if you’re uncomfortable using color? Or you’re unsure which colors complement one another well? Maybe, you’re even a bit “afraid” of using some colors? Some people have a natural flair for color — I truly envy that! But for the rest of us, basic color theory can help us to ..read more

One of the many reasons we love succulents is the amazing range of colors they display. Not content to be green plants, there are blue succulents, pink, red, yellow, purple, silver and even white varieties. This array of colors makes any succulent arrangement a beautiful sight. As lovely as a single blue succulent is in, say, a silver container with a coordinating top dressing, think how marvelous it would be to pair it with your favorite pink succulent, or one in white, yellow or maybe brown, (pair a large blue Echeveria with a furry, brown Kalanchoe tomentosa Chocolate Soldier for a fabulous ..read more

This is the 3rd post in our Essentials of Succulent Design series. We’re learning the principles and elements of design while creating simple succulent arrangements with varieties that will thrive in the same growing conditions. In the first post, we created a succulent arrangement for partial sun focused on the design principle repetition. Next, we created an indoor arrangement focused on contrast. Today, we’re using hardy succulents that thrive in full sun year-round in cold winter climates down to zone 5 (-20° F / -29°C). And the design principle we’ll focus on for the succulents design is ..read more

This is the second post in our Essentials of Succulent Design series. In the first post, we covered succulent design based on the principle of repetition to create an arrangement that would thrive in partial sun. That arrangement repeated the colors and the shapes of the succulents in the design. Today, we’ll use the design principle contrast to create a simple indoor succulent garden. But, as will always be the case in this design series, we’ll also focus on selecting plants that will truly thrive together in the same pot, and in the recommended conditions. You are welcome to jump straight to ..read more

This is the first in what will be a series of posts devoted to making succulent design simple, and successful. We have a lot to cover! In this series, we will take a look at visual design elements like color, shape and texture as well as design principles like creating a focal point, repetition, scale and contrast. But that’s only half of the equation when we think of succulent design. Unlike cut flower bouquets, where each flower has the same need for water to postpone death, our succulent designs are living sculptures. Each plant in the succulent arrangement has its own specific water needs ..read more

One of the many (many) reasons we all love succulents is the gorgeous colors they come in, beyond the expected green. Pink succulent varieties are among the most sought-after. Pink succulents are lovely on their own, in an attractive pot; but they’re even more striking in arrangements when paired with varieties that complement them. Picture your favorite blue, black or silver succulent paired with one in pink! So, I have compiled this list of my top 20 pink succulents that you have to see to believe. My Favorite Pink Succulents These pink succulents are not exotic varieties that are hard to co ..read more