An old log is a perfect conainer for a really creative succulent garden.
We all know how easy it’s to maintain life in succulents. They have an unique ability to store water so you don’t need to water them very often. That makes them perfect for growing indoors. For an outdoor garden, you need to live in a warm climate. It doesn’t really matter if there is low rainfall in your location or not. Succulents grow well as in deserts as in coastal locales. They are really popular to grow in containers because it’s easier to create beautiful fat plant compositions in harmonious colors there. Besides, you can add a lot of things in these containers like driftwood and stones to make a succulent container garden really beautiful and interesting.
Indoor Succulent Gardens
When growing succulents indoors you need to remember two things. You shouldn’t overwater them and you should allow them to get as much sunlight as possible. If you won’t put them on a windowsill you might want to choose succulents that prefer low lighting. It’d be much easier to achieve success with them.
Although you should now, that there are many options when you’re creating an indoor succulent garden. You can simply put them in a large planter or container and make a beautiful composition of them. Although you can also create a beautiful vertical wall that looks like a real art piece. Below you’ll find lots of ideas to create a perfect little indoor garden.
Outdoor Succulent Gardens
Even though growing in containers is the most popular way to grow succulents you can use them in your landscape too. There are many groundcover and specimen plants available for every situation. Some form small rosettes, while others grow really big. There are even specimens that resemble small trees. All these succulents would work in different garden designs including modern, tropical, Mediterranean, desert, and rock gardens. We have lots of ideas for growing succulents in your own backyard too.
When you are growing fat plants in containers make sure you've planted several kinds of them at once. (via digsdigs).
Hollowed out logs and timber rounds are inexpesive containers for beautiful succulent gardens you can DIY.
A little succulent garden in just one container could become a centerpiece of any coffee table.
Even a whole fence could be covered with succulents to act as a super stylish vertical garden.
