DIY Succulent Garden

We all have seen them.  Succulent gardens are pretty prevalent around the internet and we knew we had to have one.  Today we went to Home Depot to get some paint samples for a client and as we walked in, there was a massive display of cacti and succulents.  As we gazed on them with hearts in our eyes, we didn't expect anything to come of it until we realized we would be much happier if we just had some of our own.  So we picked out some of our favorites (that was seriously hard to narrow down) and found some pea pebbles. We stopped by Hobby Lobby and picked out our vessels.  We went with shallow, round, glass bowls.

First we filled our bowls to about a half inch below the brim with potting soil.

Then we arranged our succulents how we thought they would look best.  We made sure the plants that were the same height or like colors weren't right next to each other in order to keep it balanced.

Then with your hand, dig a little hole about the size of the pot your succulent is in and transplant your succulent into the hole. Fill the dirt in and make sure to press it down gently so it stays firm in place.  Continue doing around your bowl until you have placed all of your plants.

Next add your pea pebbles.  We found this small bag at Home Depot and decided to go with white.

It's amazing the difference the rocks made!  We just filled them in all around every plant and pressed them down into the dirt so they would stay put.

We chose a mix of different textured, shaped, and colored succulents and cacti for interest.

It's okay if your succulents hang over the edge.

With everything added together, we spent about $30 each.

So what do you think? Easy enough?

Happy planting! :)

xoxo Bre and Ash